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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 saving herself and her family 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 has only dabbled in magic, but it doesn t frighten her half as much as her growing attraction to Zash She likes him She thinks he might even like her.That is, until she s on one side of a firing squadand he s on the other. Download Romanov – kino-fada.fr Any ANASTASIA fans in the room I have been DYING to share this news with everyone ROMANOV will be another historical fantasy standalone And now that I m squealing, I m at risk of revealing spoilers BECAUSE I M THAT EXCITED For those who want a teensyinfo a...Advance Review Copy generously provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.The Romanov family fascinates people for a century Well, their end does And I was curious what Nadine Brandes would do with the story And mainly how she s going to end the story, that s what I m always curious to see I believe that the book had great potential However, it seems a bit like a miss Like the story is always the one note away for me to really enjoy But it s still an enjoyable read, an Advance Review Copy generously provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.The Romanov family fascinates people for a century Well, their end does And I was curious what Nadine Brandes would do with the story And mainly how she s going to end the story, that s what I m always curious to see I believe that the book had great potential However, it seems a bit like a miss Like the story is always the one note away for me to really enjoy But it s still an enjoyable read, and I think that you won t be disappointed reading this Roughly the first 60% follow the Romanov family from Tobolsk to Ekateringburg Here, it seems very precise The author then said that she did a lot of research However, it seemed like she mainly used the Wikipedia article about the Execution of the Romanov family There are some sentences that seem very similar Or they might have the same source No judgement, only stating my subjective feeling.Howev...well, i started using netgalley.my tbr should fear me.like many girls born in the 90s who begged their parents to take them to see the groundbreaking filmanastasiain theatres, i too have fostered a lifelong obsession with all things romanov i would never claim to be an expert on russian history or the imperial family, but i have read loads of books about the subject and because of that, i have a lot of thoughts about this novel so bear with me first, i think this a good novel for anyone looking to dip a little toe into the romanov family po like many girls born in the 90s who begged their parents to take them to see the groundbreaking filmanastasiain theatres, i too have fostered a lifelong obsession with all things romanov i would never claim to be an expert on russian history or the imperial family, but i have read loads of books about the subject and because of that, i have a lot of thoughts about this novel so bear with me first, i think this a good novel for anyone looking to dip a little toe into the romanov family pool this does a decent job at describing the conditions and routine of the family whilst they were in exile in ekaterinburg i can tell that brandes did some research and i like how she presents the difficult circumstances in a really approachable albeit simple way for the reader however, this glimpse into their life, all the way up until the night of the murders, takes up a good 2 3 of the novel like i said, ive rea...This was definitely the type of Anastasia retelling I have been waiting for I already knew I d love this book before I picked it up, I mean pfft have u seen Fawkes which is a magical Guy Fawkes retelling that exploded into my life and I am still thinking about a year later Exactly Nadine Brandes does the best HF retellingsbut adds in magic and heartbreak and endings that cut deep, but also aren t hopeless I love that balance Love it PLOT If you know the history of the This was definitely the type of Anastasia retelling I have been waiting for I already knew I d love this book before I picked it up, I mean pfft have u seen Fawkes which is a magical Guy Fawkes retelling that exploded into my life and I am still thinking about a year later Exactly Nadine Brandes does the best HF retellingsbut adds in magic and heartbreak and endings that cut deep, but also aren t hopeless I love that balance Love it PLOT If you know the history of the Romanovs, then you knowthis isn t a light quirky story ok It gut wrenching It picks up when the Romanov family are in exile, banished to a house where they need permission to even open a window It s basically a waiting game, while they re promised a fair trail, but they re dreading being executed So the plot isn t an action adventurewe feel tr...I liked Romanov Really, I did But The setting was ho hum What should be descriptions of places were instead inconsequential, uninspired snippets of text Sure, there was the whole house arrest shebang, so it d be unfair of me to fault the setting for being as claustrophobic as it was, but I can fault the writing for being bland and undescriptive after two hundred pages, I should have a better sketch out of the house than just the fact that there was, uh, a couple of rooms Oh, and stairs I liked Romanov Really, I did But The setting was ho hum What should be descriptions of places were instead inconsequential, uninspired snippets of text Sure, there was the whole house arrest shebang, so it d be unfair of me to fault the setting for being as claustrophobic as it was, but I can fault the writing for being bland and undescriptive after two hundred pages, I should have a better sketch out of the house than just the fact that there was, uh, a couple of rooms Oh, and stairs Which brings me to the feeble wo...I don t understand why none of y all are reading this book at this very moment Honestly just drop whatever you re reading because I assure you it s not half as good as this book.I m sure most of you are familiar with the children version of Anastasia I don t really care for it because I find the true story much better Please look it up if you don t know Anyway, this is a retelling of Anastasia as if it wasn t clear It involves spells and stuff and feels like a better nicer version of the I don t understand why none of y all are reading this book at this very moment Honestly just drop whatever you re reading because I assure you it s not half as good as this book.I m sure most of you are familiar with the children version of Anastasia I don t really care for it because I find the true story much better Please look it up if you don t know Any... Many thanks to Thomas Nelson Books for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest reviewNo one can out shout a revolution If the Romanov family lived in the Harry Potter world, it would be this book Inspiring, beautiful and captivating, I could not have loved this bookNow, I know that not a ton of people enjoyed this book which honestly doesn t make much sense to me I mean, what s not to like No, wait Don t answer that So, what s this book about Romanov follows Anastasia and her Many thanks to Thomas Nelson Books for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest reviewNo one can out shout a revolution If the Romanov family lived in the Harry Potter world, it would be this book Inspiring, beautiful and captivating, I could not have loved this bookNow, I know that not a ton of people enjoyed this book which honestly doesn t make much sense to me I mean, what s not to like No, wait Don t answer that So, what s this book about Romanov follows Anastasia and her family who are under house arrest They are doing their best to escape their captivity But when they try, they are shot to death Or are they Using magic, Anastasia and her friends escape And now they must stop their captors, the Bolsheviks AnastiaI opened my mouth to protest How I loved protestingAs yo...DNF Please do not mistake the lengthy ramblings below for I read the whole book and here are my thoughts, but rather, I decided not to continue and here s why deep breath cracks knuckles Romanov is a historical fantasy novel starring 16 year old Anastasia Nikolaevna, daughter of the last Tsar of Russia We learn within the first few pages that Anastasia, or Nastya, aspires to become a Russian spell master i.e., practitioner of an ancient brand of magic that lets you speak special DNF Please do not mistake the lengthy ramblings below for I read the whole book and here are my thoughts, but rather, I decided not to continue and here s why deep breath cracks knuckles Romanov is a historical fantasy novel starring 16 year old Anastasia Nikolaevna, daughter of the last Tsar of Russia We learn within the first few pages that Anastasia, or Nastya, aspires to become a Russian spell master i.e., practitioner of an ancient brand of magic that lets you speak special words thereby receive powerful favors We also learn that Nastya s teacher mentor in the basics of this art was none other than Grigori Rasputin There s a lot to unpack there, so let s start from the beginning First off, this type of spell magic is the exact same thing that got so many Christians so upset about Harry Potter Now, for the record, I don t have a problem with HP mainly because HP to m...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Hi, my name is Erin I have been under the spell of books since I first met Anne Shirley at age 7 Some stories periods of time I will return to again and again I am not here to recover, I just attend to getrecommendations and eat these cookies This historical fiction fantasy standalone takes readers to Russia in 1918 where Tsar Nicholas and his family are being imprisoned by the Bolsheviks One hundred and one years later, the tragedy of Russia s royal family still captivates many, incl Hi, my name is Erin I have been under the spell of books since I first met Anne Shirley at age 7 Some stories periods of time I will return to again and again I am not here to recover, I just attend to getrecommendations and eat these cookies This historical fiction fantasy standalone takes readers to Russia in 1918 where Tsar Nicholas and his family are being imprisoned by the Bolsheviks One hundred and one years later, the tragedy of Russia s royal family still captivates many, including this particular reader I likedRomanovbut I didn t love it The story is told through the eyes of youngest daughter, Anastasia Natsya Romanov Imprisoned with her parents Nichola...Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest From the author of Fawkes comes a magical take on the story of Anastasia Romanov.The history books say I died They don t know the half of it.Ever since I read Fawkes, I knew I loved Nadine s writing, and when Romanov was announced, I couldn t be happier As I have spend my childhood and young adult life in the Balkans, whilst travelling across Europe, I have always admired Russia, and always enjoyed reading all the theories about the Romanov fam Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest From the author of Fawkes comes a magical take on the story of Anastasia Romanov.The history books say I died They don t know the half of it.Ever since I read Fawkes, I knew I loved Nadine s writing, and when Romanov was announced, I couldn t be happier As I have spend my childhood and young adult life in the Balkans, whilst travelling across Europe, I have always admired Russia, and always enjoyed reading all the theories about the Romanov family.As a child I would be told stories and fairy tales, I would watch the Disney adaptation of Anastasia, and as I wa...ROMANOV is a raw, real story, full of pain and hurt But it s beautiful It s full of love and light and courage Courage to hope beyond the hopeless It s the kind of story you don t just walk away from unchanged.I was blown away by the characters Every single person who appears on the page, even if they re only there for a few chapters, has a heart and a story and a reason They re like living, breathing humans.I loved the relationships between the Romanov family The sister telepathy, the fa ROMANOV is a raw, real story, full of pain and hurt But it s beautiful It s full of love and light and courage Courage to hope beyond the hopeless It s the kind of story you don t just walk away from unchanged.I was blown away by the characters Every single person who appears on the page, even if they re only there for a few chapters, has a heart and a story and a reason They re like living, breathing humans.I loved the relationships between the Romanov family The sister telepathy, the father daughter It was all so pure and so real I could feel it Nastya Anastasia was such a perfect narrator for this, and I connected with her so deeply.No spoilers, but the romance was beautiful.The story is an amazing mix of historical truth and fantasy The magic system...This was an interesting read, while getting to knowabout the Romanov family The book is beautifully written with a family bond I just think historical fantasy fiction isn t my favorite genre

Romanov
  • English
  • 20 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 337 pages
  • 078521724X
  • Nadine Brandes
  • Romanov