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Romanov by Nadine
Brandes
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: May 7th 2019
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date: May 7th 2019
Genre:
Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Retellings
Synopsis:
The
history books say I died.
They
don’t know the half of it.
Anastasia
“Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an
ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It
might be her family’s only salvation. But the leader of the
Bolshevik army is after them . . . and he’s hunted Romanov before.
Nastya’s
only chances of survival are to either release the spell, and deal
with the consequences, or enlist help from Zash, the handsome
soldier who doesn’t act like the average Bolshevik. Nastya’s
never dabbled in magic before, but it doesn’t frighten her as much
as her growing attraction for Zash. She likes him. She thinks he
might even like her . . .
That is, until
she’s on one side of a firing squad . . . and he’s on the other.
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About the Author
Nadine
once spent four days as a sea cook in the name of book research.
She's the author of FAWKES and of the award-winning The Out of Time
Series. Her inner fangirl perks up at the mention of soul-talk,
Quidditch, bookstagram,
and Oreos. When she's not busy writing novels about bold living,
she's adventuring through Middle Earth or taste-testing a new chai.
Nadine and her Auror husband are building a Tiny House on wheels.
Current mission: paint the world in shalom.
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*I received an eARC of this book
in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to Thomas Nelson*
Anastasia
‘Nastya’ Romanov and her family are royals, but her father
abdicated and they are living as captives.
When
her family is split up with some of them being sent to face trial,
Nastya is charged by her father to conceal and keep safe magic spells
which are contraband.
Surrounded
by Bolshevik soldiers, can Nastya and her family hold on to their
hope?
Can
Nastya befriend Zash who doesn’t act like other Bolshevik soldiers?
The
mix of historical and magic drew me to Romanov and it was definitely
my favourite aspect of the book.
Nastya
was a good protagonist. She was likeable and I thought she was very
brave given everything she and her family went through.
I
liked Nastya’s brother, Alexei, a lot – he didn’t use his
haemophilia as an excuse not to put himself in danger and I liked
their relationship.
The
romance wasn’t one of my favourites that I’ve read, but I didn’t
dislike it. I did appreciate that it wasn’t the focus of the novel.
The
plot was a bit hit-and-miss for me. Not much really happened for the
first half of the book, but then it was pretty much non-stop action
(which I enjoyed), so pacing was an issue for me. I really liked that
the author used some events that happened from real life and then
made them her own by adding magic and spell masters. I found the
magic very intriguing – the spell masters used ink for their spells
and some had to mature before they could be used.
I
liked the writing style, but I wasn’t gripped.
I
do feel like Romanov didn’t quite reach its potential and I am
disappointed that I didn’t enjoy it more, but overall this was an
enjoyable read.
An
enjoyable read overall that I would recommend to readers that like
twists on historical events.
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