My Rating : 5🌟

It is not usual to read a book that immerses you in the story so much that you forget what is true and what is fiction, and Romanov did it for me. Mostly everyone knows how the Romanov family history went in reality , and this is a twist to the actual story and a look inside to what might have happened. It has a little fantasy element introduced, and it makes it really interesting. I read her first book Fawkes earlier this year, and I am obsessed with that book as well!
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I received an arc e-copy of this book from the publisher Thomas Nelson via Netgalley. All opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way.
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I loved so many things about this book. The characterization of the family was amazing, and I loved how the book started!. The relationship between the family, and the situation they are in were well explained. I absolutely loved my time with Natsya and how she views everything. This story is told from her perspective mostly, and it deals a lot with teen emotions and how she is forced to grow up quickly for her family. The second was the setting of the story. It's not purely romance , but the romance in it will make you want to root for them. I was sitting at the edge of my bed screaming at the top of my lungs when they smiled at each other!! The writing was really beautiful and I really connected with the story. I am obsessed and I can't help it.
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With that being said, there are a lot of people who don't know the actual history of the Romanov family or the Russian culture. So a little back story on how the family situation came to be, and why certain things were done with respect to history would have been better. Since I was already familiar, I could read this and understand what they were mentioning. But for first time readers, it might have been confusing.
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Apart from that this book really deals with patience, and forgiveness and I absolutely loved the ending. What you aspire to be, is what happens. Especially how all the characters come together even at the time of despair, and how love have the power to overcome even the worst situation. The ending really made me cry. And I ship the main characters absolutely with all of my heart! I love reading a good romance and this one? Omg nothing ever happens, but you feel the electricity through the pages.. I am actually obsessed, I will fight you in this, I am not even kidding.
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Overall, this was an amazing retelling of sorts and I can't wait for the others to read it !! I especially loved the Acknowledgement section which explains you a lot of what is real and what was fictional & the discussion questions! It's these small things that makes this book amazing 💕