Anastasia
- Downloads：4758
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2023-01-16 09:16:38
- Update Date：2025-09-24
- Status：finish
- Author：Sophie Lark
- ISBN：1958931063
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son， and the only royal lacking a magical gift。
Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel， changing both their lives forever。
Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs。
Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin。
While her power grows in secret， boosted by forbidden contact with Damien， Anastasia makes a mistake with terrible consequences。
Fate grants her a single chance to set it right… but saving what she lost may cost everything she loves。
The Lark Notes:
I think what captivates us about Anastasia is our dream of what could have been。 Anastasia’s death was so tragic， I wanted to give her another life。
This book is not a retelling of any other Anastasia story。 It’s set in 1919 in a world similar to ours， but with magic。 My next series will be a vampire family saga set in the modern version of that same world。
This is my fantasy of the happy ending Anastasia deserved。 Not because she was a Romanov， but because she was a human。 I want all of you to have the happy ending you deserve – it’s why I love writing romance。 --Sophie
“Anastasia” is an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance。 It is intended for mature readers and contains spicy scenes not suitable for all。
Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel， changing both their lives forever。
Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs。
Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin。
While her power grows in secret， boosted by forbidden contact with Damien， Anastasia makes a mistake with terrible consequences。
Fate grants her a single chance to set it right… but saving what she lost may cost everything she loves。
The Lark Notes:
I think what captivates us about Anastasia is our dream of what could have been。 Anastasia’s death was so tragic， I wanted to give her another life。
This book is not a retelling of any other Anastasia story。 It’s set in 1919 in a world similar to ours， but with magic。 My next series will be a vampire family saga set in the modern version of that same world。
This is my fantasy of the happy ending Anastasia deserved。 Not because she was a Romanov， but because she was a human。 I want all of you to have the happy ending you deserve – it’s why I love writing romance。 --Sophie
“Anastasia” is an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance。 It is intended for mature readers and contains spicy scenes not suitable for all。
Reviews
Solene
，
I LOVED this book， ate it up and wanted more。 It was beautifully written， enchanting， heart-wrenching， and everything in between。All the stars。
M
，
favorite book hands down
Victoria Gould
，
This is a large book。 It took me a while to read on my kindle。 When I first started reading this novel， I was unsure how I would like it。 That was a short-lived fear。 I know almost nothing about Russian history， so I will not talk about historical accuracy。 What I am here to review is the storyline itself。 I was obsessed with this book。 The past few nights I stayed up reading late， trying to stave off sleep。 I never quite knew where the story was going。 Sophie Lark puts twist， after twist into t This is a large book。 It took me a while to read on my kindle。 When I first started reading this novel， I was unsure how I would like it。 That was a short-lived fear。 I know almost nothing about Russian history， so I will not talk about historical accuracy。 What I am here to review is the storyline itself。 I was obsessed with this book。 The past few nights I stayed up reading late， trying to stave off sleep。 I never quite knew where the story was going。 Sophie Lark puts twist， after twist into the plot to keep you guessing。 。。。more
Yadi Crespo
，
This book was so good！ I got it when it came out and was a little hesitant on reading it。 Historical fiction is something new to Sophie and I loved the story of Anastasia since I was child and didn’t want it ruined。 The slow burn of this story is everything。 They say it’s an enemies to lovers I would call it that。 For those of you who were up in arms because it wasn’t 100% accurate， do you know what historical fiction means？ Also Sophie says her self the ending is what she believed Anastasia des This book was so good！ I got it when it came out and was a little hesitant on reading it。 Historical fiction is something new to Sophie and I loved the story of Anastasia since I was child and didn’t want it ruined。 The slow burn of this story is everything。 They say it’s an enemies to lovers I would call it that。 For those of you who were up in arms because it wasn’t 100% accurate， do you know what historical fiction means？ Also Sophie says her self the ending is what she believed Anastasia deserved and in the synopsis it even says there’s magic so again………。 For those of you who had a hissy for because you said Anastasia was a 17 year old child and there’s some romance and spice in this book that horrible。 I guess you missed the historical fiction part of this book。 Also nothing even remotely spicy happens until she in her 20’s so……。 。。。more
CJ
，
This book was phenomenal。 I do not claim to know all of the history behind the Romanovs BUT I do know that they weren’t saints。 I feel like Sophie captured that through and through， but out of this madness came a child who only knew what her family taught her to someone who had grown to be a woman who saw the wrongs of her family and their regime。 It took time for that growth to happen hence the slow start but having an enemy become your moral compass and friend and eventually your love is beaut This book was phenomenal。 I do not claim to know all of the history behind the Romanovs BUT I do know that they weren’t saints。 I feel like Sophie captured that through and through， but out of this madness came a child who only knew what her family taught her to someone who had grown to be a woman who saw the wrongs of her family and their regime。 It took time for that growth to happen hence the slow start but having an enemy become your moral compass and friend and eventually your love is beautiful。 It’s poetic。 Damien and stassie were a slow burn that spread like wildfire toward the end。 You could feel everything they were feeling as the reader。 I was always enamored with the animated Anastasia as a child but this is the reimagining that I prefer。 The paranormal elements only made it capture my interest more。 For me， Sophie hit the nail on the head; this was the ending I wanted。 A powerful woman guided by love and the desire not to repeat past mistakes。 The illustrations were perfection， I hope Sophie’s hardcover edition comes with color illustrations。 I literally cannot sing enough praises for this book。Don’t feel intimidated by it’s length， it is worth it！ 。。。more
Bettina
，
I have started my year with this mighty， amazing book。 The first half of the book took me the longest time to read。 At times it felt never-ending， the story telling slow and too detailed， the action sparse and not that exciting。 But I liked how it felt familiar and foreign at the same time， like I knew what would happen， but be completely surprised by how it was portrayed。 Looking back， after finishing the book， everything fell into perspective and was beautifully wrapped up， even though I pictu I have started my year with this mighty， amazing book。 The first half of the book took me the longest time to read。 At times it felt never-ending， the story telling slow and too detailed， the action sparse and not that exciting。 But I liked how it felt familiar and foreign at the same time， like I knew what would happen， but be completely surprised by how it was portrayed。 Looking back， after finishing the book， everything fell into perspective and was beautifully wrapped up， even though I pictured it differently。 Anya and Damien's relationship grew naturally and I loved them together， fearing that the sentiment would fade after Anastasia's return in time。 My rating was only 4 stars because it lacked something that I can't quite put my finger on。 Either because it was a retelling of my favorite animated movie， or the writing style itself。 。。。more
Christina
，
StunningI have never read anything quite like this story。 I was a little scared of how long it was， but it was well worth the time。 The illustrations are beautiful， and the story just takes your mind on an amazing trip。
Hailey Densmore
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I truly loved this book。 While there were some moments that felt drawn out， i was fully enraptured。 The slow burn of Anastasia and Damien was everything！！ The twist where she went back in time， was not expecting that。 10/10 would read again。
Claudette Sevilla
，
Un poco repetitivo en varios temas， la trama transcurre algo lento pero que esté narrado en dos perspectivas le da un giro interesante。 A pesar de que no es la historia tradicional de Anastassia que tenga magia lo vuelve algo más entretenido。
Ky
，
Don’t be intimidated by the length of this book！！ It’s so worth it and paints the story of Anastasia & the Romanov’s in such an incredibly hopeful light。 This is the ending they deserved！
Kimberly Potter
，
ShookThis book was phenomenal。 Absolutely left me speechless。 We get the story of Anastasia that we've always wanted。 While there was a lot of "filler" in this book it was all completely justified and important so it was never boring。 There's slow burn， enemies to lovers romance with some spice mixed in as well。 There's so many shock factors of this book。 Does anyone remember that feeling of watching Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt。 2 in theaters and Alice's vision about the battle？ The feeling we go ShookThis book was phenomenal。 Absolutely left me speechless。 We get the story of Anastasia that we've always wanted。 While there was a lot of "filler" in this book it was all completely justified and important so it was never boring。 There's slow burn， enemies to lovers romance with some spice mixed in as well。 There's so many shock factors of this book。 Does anyone remember that feeling of watching Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt。 2 in theaters and Alice's vision about the battle？ The feeling we got？ All of that rushed back to me reading this book。 I loved every single part of this story。 Such a fantastic read！ Would reread it 10000%。 。。。more
Joz
，
A dark historical fantasy with a side of romance that really knocked my socks off！ Do you know how sometimes you read a book and you can just tell the author poured everything they had into it， heart and soul？ This was one of those books。 This reimagined retelling of the life of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov set in an alternate world with magic has an epic feel and was a roller coaster of emotions。 You can expect:- Dark fantasy elements - A reimagining of real life historical events- An intere A dark historical fantasy with a side of romance that really knocked my socks off！ Do you know how sometimes you read a book and you can just tell the author poured everything they had into it， heart and soul？ This was one of those books。 This reimagined retelling of the life of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov set in an alternate world with magic has an epic feel and was a roller coaster of emotions。 You can expect:- Dark fantasy elements - A reimagining of real life historical events- An interesting magic system - Enemies to lovers - Soulmates - A lost princess - Forbidden love- Shocking twists and turns - Vivid descriptive writing A few of my thoughts:📍I have only one criticism。 The pacing。 The first half of this book is spent in Anastasia’s childhood。 It was very very slow and a lot of it I thought， unnecessary。 It took me till 65% of the way through to feel completely invested。 📍But boy oh boy， when I reached that 65% mark I FLEW through the rest。 The last third of the book was nothing short of EPIC。 I actually teared up on multiple instances and there was a plot twist at the end that I in know way guessed。 📍The romance was really beautiful。 They met as children and were the children of enemies。 They form a begrudging friendship even though they infuriate each other sometimes。 That grows into a teen attraction then into an adult attraction which flows through into an intense love。 They always made each other stronger even in times of conflict。 I enjoyed their development very much。 📍That plot twist at the end was so perfectly executed and surprising。 I absolutely loved the ending and the epilogue。 I would 100% recommend this book even with the slow beginning。 The last third of the book makes the read so worth it！ 。。。more
Lel
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ！！！！ i loved it。 i must admit i was a little bit bored at the beginning but when you keep reading you realize how important these few chapters are。 they let you know more about the characters。 you can see how much anastasia has grown throughout the whole thing and how much more thoughtfull she has become。 you can see her love for her family， her sisters， her mother， her father， her BROTHER。 i do believe alexei， even though we *actually* didn't see much of him， was responsable for a big part of h ！！！！ i loved it。 i must admit i was a little bit bored at the beginning but when you keep reading you realize how important these few chapters are。 they let you know more about the characters。 you can see how much anastasia has grown throughout the whole thing and how much more thoughtfull she has become。 you can see her love for her family， her sisters， her mother， her father， her BROTHER。 i do believe alexei， even though we *actually* didn't see much of him， was responsable for a big part of her growth。 ofc， you can also see the love between her and damien blossom， which was adorable。 it started with curiosity ， and also a lot of hate but not really。 i do believe they never really hated each other， they were kids from the beginning and even though damien definitely wanted to hate her from the get-go， he was fascinated by her， by what she was capable of doing。 but not in a romantic way because let's not forget he was 14 when he met her and she was 11， that would have been weird ！！！ but it was done very well。 and obviously finished with them getting married and having a lil girl in the future <3 AND ANASTASIA ENDING UP AS THE TSAR ！！！i'm all about badass character so reading this and seeing how much anastasia has endured to survive and she still ends up as happy and as lovely as ever。 i was afraid of her being darkened by her experiences and was definitely pleased it wasn't the case。 i love when the characters still manage to find hope and love and happiness， because that's what they deserve。 they go through so much pain and end up not getting over it and suffering ？ no thank you， give them some well-deserved joy。 anyway， overall i had a lot of fun reading this book。 i believe i got bored at the beginning because i am IMPATIENT。 i'm not of these people who can read a book in a week because i NEED to know how it ends up。 。。。more
Lindsay
，
beautiful story！
Brooke’s Books
，
57% dnf。 Don’t waste your time
Kathy Taylor
，
As a child growing up， Anastasia was one of my favorite movies so when I heard Lark was writing a retelling of this movie， I was very excited to see what she would do with it。 I liked the overall idea and concept of this book。 The characters were interesting and the magic aspect was fun。 However， it was way too long in my opinion。 I didn’t really get into the plot until about 30% into the book。 Then finally something exciting happened， and then the plot went back to the slow paced nothing that d As a child growing up， Anastasia was one of my favorite movies so when I heard Lark was writing a retelling of this movie， I was very excited to see what she would do with it。 I liked the overall idea and concept of this book。 The characters were interesting and the magic aspect was fun。 However， it was way too long in my opinion。 I didn’t really get into the plot until about 30% into the book。 Then finally something exciting happened， and then the plot went back to the slow paced nothing that didn’t really add to the story much。 I think about 20% of this book could’ve been taken out， and it would’ve still had the same impression on me。 。。。more
BibliotherapyGirl
，
Loved this book so much more than I thought I would。 Anastasia’s character arc is so gritty， honest and powerful。
Jessica
，
Such a good book！ This book starts slow， there is a lot of world building which can be slow at times。 Once the book picks up it picks up， the author also included a music list and prompts what songs to start at certain points which makes it that much more amazing！ I love the twist at the end！ I did not see that coming。 Run and read this book， everything from the story line to the illustrations is just amazing！
Annica Smith
，
RTC ❤️
Tanya
，
I was so excited for this book。 I LOVE Sophie Lark， but the book doesn’t truly start til like 70% in… I totally understand that she needed to build the story & set up everything but it didn’t need to be as much as there was。 It was like pulling teeth to keep going！ I almost stopped reading SEVERAL times！That being said， once I made it to that point it was fantastic！ I hated what Anastasia had to endure， but her growth was beautiful。 Her and Damien’s love super swoon。 The fantasy aspect was reall I was so excited for this book。 I LOVE Sophie Lark， but the book doesn’t truly start til like 70% in… I totally understand that she needed to build the story & set up everything but it didn’t need to be as much as there was。 It was like pulling teeth to keep going！ I almost stopped reading SEVERAL times！That being said， once I made it to that point it was fantastic！ I hated what Anastasia had to endure， but her growth was beautiful。 Her and Damien’s love super swoon。 The fantasy aspect was really fun。 I did love that everyone had magical powers。 I also loved how Anastasia & Damien fed each other’s powers。 Rasputin wasn’t the typical bad guy either。 Definitely glad I finished it。 。。。more
Thelnie
，
The book kept me consistently interested in Anastasia’s court life from childhood to adulthood with a steady stream of romance with an enemy childhood friend with a dash of magic and a fantasy retelling。 Rasputin is also an intriguing villain。
Makena
，
This book is probably the most beautiful book I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading。 It was so so magical and enthralling。 Before I read this book， I didn’t know a lot about Anastasia。 I watched the movie to “prep” and quickly realized that there was so much more to this story and ended up going down a Google rabbit hole about Anastasia and her family。 I desperately wish the real story could’ve been more like this one。Anastasia’s character was a breath of fresh air。 I loved her and Damien from t This book is probably the most beautiful book I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading。 It was so so magical and enthralling。 Before I read this book， I didn’t know a lot about Anastasia。 I watched the movie to “prep” and quickly realized that there was so much more to this story and ended up going down a Google rabbit hole about Anastasia and her family。 I desperately wish the real story could’ve been more like this one。Anastasia’s character was a breath of fresh air。 I loved her and Damien from the beginning to the end。 Anastasia’s confidence and love for those around her was so strong。 She’s one of the bravest characters I’ve ever read about。 Damien surprised me in more ways than one。 Watching him navigate his struggles of possessing dark magic was sad and inspiring at the same time。 He and Anastasia are so clearly made for each other。 The magic and adventure in this story was absolutely breathtakingly amazing。 From Rasputin （🤮） to Damien， Anastasia and the rest of the Romanovs， everything was so cool to read。 If you know anything about the true story of Anastasia， then you know her ending was not a happy one by any means。 Sophie， thank you so much for changing that in this book。 It was touching to be able to see what could’ve been with just a touch of magic 🤍。 This has officially made it in my Top 5。 。。。more
Victoria Ayoub
，
This book was insane。 I had to collect my thoughts because once things started happening in the story， the ball never stopped rolling。 The first 50% of this book is mostly world building， and getting to know Anastasia’s family members。 This was done on purpose to get us to be more sympathetic towards the characters when the climax occurs， but at times it felt like too much。 The slow beginning is eradicated when the climax happens。 You can’t put the book down after this because it doesn’t stop go This book was insane。 I had to collect my thoughts because once things started happening in the story， the ball never stopped rolling。 The first 50% of this book is mostly world building， and getting to know Anastasia’s family members。 This was done on purpose to get us to be more sympathetic towards the characters when the climax occurs， but at times it felt like too much。 The slow beginning is eradicated when the climax happens。 You can’t put the book down after this because it doesn’t stop going。 You have to find out what happens next。 I loved the romance between Anastasia and Damien。 It was very pretty。 Weird way to describe but that’s all I can think of when I think of them together。 I loved how they were friends first， but realized they were in love with each other from the start。 Their letters to each other 😭。 Reading how Anastasia struggled during those two years was heartbreaking but very necessary to her character growth。 I always liked her character， but her struggles made me enjoy her more。 When Damien and her finally reunite it is EVERYTHING。 The plot twist is INSANE。 Not something that’s uncommon， but definitely something I was not expecting for this story。 It didn’t feel like a cop out， but other authors use it as one。 This book is the definition of jarring and emotional whiplash。 Writing was great， plot great， really good storytelling on Sophie Lark’s part。 This book is gonna put me in a slump。 。。。more
J。C。 Hannigan
，
This was AMAZING！I loved every moment of this beautiful， magical journey！ Anastasia's character was so intriguing and developed so well throughout the story！ The pacing was perfect， the action scenes jam packed。 I loved the chemistry between Damien and Anastasia and the ending was beyond perfect。 This was my first Sophie Lark read， and it definitely won't be my last！ She is a magnificent storyteller。 This was AMAZING！I loved every moment of this beautiful， magical journey！ Anastasia's character was so intriguing and developed so well throughout the story！ The pacing was perfect， the action scenes jam packed。 I loved the chemistry between Damien and Anastasia and the ending was beyond perfect。 This was my first Sophie Lark read， and it definitely won't be my last！ She is a magnificent storyteller。 。。。more
⋆☆☽ Kriss ☾☆⋆
，
This was a very chonky book， clocking in at 849 pages， but I didn't mind。 It let the story do a lot of things that it wouldn't have been able to， had it bee a more standard 200-400。 Plus， I think as a large standalone it works better than if it had been sliced into pieces in a more "serial" format like a lot of Kindle series tend to do。Before I begin though， l did notice the author reading and interacting with reviews， and I do want it known that I am a believer that review spaces are for reader This was a very chonky book， clocking in at 849 pages， but I didn't mind。 It let the story do a lot of things that it wouldn't have been able to， had it bee a more standard 200-400。 Plus， I think as a large standalone it works better than if it had been sliced into pieces in a more "serial" format like a lot of Kindle series tend to do。Before I begin though， l did notice the author reading and interacting with reviews， and I do want it known that I am a believer that review spaces are for readers， not authors， and that my reviews are written for readers。With that out of the way。。。While I overall thought the writing was nice and the story decently crafted， a prevailing thought throughout my read was: why wasn't this a pure fantasy， why is it a historical fantasy AU retelling？ I mean， I know fan fiction is quite popular， and that the inherent notoriety of the fairy-tale like story of Anastasia in the cultural zeitgeist is a great hook for getting potential readers interested， but all in all， so much of the story felt like the author's own thing， that trying to tether it back to real history didn't strike me as especially worth it， since that opens it up to a variety of ethical debates。Like， Russia has long been a conquering nation with a long and often brutal， bloody history with things like serfdom， subjugating other nations， and mistreating/ignoring different social and ethic groups （for example， a lot of Russians are ethnically Central Asian， not European）。So， inherently， there's going to be some back and forth about Anastasia and Damien's relationship and the portrayal of their respective cultures by an author hailing from neither， due to the reality of a lot of very real and sad histories。 Anastasia is a white royal from the ruling class and Damien is a dark skinned commoner from a group that was subjugated by Anastasia's nation--there's debates in that I'm not personally equipped to handle。 On top of that there's the larger question of whether it's okay to essentially write fanfic of a historical figure who died tragically as at 17 and is now being aged up in a fictional story where she's placed in several sexual scenes and given what has to be a plethora of ideas and opinions we couldn't possibly know if the real person would have agreed with （and also there was absolutely some influence from the Don Bluth movie in all this）。I don't feel like I have the appropriate knowledge or position to analyze these debates in depth or make any definitive statements; I'm still working things out in my own head。 I just know that， as a whole， stories of this nature can come with particular pitfalls and I try to keep those in mind whilst consuming such media。 I saw a few other reviews that were unhappy about several aspects like the way historical facts were misused/misrepresented/etc or the inaccuracies with the Cossack people and went into more depth and had more expertise on those matters， so I encourage you to seek out more insight on those matters to make an informed call yourself。 As a whole， I'm of a mind that it would have felt better if this had just been an original fantasy because I did overall enjoy the essentials of what was given and liked a lot of the ideas。 It was done well enough that I got through 800+ pages in about 12 total hours of reading time。 PPersonally， I found the inclusion of things like vampires and werewolves a bit jarring and not my most favorite route the plot could have taken， as I was anticipating a fantasy that was all mortal beings with magic and possibly like。。。 inhuman demonic creatures， not other humanoid fantasy races， but it overall played out decently。 The time traveling aspect towards the end also wasn't my favorite plot device， because it is a little sad to know that Damien didn't experience all the romance and closeness and relationship development he had with Anastasia that she still remembers。Overall， it was engaging enough for a full day of reading and I don't come away with any particular frustrations beyond feeling a little iffy and unsure regarding elements I mentioned above。 I liked the characters on their own and round the romance to be fairly enjoyable。 Not my absolute favorite but it had decent emotional beats and had development， which is more than I can say for a lot of romances I've read。The heavy inclusion of colorful art was also a really lovely touch。 I enjoyed seeing those as I read。 I think it's really wonderful when books include art; we all experience storytelling with pictures as kids and then one day we just stop， thinking it's childish for some reason， but illustrations can be incredible tools to enhance a story and show things in a way words simply cannot， so it'd be wonderful if it happened more often。 。。。more
Idiotsavage
，
Gas
Mikayla
，
“Ultimately this story became a fantasy of what our world could be like if we had leaders who loved the people more than themselves。”That message is everything！ This book was about so much more than just the Romanov family， love and love lost， good vs evil。 It’s about really learning from our mistakes; accepting we’re flawed humans， but refusing to be complicit。 Anastasia—We get to see her age from a young girl to a grown women。 We watch as she’s brought up in a life of luxury and ignorance。 We “Ultimately this story became a fantasy of what our world could be like if we had leaders who loved the people more than themselves。”That message is everything！ This book was about so much more than just the Romanov family， love and love lost， good vs evil。 It’s about really learning from our mistakes; accepting we’re flawed humans， but refusing to be complicit。 Anastasia—We get to see her age from a young girl to a grown women。 We watch as she’s brought up in a life of luxury and ignorance。 We see her internally battle with what she been told by family is the correct way of life and what she’s been made aware of by outside influences。 So much character development。 Damien—The anti-hero。 Rough around the edges。 Lived his life for others。 He gives tough love and has a hard time accepting any kind of love in return。 His character turned into everything I hoped he would。 As Sophie said in the Afterword， she didn’t romanticize the Romanov family or the Imperial rule。 She didn’t shy from just how calloused and self absorbed the emperor was during his dictatorship。 Such care was taken with Anastasia and Damien’s story。 It felt honest and true。 She didn’t rush their bond which made it all the more believable。 I’m a sucker for a love story meant to stand the test of time。 I could hug Sophie Lark for writing such an incredible love story！ 。。。more
Jroseo Nahyar
，
I liked the story a lot（minus the part where everyone was always about a girl getting marired is the most important thing in her life）。 As it was more than 700 pages i really got connected to the characters & I loved every one of them。
Rebekah Jayne
，
4。5 ⭐️
Rylie
，
The world building was cool and I enjoyed the first 1/3 of the book。 The tension before the romance and the foundation of it were good， but when it actually came time for the couple to get together， it just fell flat。 But by far the worst part of this book is the way it paints the Russian revolution and the working class。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Anastasia
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Anastasia&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Anastasia&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0