Anastasia

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On the bright side: some facts about history and culture are correct, but whenever a reader (versed even a lil bit in the subject) stumbles upon general lack of understanding of Russian culture (read: the author looks at it from an American standpoint), it gets annoying since retelling and misinterpreting random historical facts is a big part of the book. Other than that, this was one of those reads that I became emotionally invested in because Anastasia and Damian go THROUGH it!

I don't think this should be marketed as simply romance, since that will lead to a lot of disappointment.Sophie Lark has never once disappointed me, but this book was completely beyond my expectations of what I fathomed it would be. Maybe an open ending would've worked, with an insinuation of better times to come in the distant future.

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. He is a monk (apparently Russyia has a religion, but we never know which religion even though Anastasia’s mother is Really Devout.While all of that is to be expected with a romance spanning years of time, I was most surprised the moment I discovered just how much I felt for Anastasia's family and friends as well. Half the people in the comments are acting like the issue is that she’s writing about Anastasia at all and I literally never said that was the problem. Their love is unlike any other, I have never read a love that is as powerful as their love for one another.