A review by erine
Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia, 1743 by Kristiana Gregory

2.0

Again with the Russian history, I think the story itself is intriguing. This book made Catherine II look like a gentle and wise ruler, and I appreciated all the additional information in the back of the book that helped to clarify fact from fiction, but I am now interested in finding out more about her. One of the best things about this type of book (also the Dear Mr. President, American Girl series and the like) is that it sparks an interest. I wouldn't be who I am today, studying what I am and working where I am if it weren't for the American Girl series, and I think this has the potential to be as powerful, to be that spark that ignites the interest in a budding historian or storyteller. History teachers could do worse than use these loose interpretations of the facts to get their students interested in the topic.
Readers who like diaries, royalty or history might enjoy this. Because of its serial nature, once you read one, others might also interest you (although this is not a series about one character, but rather fictional royal diaries throughout history).
Nothing obviously objectionable.