The blurb for this one: “This book is not a retelling of any other Anastasia story, it is set in 1919 in a world similar to ours, but with magic. Half the people in the comments are acting like the issue is that she’s writing about Anastasia at all and I literally never said that was the problem. Because,” Anna said, bending herself in half like a paperclip with no apparent discomfort, “the most beautiful things are fragile and can't last. Their love is unlike any other, I have never read a love that is as powerful as their love for one another. Anastasia was one of my most anticipated releases and it pains me to say that it wasn't what I expected.

Given that this is already a rather dark retelling, I would have preferred for the villain to be defeated, while also preserving all the horrible consequences birthed from poor choices of the monarchy. It was a nice story but at times I felt like the pacing dragged on a little bit and the time skips were a little disorientating at times. I’ve also said several times I’d be willing to read it but I will not spend money supporting a book that sexualizes a minor victim unless it doesn’t do that. It kind of makes me think of that quote, “you can’t pick and choose what parts of her you love” I think it’s from tog but of the top of my head I can’t remember. But if you know your history or have favorite parts of the film, you are in for some wonderful treats.I also believe releasing the book on the date of the assassination is not only in poor taste, but speaks to the volume of disregard given for this tragedy.

drowning in name after name of characters that i assume won't be important later on down the road because this is a romance. Out of all of her siblings, Anastasia is the one who longs for the mystery and roughness of the outdoors. I have not read many fantasy books but it did remind me of the feelings you get with many well known fantasy stories.Don't go into it expecting the same things you get from the spicy mafia or dark romance you're used to from her, because you may disappointed if you have that expectation. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. And her love interest Damien was more than just a typical male lead, they were soul mates destined to match one another and save their people.