dwdillydally's review
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and War
bookworm_15's review
3.0
This book was eye opening. I already knew a lot of the things Candace Fleming talked about, but I was still able to learn quite a few things I hadn't already known (which I loved). I loved the layout of the book. It makes it feel like you are actually reading a story and not just reading a bunch of facts smooshed together! And I have to admit, I loved when she wrote about how Nicholas and Alexandra met! I found it terribly romantic!
hannchilada's review
5.0
While I don’t understand why this book is classified as YA, I loved it. It is so well-researched that it’s able to construct a narrative for the Romanovs, even sometimes including direct quotes to recreate a conversation. It also winds the Romanov’s story into something inseparable from the story of Lenin and the story of impoverished Russian citizens. I appreciated the way this book didn’t color the Romanovs as corrupt or as martyrs, but simply human with flaws and strengths. This representation leaves the book with an implicit question, though: could the Romanovs have changed their fate or was it, as they believed, the will of a watchful God?
taylorreadsbooks's review
5.0
This was a fantastic read! This is a nonfiction book that reads like its a novel and it was wonderful on audiobook! I've always been intrigued by the fall of imperial Russia and enjoyed learning more about how everything happened.
kaiciemesser's review
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, War, Death, Murder, and Child death
raechsreads's review
3.0
The Romanov's were an interesting family and the rebellion of the people was inevitable.