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Book: Gift of Diamonds

Author: Roberta Seret

Book Series: Transylvanian Trilogy Book 1

Rating: 5/5

Diversity: Jewish characters

Recommended For...: fantasy lovers, historical fiction fans, ya readers

Publication Date: February 23, 2021

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, terrorism, slight language, depictions of the Holocaust)

Publisher: Indie Published

Pages: 334

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Mica is a determined aspiring actress living with her parents in Romania as Nicolae Ceausescu begins his reign. Her parents are covertly political and influential, which makes them a perfect target for the Secret Police. They’re soon arrested, and Mica flees the country with her father’s rare—and possibly cursed—diamonds. With her parents imprisoned, it’s up to Mica to investigate the terrorism involving Ceausescu and his nuclear business partners.

Review: For the most part I liked this book. The plot instantly hooked me and I read the book within 3 hours. The book had great character development and I loved that the book stuck to some historical facts. The book did well to weave fiction and fact into the story. The world building was wonderful and I absolutely loved this read.

The only issue I really had with this book is that sometimes there were some very slow moments in the book. I also found it off that there was so much detail but nothing came of it, but it might be setting up for the additional books.

Verdict: It was great!