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A review by alisonvh
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Baba Yaga is a mostly immortal half goddess trying to stop Ivan the Terrible from being so terrible. I love historical fiction, I love magic, I love talking animals, and I love stories about gods and goddesses messing with human affairs. Mix it all together and you have a book written just for me!
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture