Susanne Dunlap
3 Stars
For Anastasia Romanov,
life as the privileged daughter of Russia's last tsar is about to be
torn apart by the bloodshed of revolution. Ousted from the imperial
palace when the Bolsheviks seize control of the government, Anastasia
and her family are exiled to Siberia. But even while the rebels debate
the family's future with agonizing slowness and the threat to their
lives grows more menacing, romance quietly blooms between Anastasia and
Sasha, a sympathetic young guard she has known since childhood. But will
the strength of their love be enough to save Anastasia from a violent
death?
Inspired by the mysteries that have long surrounded the
last days of the Romanov family, Susanne Dunlap's new novel is a
haunting vision of the life-and love story-of Russia's last princess.(
I thought that this book gave a new spin on an old conspiracy. I have always been fascinated by the Princess Anastasia and I loved how the author brought so much life to her story. Though nearly nothing in known about the Romanov family, the author uses this to her advantage by spinning tales of love and mystery along the few pieces of truth we know about what happen to the royal family. Though she lives with much sorrow, Anastasia is able to have a full life in the short span of 17 years she experiences love, heartache, and betrayal through out the book. She may be doomed from the start of but I still root for her and beg for her to escape when she has the chance, but no such luck she is a girl of great integrity and is loyal to her family. I love how she was given a chance to have a different story told and a little part of me hopes that she at least got to achieve half of the things that were written about her.
