ellemnope's Reviews (2.4k)

Jane Green made a come back for me in this book. Prior to this, I read her next book - Dune Road and was sorely disappointed. However, this book is more of the Jane Green I've come to know and love. The multi-story plot line ties together well, with only one piece of the plot irritating me as over the top...and I won't spoil that for any perspective readers. As with all of her books, I found this book easy to read and a fast and fun read as well. I read this book in less than a day, unable to put it down as the story moved quite quickly. The writing is more grown up than some of her previous works and is nicely detailed. She does tend to use some of the same references as in other books (stores and other locations) but I was able to overlook these as simply quirks to her writing. It has renewed my faith in Jane Green's novels and I will continue to look forward to reading more.

I'm really starting to find a love for books based on the Russian aristocracy. This ending...wow. Really well written.

The fact that I read this book in one sitting should say something. I'm looking forward to seeing how the series ends. On to the third book...

I had the same issue with this one as the first...it was a little slow for a bit after the beginning, but it picked right back up. For about the last 250 pages I just couldn't put it down.

Not the story I expected, but I enjoyed it none the less. The only downfall was inclusion of small chapters with side stories...they were meant to add to the story, but really just tended to add confusion. Full review to come...

I loved this book and couldn't put it down. I read it in one sitting. The lack of a linear flow was the only thing that kept me from giving it the full five stars. For the full review : http://tinyurl.com/7zq3v58

It ended where it should have, but still left me wanting more. She does a wonderful job weaving a story around historical fact. Every time I read one of these books I wind up looking up pieces of history just to learn more...

Fast and easy read. The characters are well developed. I would have given it 5 stars, but much like my opinion of Handle with Care, I did not like the ending. The second half of the book seemed to be an attempt to cram too much information and activity in within a short period of time. Still, it kept my attention and left me wanting more of the story.