![]() ), I enjoyed the concept of the story, the changes that take place in the characters, and the deliverance of the resolution. And the editor in me couldn't help but nitpick (the Anastasia letter-writing font is too flowery to be really legible, characters' hearts pound a lot in their chests, there's a bit of an overuse of the one-line paragraphs to add drama to a statement, and some character reactions feel a little formulaic-Anne's extreme anger with Ethan, the good guy who tells her she has magical powers and a mission, for instance).īut despite the minor changes I would make (if anyone wanted my opinion. ![]() ![]() In some ways, I felt like this book was pulling me in too many directions. And if you're still not feeling the need to read this book, know that there's also an incredibly handsome hero in the story with piercing blue eyes and great hair that he's constantly raking his hands through. trust me.) If that's not compelling enough, throw into the mix a modern girl named Anne, an unsuspecting descendent of the Romanov line whose task becomes the rescue of trapped-in-time Anastasia. ![]() (Save yourself the trouble of trying to say that name ten times fast. ![]() Author Joy Preble adds a fictional twist to the tale by interweaving magic and involving the infamous child-eating witch of Russian folklore-Baba Yaga. a new novel by Joy Preble, a new author.Īnastasia Romanov's possible survival of the massacre that killed her entire family has been the subject of much historical speculation over the century or so since it happened (or didn't). ![]()
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