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Romanov by Nadine Brandes

5 reviews

fangulaura's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

estock36's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Minor: Torture

anyawolfy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What a great retelling of Anastasia! Being named after the historical legend, I was very obsessed with the movie and legend, and I found this to be an interesting mix of the two. 

While leaning towards historical fantasy rather than historical fiction, magic was blended in and I saw some parts of the movie weaved through out. While the writing was vivid and beautiful, it was a little mixed for me. Being very descriptive of captivity and war happening around them, it seemed to jump in and out of those surroundings so quickly it was hard to keep up. At first it was hard to read, then it picked up and then took off so fast it was a bit much. And the ending seemed to throw together a happy ending that to me still felt like there were a lot of lost ends. 

However Nastya was beautifully written and her character was strong. I really enjoyed Nastya's character development throughout. I was able to see her grow and take charge of everything around her. The romantic relationship seemed a little awkward and rushed at the end. 
But the family aspect was amazing to read! Seeing her love and loyalty to her family and bloodline. The bond between brother and sister was touching to read. 

Overall I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

centermemine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A new take on an old classic. 

Different from the movie, Romanov offers a more magical journey filled with spells and adventure. However, it is also more historically accurate when one thinks about the true story of Anastasia and the Romanov Empire. 

The story itself is medium paced and naturally picks up after the moment of tragedy. I would have given it 5 stars if it was a little faster and perhaps more adult. It is definitely a young-adult novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Mental illness