In one instance, the kiss happens between a guard and prisoner.

If you enjoy re-imagined history, like THE RING AND THE CROWN by Melissa de la Cruz, then you’ll probably like ROMANOV.Īll characters are Russian, some based on true historical figures and others made up. Overall I liked a lot of things about the book and really enjoyed learning some more about the Romanov family. Nastya herself has feelings for one of the guards but keeps telling herself to forget about that. Most of their relationship remains emotional rather than physical. It is something that apparently happened in real life. Nastya’s sister’s romance with one of the guards, for instance.īecause of the consent issues, I felt uncomfortable with Nastya’s sister’s relationship with one of the guards. Once I realized ROMANOV told a more historically accurate version of events, I found myself getting lost in the more unbelievable or amazing parts. I loved her dad’s humble, gentle character and his commitment to showing love for their captors as a part of his personal faith. Nastya was mischievous and fun and tried very hard to keep her family’s spirits up. Actually, according to the author’s note, the book has a lot more in common with the real history of the Romanov family– with the exception of the magical elements of the story, and obviously, the fact that not all of the Romanov family members die at the hands of their captors.

This book has very little in common with that children’s movie.

And any second you’re going to wind up with that catchy lullaby from the movie stuck in your head. Okay, so as soon as you saw the name Anastasia Romanov, you probably started thinking of animated movie where Meg Ryan voices Anastasia.

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