Anastasia

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Nobody seems to be teaching her anything about them (more about the teaching later) and nobody in the whole country of Russia. This entire plot was kind of hard for dumb me to wrap my head around at times, and yes I mentioned it was slow before but at the same time it was also fast? If you want to read a better written fantasy romance that has similar elements as Lark’s: magical powers passed through a bloodline, do yourself a favor and just read Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy series. You can say it’s Lark’s first fantasy book and I shouldn’t be so harsh on her but truly, when did we allow mediocrity to rule our opinion?

How she tells about her life mixing it with actual history , but with a twist, I love the fact that Rasputin could have been a vampire, that was very clever . The type of love that makes you believe that souls are made for one another and it is like finding the other half to your puzzle. Their love is unlike any other, I have never read a love that is as powerful as their love for one another.

It wasn't a very predictable book which I loved because some of those twist and turns kept me on the edge of my seat. What I loved the most is the complexity of her characters, They’re not just black or white, but multicolored, an aspect that makes them more real and believable, and that is quite an achievement especially in a fantasy novel. And most of them simply can't be written off as the "author's imagination/interpretation" thingie as is the case with Anastasia arc.

It's hard to explain without giving any spoilers but I wanted to scream my frustration to the sky then. Plus, I'd like to add the smart Resputin twist that was very well done and added to his charecterization for me.drowning in name after name of characters that i assume won't be important later on down the road because this is a romance.

Out of all of her siblings, Anastasia is the one who longs for the mystery and roughness of the outdoors. And I get with her staying that young for so long of the story there was obviously not going to be romantic times happening, I didn’t need that. As a kid she was the cliché princess who doesn't want to be one, acting like a boy but still as spoiled and selfish as any other princess. I am however, very glad to have just enough logical romance scene (and did not take the whole plot 😬), and I am happy with it a lot. There is an element of romance that is important to the storyline, but I do not believe it is the shining star of this book.Damien is someone that Anastasia is drawn to from the start, and though he is around her over a long period of her life, they aren't together the majority of that time. This entire book was so well written, every time I put this down to do quite literally 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, I’d actually be trying to do that as fast as possible and then running back to this. Do the men I've just described LOOK LIKE they'd appreciate their woman sleeping around or cheating on them💀 I'm sure it happened, it happens everywhere, but for it to be accepted among the community and talked about so brazenly, almost proudly? A dark epic fantasy romance, enemies to lovers with heartache, a gripping plot, and characters you become utterly attached too, Anastasia is a must add to your TBR. Anastasia starts as a young duchess, blinded to the realities of Rusya while hidden in the palace with her parents as a royal.