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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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence