mommasaystoread 's review for:

The Last Grand Duchess by Bryn Turnbull

4.0

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For the second time, Bryn Turnbull impresses me with her nod to history amid a fictional tale. The Last Grand Duchess is so well written. The characters and time period are wonderfully done, and it was so easy to just let the story transport me to the time. The book has a melancholy about it, or maybe that's just the impression I got considering we know how Olga's story ends. Given the stress of everyday life, I tend to avoid books I know can't lead anywhere good - as I mentioned, we all know what came of this family - but I think this is the first time I've seen Olga as the main character, and that intrigued me. The author includes a lot of historical accuracy here while still penning an engaging story that held my interest.