Dora Levy Mossanen

I picked this book up simply because it had the name 'Romanov' in it. I'm not even kidding. I didn't even read the back of the book to figure out what it was about, I just bought it. I love reading about history and different spins on history, and what happened to the Romanov family is well known.

The book was a tad bit disappointing. The writing was a little slow, and not much of the mystery that happens in the book is explained. I was expecting the book to revolve what happened to the Romanov family, or the events surrounding their deaths, but it didn't really.

The book took me a long time to get through because it never really grabbed my attention. Unfortunate because I really wanted to love this book.… (mais)

I should have written this review at once, not a day later...oh well.

There is something about the way this book is written, I have come across books like this before and I have always enjoyed them. But to explain what it is in the writing I like, that I just can't. It is jumpy and one would think that would be bad, but cos of the way it's written it works. It's like I am always in her mind, being sad, confused, angry, thinking about certain events in her life, missing her husband, hearing his voice. It is the writing that makes it excellent.

Soraya, there was this one event where I was all noo! But at the same time I was all yes! And yes won. Feelings are complex, I can't say much more about it. But I enjoyed reading about her life after she left with a broke heart, and I enjoyed the flashbacks cos it was so alien. How after the revolution they went from dancing and wearing makeup to being scared. Because the morality police looked through windows and if they saw you in the street and a single strand of hair was shown they were there with razor blades. But she loved her country, the scents, the food, the life.

An interesting book about love, life and revenge. I want to see if her other books are written with the same style.… (mais)

Message to all the naysayers- it's FICTION book folks, not a memoir or history of the Romanovs. Mossanen writes of an era when the Russian revolution took place and beyond... Mysticism is added but instead of detracting from the storyline,it is so well written that it added to it- and i abhor fantasy books!
Darya is the orphaned daughter of friends of the Russian royal family. She is welcomed into the household to watch over the tsarevich.
After the slaughter of the Romanovs she 'knows' he survived and spends her eternal life searching for him....does she find Alexei?
I think the ending was cool.
I for one will stand up and recommend this book to anyone with an open mind with an interest in history, with a dose of WHAT IF?!… (mais)