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Anastasia Romanov
7 Reviews
(3)
YA
Poston uses the historical myth of Anastasia Romanov's secret survival to frame this action-packed space opera about Ana--a royal heiress rescued by space pirates, parented by an android, and destined for political power. Four first-person narrators (Ana, the android, and two potential love interests) create a complex plot with conspiracies nested like Russian dolls.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac
(3)
YA
Meyer's biographical novel sympathetically follows Anastasia Romanova and her siblings as they visit their palaces, experience first romances, and listen in bewilderment to the rumors of political unrest that sift into even their sheltered Russian world during the period spanning 1911–1918. Anastasia's ordinary worries and small joys demonstrate the humanity of young people caught in political upheavals not of their making. Reading list.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac
(3)
YA
This romantic historical novel imagines the teenage years of Anastasia Romanova, the youngest daughter of Russia's last csar. Anastasia's first-person narration conveys both the opulence of her royal life and the terror of her family's exile. The princess's growing maturity and secret relationship with a young Bolshevik guard propel the baroque story to a conclusion where the future is appropriately uncertain.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
(4)
YA
Calder is a Fetch, a spirit sent to escort dying souls to the afterlife. When he becomes fixated on a mortal woman, he breaks the rules, takes up a body, and finds himself in the midst of the Russian Revolution. Hampered by a detached narrative voice, the story doesn't fully deliver on its intriguing premise.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
(4)
4-6
Snap Books: Queens and Princesses series.
In five short chapters, these biographies introduce some interesting and little-known facts, though the books' content is imbalanced (e.g., Diana's wedding dress is described in great detail, but her emotional problems are merely skimmed). The layouts are easily navigated, and the photographs and reproductions are well chosen. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Snap Books: Queens and Princesses titles: Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby
(3)
4-6
When her mother becomes a lady-in-waiting to Empress Alexandra, Katya becomes the playmate of Grand Duchess Anastasia. Katya and her mother stay with the Romanovs, even following them to Siberia. Whelan provides an absorbing fictional perspective on a volatile period in Russian history.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
(3)
4-6
Royal Diaries series.
This fictionalized diary set in Russia in 1914 doesn't play on the myth that Anastasia escaped and lived, but instead concentrates on the Romanovs' daily life. This is an engaging account that sheds some light on the real Anastasia. A lengthy section at the end contains a historical note, family tree, glossary of characters, and black-and-white archival photographs.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman
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