![]() ![]() The first half of the book is very close to the actual history of the family’s exile and persecution – which is totally different to the animated Anastasia movie by the way! – and the second half is Nadine’s imaginings of what could have happened next. ![]() Romanov tells the story of the Russian royal family, the Romanovs, after they are forced from the throne by the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and is told from the point of view of Anastasia, the youngest princess. Romanov by Nadine Brandes (photo from Instagram a similar way to Fawkes, Romanov is a fantasy retelling of a real moment in History, but with the added twist of magic. So I couldn’t resist buying a copy as soon as it was released, and I was not disappointed with this read, and I definitely give it 5/5 stars. ![]() I was beyond excited when Romanov was announced for two reasons firstly, I’d read and loved Nadine Brandes’ Fawkes (read my review of Fawkes here) and so knew I would like the writing, and secondly because I adore Russian history and the story of Anastasia, so I knew I would like the setting and plot. ![]()
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