Dreaming Anastasia (Dreaming Anastasia, #1)

Jun 11, 2010 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I am not going to lie, I had HUGE expectations for this book. And I am very happy to report, Preble did not disappoint me. The book features an intriguing premise that is sure to captivate any reader with an interest in Russia history and folklore. This book drew me in rather quickly, and did not let go. The plot is very well paced. It is not too fast, but not too slow. In addition, every aspect regarding Anastasia and her life has been wonderfully researched and blends together seamlessly in th...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Carolina Riojas rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Ahajshsjsjaosns!!!! I looooove Anastasia's story!!!

Meeehhhh, no fue- es- lo que me esperaba.

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Apr 16, 2011 Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I was drawn to the book by it's cover and the premise of the story. It's a great mix of Russian folklore, historical fiction, romance and supernatural powers. I felt that Joy was able to capture all these wonderful elements and weave them together into a great modern day story. I liked that the book is from three points of views. Anne, Ethan and Anastasia's. Through each of their points of views, we get to learn more about them. I enjoyed that through Anastasia's pov, we learn more about the Rus...more I was drawn to the book by it's cover and the premise of the story. It's a great mix of Russian folklore, historical fiction, romance and supernatural powers. I felt that Joy was able to capture all these wonderful elements and weave them together into a great modern day story. I liked that the book is from three points of views. Anne, Ethan and Anastasia's. Through each of their points of views, we get to learn more about them. I enjoyed that through Anastasia's pov, we learn more about the Russian Forklore, and her history. The characters are wonderful, as I really loved the tension and chemistry Ethan and Anne had. I like Anne's best friend Tess and even the other minor characters in the story.

Anne is a normal teenage girl, who's best friend Tess is there for her no matter what. Anne has dealt with a lot recently. Her family is still dealing with the death of her older brother, who died of cancer, when her life will suddenly flip up side down with the appearance of Ethan. Tall, dark haired, with bright blue eyes, that seem to penetrate Anne to the core, Ethan's sudden appearance is no accident.

Anne's world shifts the moment she makes contact with Ethan. Everything she thought she knew about herself is about to change. Not only is Anne and Ethan connected in a magical way, but Anne is the only person who can save the Princess Anastasia that she's been dreaming about. Only problem is, how do you save a Princess who should have died over a century ago? Why after she touched Ethan, does she feel magic coursing through her body?

Anne is about to embark on a journey with Ethan that is both dangerous and crazy, as she searches for these answers. Who thought dreams could be real and magic does exist. Anne and Ethan are in a race for their lives as they look for the clues they need to release Anastasia. Anne's about to find out that one Russian Fairytale isn't a fairytale after all.

This novel is about love, magic and the power of dreams. I really enjoyed being swept away in the book and the historical fiction of it. I do wish that Ethan and Anne's chemistry had been explored a little more. That still doesn't take away from the chemistry they had. There's more to Ethan and Anne's story that I'm dying to know. I hope there's a sequel.(less)

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Oct 24, 2012 Lydia Perversius rated it 5 of 5 stars

I never thought I would find Russian folklore so alluring.I recently went to Bansko for a university field trip,and when the name Baba Yaga accidentally slipped from my lips,the villagers were more than happy to make my every wish come true-seems like Bulgarian citizens like that awesome witch,too,haha!Every character was unique,each with their own traits,their own goods and bads,and the end was simply perfect,cause I got all wrong on how it would be(it's unusual for me to be wrong about the out...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 1 of 5 stars

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the only thing i like less than bad ya novels are knock-offs of bad ya novels. to be fair, the writing is passable. in fact, ms. preble's prose was quite clear and she had some really nice descriptions in it. unfortunately, this does nothing to compensate for the fact that this is a blatant twiclone.

~~bella~~ i mean, anne: god, boys are so dumb. why do they always hit on me for no reason?

~~edward~~ i mean, ethan: i am an old man lusting after a ~~seventeen-year-old~~ i mean, fourteen-year-old (eek!) but it'...more

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Apr 08, 2012 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'd heard of the story of Anastasia Romanov before reading this book, but didn't know much about it. After learning more about the massacre of her family and the rumors of her possible escape, one can not help but get intrigued.

Joy Preble takes the story of Anastasia and give it some more depth. Instead of just escaping the massacre Anastasia is actually taken by a witch in thoughts it would save her family from being murdered. Along with Anastaisa's kidnapping a prophecy is discovered that onl...more I'd heard of the story of Anastasia Romanov before reading this book, but didn't know much about it. After learning more about the massacre of her family and the rumors of her possible escape, one can not help but get intrigued.

Joy Preble takes the story of Anastasia and give it some more depth. Instead of just escaping the massacre Anastasia is actually taken by a witch in thoughts it would save her family from being murdered. Along with Anastaisa's kidnapping a prophecy is discovered that only a decedent of the Romano bloodline can be the one to save Anastasia and set her free. This twist was really interesting and I think it added not only a fantasy component but also made the story more real by including a common girl who has to save the day.

I enjoyed Anna as a character. I thought she was feisty and wasn't quick to believe a stranger. Even after weird events happened, it still took some convincing for her to believe she was connected to Anastasia. I thought this part was very believable. I think most people would have a hard time believing they were suppose to save someone, who has been thought to be dead for 100 years, from a fairy tale witch. One of the things I did have a hard time with is Anna being able to skip school and gallivanting around town with a boy she had just met. As protective as her parents sounded, I think she would have been more than grounded.

Well the story was enjoyable, it took awhile for me to get into it. About midway through the action picked up and I became a little more invested in the story. There were some plot twists I was expecting and also a couple I wasn't. I wish I could have connected more with the characters. They seemed a bit distant and not approachable. Well I may not have loved the characters I liked their drive and determination to save Anastasia.

Beware, the ending may take you by surprise. While I wasn't expecting the ending I did understand it and I'm intrigued to see what will happen next.
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Oct 31, 2011 K. Francis rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Sadly, I had high expectations for Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble. I say sadly because had my expectations been twice as high, Ms. Preble would have exceeded them easily.

This was my first time reading a YA novel. I picked it up because the premise of the book sounded intriguing. The blurb alone gave a clue to the treatment of the subject and on that basis I launched into it.

I didn’t expect much from the genre especially the genre handled by a début novelist. With luck, I figured there might be...more

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Oct 21, 2011 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars

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This was an odd little book that, despite the subject of Anastasia Romanov, really felt completely original as I read it. Perhaps it’s in part because there are so few retellings of Russian fairy tales – or Russian influence on typical young adult paranormal books, but while some of the elements were familiar, the story as a whole was incredibly fresh.

We start with Anna, a modern Chicagoland teenager, who’s having weird dreams of another teen girl trapped in a little cotta...more From Books and Threads.

This was an odd little book that, despite the subject of Anastasia Romanov, really felt completely original as I read it. Perhaps it’s in part because there are so few retellings of Russian fairy tales – or Russian influence on typical young adult paranormal books, but while some of the elements were familiar, the story as a whole was incredibly fresh.

We start with Anna, a modern Chicagoland teenager, who’s having weird dreams of another teen girl trapped in a little cottage on chicken legs. Anna tries to brush the dreams off – as well as the odd sightings of a boy who seems to be following her – in order to focus on her schoolwork and ballet, but nothing seems to work.

The author quickly introduces two other points of view – that of the boy, Ethan, who’s been looking for Anna for one hundred years and the other girl, Anastasia Romanov. When the Romanov family was killing that day in Ekaterinaburg, Anastasia was saved by the hands of Baba Yaga and taken to live with her in her hut for eternity.

From the beginning, there are many mysteries to simultaneously unravel. Who’s Ethan and what does he want with Anna? Why is Anna dreaming about Anastasia and conversely why is Anastasia dreaming about Anna? How was Anastasia saved from death, and can she be rescued from Baba Yaga’s hands? What does Anna have to do with any of this? Maybe there are almost too many threads for them all to be handled well because the characterization of most of the characters suffers as a result.

Anna seemed the typical teenage girl – almost too typical at times. Her side comments and attempts to be snarky took the place of a developed personality. And while she certainly was brave and I cheered her on, I also wanted to see a more of a three-dimensional character emerge from the demands of the plot.

Surprisingly, Ethan was much more developed as a character. Other than his (sigh) instant love for Anna, his motivations and goals were both clear and reasonable. I loved the idea of an order of eternal Brothers searching for the girl who possesses the power to free the Last Romanov from her prison. I rarely believed that Ethan was actually over a hundred years old – he read mostly as a teenager, but there was a definite weight to him and his actions that felt appropriate.

My favourite character of the trio definitely was Anastasia. All her scenes had a dreamlike quality that really intrigued me. Perhaps I expected less because she truly was a fairytale character, but she jumped off the page even though she’s trapped within a tiny hut for the majority of the book. And – without spoilers – her actions at the end of the books felt entirely true both to her character and to her role as a Romanov princess.

The ‘letters’ Anastasia writes to her family were the worst part of her storyline. I love the idea of letters written by Anastasia from her prison, but from a purely superficial view, the handwriting font used is incredibly difficult to read, and while I completely can believe this great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria would write in English, the English she uses is colloquial and full of late twentieth and twenty-first century slang to the point of being jarring. The letters also spent a lot of time discussing Romanov history sometimes to the point of an infodump. From an alternate point of view, I couldn’t help wondering why Anastasia would write to her family about history they already would know or why she’d do it so awkwardly “…as you probably remember, dear papa,” etc… Perhaps a diary or letters to an unknown recipient would have served this aim better.

The dream sequences set in Baba Yaga’s hut are handled much, much more skillfully, and at times, I almost wanted to have the entire book set there in the odd fairytale world of talking matryoshka dolls and magic. The fairytale atmosphere really takes over here, and the dreamlike quality I mentioned before is very, very well done.

This is definitely a plot driven story as opposed to a character driven one. The plot is both intriguing and ambitious, but it would have been better served by more completely drawn characters and more of a focus on making sure the characters would feasibly perform the actions the plot requires. I’m not entirely sure this book had gelled completely in the author’s head, and I think it could have withstood another draft or two to really develop into a worthy vehicle for these interesting and original plot ideas.

I didn’t realize this was the first in a trilogy until I just looked the book up on Goodreads this moment. It felt like a standalone novel, and while I can see the hooks into a second book, the second book also doesn’t feel necessary. However I’ve requested it from my library, and we’ll see how it goes. (less)

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Sep 17, 2011 Lisa Chung rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I borrowed this book from the library after reading the blurb. I thought this book would be interesting just by reading the blurb, but i guess not. The blurb was the most interesting thing of this book. The story line was the only thing that kept me from throwing this book on the floor during advisory. I liked this story, but the writing was not the best thing I have ever read.

First of all, the entire story kept on switching characters and their perspective. I mean I have read books like this...more I borrowed this book from the library after reading the blurb. I thought this book would be interesting just by reading the blurb, but i guess not. The blurb was the most interesting thing of this book. The story line was the only thing that kept me from throwing this book on the floor during advisory. I liked this story, but the writing was not the best thing I have ever read.

First of all, the entire story kept on switching characters and their perspective. I mean I have read books like this before but they were written better so that its easier for the reader to understand. The characters did not seem to have any feelings for what is happening to them. Some of the characters don't even seem like they are needed in the story at all. Anne's mom is a descendant from the Romanov's but so what? She plays no role in this book except be Anne's mom which happens to pass on the Romanov bloodline to her. Anne's father onyl showed up a few time throughout the book. There was no reason for the existence of a brother when he doesnt play a role in the story either.

Ethan did not know anything that is happening. he was no help to Anne. He expects Anne to help him find Anastasia, but he has to answers to why he even needs to save her. In the end, Anastasia decides that she wants to die, so what was the point of saving her? Somewhere in between, he realizes that he fell in love with Anne, but it was never stated. It was just written that he just wanted to kiss her. what a crappy romance scene.

The villain in this story did not make sense at all. He never explained why he wanted to trap Anastasia. This was explained by Ethan. At the end the vilain who was supposed to be bad decides that he want to be a good person and sacrifices himself to Baba Yaga. Why did he trap Anastasia for his immortality when in the end he decides to save her? Throughout the book, it never explained why they got immortality if Anastasia was trapped, or why they needed to kill off the Romanovs leaving only Anastasia alive. They also never explained how he controlled Baba Yago to trap Anastasia either. The author kept saying how strong the witch is so how did he make her do something against her will.

Anne was the most unusual one of all. Her life was turned upside down when Ethan came to look for her, she was being shot at by bullets and Baba Yaga's huge hands came down to take her and all she said was "oh, my God". After this was over, all she could think of is calling her friend Tess that she was alright and to make an excuse for her mom? And she was still worrying about her own cell phone in Ethan's loft? She was about to die a while ago and materialistic things like a cell phone has her interests? Every character knew that Anne was strong with her magic, but she never used it at all except in the loft to push open the elavator, to push Ethan away from her, and to bring Anastasia back to the past to let her die. what was the point of Anne having these powers when it couldnt really help anything? There was a crappy explanation of why she even decided to help save Anastasia at all.

The role of Anastasia seemed too fake. Her family died in front of her and all she could think of is the half-brother who lies to her. She is the last princess of Russia and she was just so helpless. After Anne and Ethan went though all that trouble to save her, she decides that she wants to die. if she wants to die, then why didnt she kill herself from the very beginning? By having Anastasia die, there is no meaning of the entire rescue mission and the whole story line of the book.

For some reason the worst book has the longest review on it. all my other books ive reviewed are so much better, but i give such short reflection. this crap book so far has the longest review that i have written.
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May 12, 2011 V.E. rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book had so many wonderful elements that could have made the book work perfectly, but the plot was not able to make them stick together properly.
Things I got excited about:
Russia (I have a lasting obsession with this country)
A Matroyshka doll
Folklore - with witches and metal teeth
Hot guy (who is also Russian)
Magic

But sadly they didn't work because the plot did not allow for any deep reflection or self-realization. Also, the shifting perspectives did not really help the story.
But most im...more

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Feb 24, 2011 WilowRaven rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The possibility of Anastasia Romanov surviving the horrific murder of her family in that dark basement so many years ago is a tale most of us have heard before. The story that Joy has created in Dreaming Anastasia is one I'm sure you have never heard before. Straight out of fantasy - a fantasy that involves a secret bloodline, magic spells and the witch Baba Yaga, Dreaming Anastasia was an absorbing read for me.

Set against the backdrop of modern day Chicago we meet Anne. A seemingly normal girl...more

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Jan 24, 2011 Linda rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've always been a sucker for books, both biographical and fiction, involving the Romanovs, the last royal Russian family, who were brutally murdered in 1918. I've always been especially fascinated with Anastasia, the fourth and youngest daughter who caused so much controversy a few years ago when a woman claimed to be her, escaped from assassination. I bought this book hoping it would be about that Anastasia and it is! Anne, a present time girl of 16 dreams about Anastasia and then a handsome H...more

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Dec 09, 2010 Terri rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Everybody’s read about the Russian aristocracy and the Romanov family. Anyone who hasn’t read about it has seen the animated version from 1997 (Meg Ryan, John Cusack, it’s super).

Joy Preble’s debut novel uses the history and the legend of Anastasia and the 1918 murder of the last sovereigns of Imperial Russia as the background of the story that plays out in the present day. Anne Michaelson is struggling to live her everyday life after the death of her brother, and has begun having dreams where s...more Everybody’s read about the Russian aristocracy and the Romanov family. Anyone who hasn’t read about it has seen the animated version from 1997 (Meg Ryan, John Cusack, it’s super).

Joy Preble’s debut novel uses the history and the legend of Anastasia and the 1918 murder of the last sovereigns of Imperial Russia as the background of the story that plays out in the present day. Anne Michaelson is struggling to live her everyday life after the death of her brother, and has begun having dreams where she is Anastasia, watching her family being cut down in front of her, then being spirited away by a pair of wrinkly, brown hands, saving her from being murdered. Ethan, a young monk of the Brotherhood, was among those who envoked a protective magic on the young Anastasia Romanov, tricking the witch Baba Yaga into rescuing her until the day when a girl (Anna) will be born with the power to rescue Anastasia from Baba Yaga. Ethan is still alive, frozen as the 18-year-old he was back then. He’s been searching for Anne for decades, waiting for the day when he and Anne can save Anastasia and his mortality will return to him. (This is less a driving plot point than a side note I wanted to share for the sake of the character. There was a distinct “young-in-appearance-but-old-in-years-lived guy falls in love with the teenaged girl who finds him mysterious” vibe going here, reminiscent of Twilight, and I hate it that all books are compared to Twilight now, but there you go. This is YA and if you’re going to use those elements in this particular decade, that’s what you’re going to remind me of.) The plot of the story relies heavily on the myth of Baba Yaga, discussed at length in the book. This part of the story was very interesting, and I loved the history behind this because it was so fascinating. (I’m not a history person, so making it come alive for me was a real accomplishment in itself.)

Positives: The history and the advancement of the plot were well done. I particularly liked the emphasis on the Baba Yaga myth containing the keys to saving Anastasia. I’ve always loved mythology and folklore, and I was able to enjoy the historical aspects without feeling like I was drowning in historical details. Second, I loved the way the characters’ personal struggles were just as much a part of the story as the crazy magical dilemma. The aftermath of her brother’s death (cancer, not murder) is disintegrating her family, and the way they’re dealing with that is just as important as rescuing Anastasia. The family and the life they’re living aren’t conveniently swept aside so that the magical plot line can progress. Third, the pacing was good. The book didn’t progress too fast or too slow. They got to the action points and the figure-something-out points at the right times, and the end wasn’t some crazy sequence of events that were over all of the sudden and poof! there’s the last page. You got closure, you understood what just happened. You can tell that the author is either a great outliner or planner of chapters, or had an editor who excelled at this. (I worry that if I ever release the novel trapped in my head, I will be unable to do this because I think outlines are a great idea but I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE NOVEL GOES. I have these characters and this world and I don’t know what they’re doing or how they’re doing it.)

Negatives: Even though it made the characters seem real and 2010-y, I didn’t like the constant references to “OMG!” and texting and how cute the magical hottie’s butt was. It made the characters seem so young and shallow. (<– That is such an old person sentence. I’m sorry to any younger readers I may have. It’s nothing personal Once you graduate from college, you become “old” and stuff like this starts to bother you even though you do it too. I say like. I text. It’s hypocritical and such is life.) I realize they are young and shallow, and those traits help younger readers relate to them, but good books find a happy medium and don’t alienate one group of readers to draw in another. As I’ve mentioned before, I like my fantasies set in their own little fantasy world. The idea that the very otherworldly thing that’s happening could happen in my own world doesn’t do anything for me. Second negative: I didn’t like how the author swapped between perspectives. You got chapters from Anastasia, where she’s writing letters to her family and she’s giving you the history of the downfall of the monarchy. I liked that, except the script they used to emulate her handwriting was a little difficult to read sometimes. But the author initially had you swapping between Anastasia and Anne, and then throws Ethan into the mix. I often found myself trying to remember which perspective I was in, Ethan or Anne. There was little to differentiate them except that every time Ethan had a chapter, he thought about how much he’d like to be chain-smoking, which is pretty stupid. Yes, Ms. Preble, romanticize cigarettes, by all means. Let’s raise up another generation of children who can’t BREATHE properly by the time they’re 30. In other books, this can be well done. It was moderately well done in “Shiver,” and much less well done here. I felt Ethan’s perspective didn’t make an impact, and could’ve been left out entirely. I don’t know if this is the latest “thing” in YA and everyone’s doing it because it’s proven popular, but where I once found it clever, I now find it uninspired. If both voices are distinct, sure. Go for it. But when one or both voices are rather bland? No deal.

3 stars. I enjoyed the plot and the backstory, but the characters needed some polishing and the way they presented themselves needed adjusting as well. If you like the story of Anastasia and the Romanovs, you’ll be intrigued enough to enjoy the story without all the other negatives I mentioned ruining it for you.

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Apr 01, 2010 Sami rated it 1 of 5 stars

Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are worse than being dead.

In modern-day Chicago, Anne doesn't know much about Russian history. She is more concerned about getting into a good college—unt...more Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn't. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are worse than being dead.

In modern-day Chicago, Anne doesn't know much about Russian history. She is more concerned about getting into a good college—until the dreams start. She is somewhere else. She is someone else. And she is sharing a small room with a very old woman. The vivid dreams startle her, but not until a handsome stranger offers to explain them does she realize her life is going to change forever. She is the only one who can save Anastasia. But, Anastasia is having her own dreams…

Okay, confession time: I loved the story of Anastasia Romanov when I was younger, and if I had read this book when I was in love with the story of Anastasia I would have been able to over look all that bothered me about this book. Joy Preble took a beloved story and infused fantasy and mysticism around it which really should have worked well. The idea that a modern day girl who dreams about Anastasia is asked to save her seemed a little out there, but still interesting.

However, when a lot is not explained to you at the beginning of a novel it is easy to become confused. You are asked to get to know three separate characters and narrators, and a lot is not really explained about them. Anna is a character who must save Anastasia's life, but she knows nothing about her or Russian folklore. Ethan apparently knows plenty about both subjects, but the author doesn't use him to tell the reader more about the back story which would have been greatly appreciated by a reader who remembers little and know just about as much Anna does.

As much as I enjoyed Anastasia Romanov's story I was disappointed that so much was not explained earlier into the story. The author simply expected you to know who she was. I knew the very basic facts: Anastasia's family was imprisoned and killed. Somehow a priest named Rasputin was involved in the government overthrow. Anastasia was rumored to have survived, and this is a mystery that has existed ever since. However, this was never explained at the beginning. A prologue would have been nice. Even more so I had no idea who Baba Yaga was or the fairy tale(s) connected to her. This was also not at all explained and you were simply meant to know who she was. Eventually I was too lost to care and I gave up.

Also Anastasia's letters where written in such awful font that I had to struggle just to understand what was being written. Obviously this is not the author's fault, but hint to all book publishers: If you plan on using different font to indicate handwritten letters make sure that font can be easily read.

In the end, I really wanted to like this book. I wanted to devote more time to getting into the story and understanding it, but as I have a rather large list of other books needing my attention I could not. I believe I could have loved this book more if I could have continued to devote more time to it. Still I may not have enjoyed this book there are others who loved it.(less)

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Feb 06, 2010 Lexie rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The story of the last daughter of the Romanov clan is probably one that most young girls hear at an early age. A lost princess, rumors that she survived and is in the world somewhere, and the demonic Rasputin who defied attempts to control and kill him--its a true modern fairy tale. Preble's take on the mystery and legend is unique and enthralling, mixing the few facts we know, Russian folk lore and modern day.

The inclusion of Baba Yaga, the proverbial witch in the woods of Russian folktales, wa...more

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Jan 31, 2010 Endochick rated it 5 of 5 stars

I LOVE this book! "Dreaming Anastasia" is seriously off the charts excellent! I couldn't put it down. Just like the cover says, it has magic, love, power, and dreams - and is every bit as romantic as Twilight. This is one of my favorite books of all time - and I am an avid reader!

One day, at Barnes and Noble (again with my neice), I came across "Dreaming Anastasia" (also in the Young Adult section). I've always been interested in Russian romances, the lore of Russian tales and fairytales, and R...more

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Dec 17, 2009 Arielle rated it 2 of 5 stars

I am a huge fan of anything that has to do with Anastasia, so when I spotted this book at Borders I just knew I had to read it. The premise of the whole novel was intriguing and I couldn't wait to see how Joy Preble wrote it all out. I liked reading this and I couldn't put this book down and found myself turning the pages in anticipation to see what would happen to the characters. I found this novel to be a great read ~~for the most part~~. But to every great read, there has to be some buts. To be c...more

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Oct 09, 2009 Katie rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Anne’s normal life — filled with college choices, ballet classes, and family issues — is turned upside down when mysterious stranger Ethan walks into her life. Ethan’s world revolves around Anastasia Romanov, the mystery of her disappearance, and Anne. Anne would love to ignore Ethan’s requests and presence…if it weren’t for the detailed dreams that she’s been having. Dreams that she’s pretty sure are all about Anastasia.

I really enjoyed this book. Preble expertly bl...more

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Sep 27, 2009 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Dreaming Anastasia was an enjoyable read from start to finish. So enjoyable, in fact, that it’s gotten me interested in reading more about the Romanov’s and their history. I, of course, know vague high school level details of the events but the plot in this story fictionalized elements so interestingly that I’m intrigued to find out more. This is a testament to Preble’s ability to interweave fact with fiction thus making it entirely believable that this young princess was swept away by magic to...more Dreaming Anastasia was an enjoyable read from start to finish. So enjoyable, in fact, that it’s gotten me interested in reading more about the Romanov’s and their history. I, of course, know vague high school level details of the events but the plot in this story fictionalized elements so interestingly that I’m intrigued to find out more. This is a testament to Preble’s ability to interweave fact with fiction thus making it entirely believable that this young princess was swept away by magic to live an ageless life until saved from captivity.

Speaking of magic, I appreciated that Preble didn’t bang us over the head with mysticism and magical pyrotechnics. The story was driven by compelling characters who happened also to have these forces inside them — some were for good others for evil . While magic was entirely prevalent throughout it wasn’t a caricature or some outrageously constructed series of laughable actions that people were left scratching their heads over. In this case the magic was all completely relevant and believable in the scope of the story.

The relationship between Anne and Ethan carried with it that invisible bond magic and the mission they were carrying out held over them. She with her initial skepticism over the events transpiring and the struggle to accept her role and power; he the person with all the answers for her yet measuring how to best move forward in providing them. There was just enough to push them together but also plenty to keep them just that much apart. Speaking of which, I enjoyed that Preble didn’t fall into the trap of prolonging the initial distance between the two in the hope of keeping that “who is he” mystery alive. It was clear from the beginning there was a bond and we were kept guessing for just the right amount of time before small details started to trickle out. The timing of that was very well done and kept intriguing me throughout.

The attraction between Ethan and Anne was apparent from their initial meeting. Yet, the budding love story between the young couple is chaste. I never felt like they were completely in or out of love just that they were moving more and more in the direction of figuring it all out. This, in my opinion, makes the book a good gateway for readers moving from Middle Grade to Young Adult. To further the latter point, Dreaming Anastasia is a quick read with plenty of suspense and mystery to keep readers not only interested but invested in the outcome.

The use of mystical storytelling and lore is widely used and certainly effective. The story of Baba Yaga is vivid and creatively portrayed. There is equal parts fearsome monster and sympathetic captive compelled by others to do their bidding. She quickly becomes one of those members of the cast that readers either love or love to hate. Further, the story surrounding the role she plays in Anastasia’s captivity is quite imaginative and makes one wonder if it is truly of real Russian folklore. Yet another area where readers may be compelled to do further research after completing the novel.

In the end Dreaming Anastasia is a story of love and loss on many different levels. It was a wild, fun and sweetly romantic ride.(less)

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Sep 19, 2009 Books and Literature for Teens rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, young-adult

With a mixture of paranormal fantasy, contemporary and historical fiction, Dreaming Anastasia is a magical tale of dreams, folklore, and of course, Anastasia.
I enjoyed Dreaming Anastasia not just for the unique build on the mysterious disappearance of Anastasia Romanov, but for the stunning writing and backdrops of this book. From the streets of Chicago to the forest of Baba Yaga, Preble did a fantastic job on her debut novel!
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Sep 03, 2009 Katie(babs) rated it 3 of 5 stars

When Anne and her best friend Tess attend the Sunday matinee of Swan Lake, she never expected to catch the eye of a hunky older boy who watches her all through the performance. Anne finds his staring to be very uncomfortable. What Anne doesn’t know is that her stalker, as she names him, needs her because she is the answer to a century old mystery regarding the doomed Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. The history books tell of the Romanov family being assassinated in 1918 and of the Tsar’s lost da...more When Anne and her best friend Tess attend the Sunday matinee of Swan Lake, she never expected to catch the eye of a hunky older boy who watches her all through the performance. Anne finds his staring to be very uncomfortable. What Anne doesn’t know is that her stalker, as she names him, needs her because she is the answer to a century old mystery regarding the doomed Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. The history books tell of the Romanov family being assassinated in 1918 and of the Tsar’s lost daughter, Anastasia, but the truth is that there is more here than meets the eye. Anastasia is alive and well but lost in a portal with the evil Russian witch Baba Yaga. She is trapped and Ethan Kozninsky must try and release her from Baba Yaga’s clutches and only Anne can help him.

The dreams and nightmares Anne have become too much for her to handle. For the past three years, ever since the death of her brother David from cancer, Anne keeps having the same dream where she is trapped in a cabin. She feels lonely and empty and knows that something is very wrong. Sometimes she also dreams of a girl in a white dress and an old woman sitting in front of a huge fireplace. She either wakes up crying or screaming. All she knows is that these dreams scare her. Anne longs for normalcy and tries to find it by going to school, spending her time with Tess where they talk about boys or taking ballet lessons. But life as Anne knows it will change forever when the boy she noticed at the ballet suddenly appears at her school. When he introduces himself as Ethan and touches her, she feels as if an electric jolt runs up and down her arm. There is something very strange about this Ethan and Anne will try and stay far away from him. But then she dreams of Ethan and people dying and of a girl named Anastasia.

Anne becomes obsessed with finding out all she can about the tragic circumstances surrounding this poor Russian girl who was believe to be murdered. Ethan keeps following her and Anne wants answers why she now has a strange mark on her arm where he touched her and what her dreams mean. Ethan has the answers she is looking for. Anne is part of a prophecy. Ethan is a member of an immortal Brotherhood and has been ever since he turned eighteen in 1918. Anne is the chosen one from a special bloodline that can free Anastasia from the evil Baba Yaga. He just has to figure out a way to keep Anne safe and to find the door to forest where Anastasia is located before those he thought were his friends, as well as Baba Yaga try to stop him and Anne.

Dreaming Anastasia mixes Russian history, folklore and magic in a way that will keep you riveted. Joy Preble really has written an action packed supernatural tale that teens will most certainly enjoy. I wouldn’t be surprised if most readers will feel the need to read up on the history of the Russian Romanov dynasty that has intrigued many for over a century. Joy has done a great deal of research and you can tell.

The characters of Anne and Ethan are well written and they have a nice connection with one another. Ethan is a true hero in every sense of the word and the way Anne handles this unfortunate situation she has been thrown into is very much what I would expect from a young girl her age. Anastasia is just as important as Anne and Ethan is. All three of these characters are equally important to the story. And I really enjoyed their different points of view throughout.

There is a great deal of evil at work and those who try and stop Anne and Ethan will kill them if they have to. Not only do these two have to dodge bullets, but Baba Yaga uses her powers in ways where no mortal can escape her. The twists keep coming and the feeling of having your heart in your throat along with Ethan and Anne is never ending.

I would say that Dreaming Anastasia is perfect for ages thirteen and up. The violence can be intense and scary at certain points and the language used, mainly from Ethan, is understandable given his age and maturity. It shouldn’t come as much as a shock. He does use some colorful language and even though at first I was a bit turned off by it, mainly because this is a book written for teens, I could see it fitting the character. Ethan and Anne also have great chemistry with one another and you will be rooting for them to survive and beating the bad guys.

Joy has written a spellbinding tale that history buffs will not want to pass up. The balance of magic, drama and tension is nicely done with a subtle romance that is wonderful for the teen audience.

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Aug 20, 2009 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Anne is a typical American high school student. She is more worried about what college she will get into than Russian history.

But she keeps having a strange dream over and over again. This dream is about Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tzar Nicholas. Nicholas was the last reining Tzar of Russia and his whole family was gunned down in the basement of their house.

Then in walks Ethan. He is an attractive stranger who seems to know Anne and is stalk...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

Anne keeps dreaming of Anastasia Romanov. Then she meets Ethan and he tells her that she is the one that can save Anastasia, who is trapped by Baba Yaga. But there is a danger that Ethan doesn't expect and they have to fight to save her.

I actually liked a lot about this book. The story was really interesting and stayed that way for the whole book. I liked the characters and the way their relationship slowly developed over the course of the book instead of the instalove that happens in a...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Nowheregirl rated it 2 of 5 stars

Okay. This is your typical extended-fairy-tale-modern-day-adapation that apparently flooded the fantasy genre these days...the protagonist is almost okay without a somewhat interesting story telling and everything...except for the last few pages..where a young adult novel suddenly turned into, well, a fairy tale where the antagonist suddenly had a change of heart and decided to sacrifice himself..i mean what the fuck man...you had about 100 years and now you decide you are one of the good guys??...more

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Feb 15, 2011 Kari rated it 5 of 5 stars

From my blog:

The Past
Anastasia Romanov was a daughter of the last Tsar of Russia. History tells us that the entire Romanov family was brutally massacred. But, in a strange and magical series of events, Anastasia is alive. Held captive by the evil witch Baba Yaga in an unknown hut that's in an unknown forest, she is trapped in a timeless prison where she doesn't age and cannot escape. She knows that somewhere in the future, a girl will be found that holds the key to her freedom.

The Present
Anne...more From my blog:

The Past
Anastasia Romanov was a daughter of the last Tsar of Russia. History tells us that the entire Romanov family was brutally massacred. But, in a strange and magical series of events, Anastasia is alive. Held captive by the evil witch Baba Yaga in an unknown hut that's in an unknown forest, she is trapped in a timeless prison where she doesn't age and cannot escape. She knows that somewhere in the future, a girl will be found that holds the key to her freedom.

The Present
Anne is a teenager living in Chicago. She goes to school, takes ballet lessons, and likes to hang out with her best friend - pretty normal stuff. But, when she begins having strange dreams of a girl whose family is murdered, things suddenly don't seem so normal any more. The dreams are so real and she feels a true bond to the girl. Then a mysterious (and really good-looking) guy named Ethan shows up out of nowhere. He and Anne seem to be drawn to each other but she doesn't know why. It soon becomes clear that Anne, Ethan, and Anastasia are all somehow connected.

The Past and The Present
Ethan is 18 with piercing blue eyes...his real name is Etanovich and he lived in Russia during the time of Anastasia Romanov and her family. Long ago in Russia, Ethan belonged to a secret brotherhood. As a member of this brotherhood, he took part in a magical plan that was meant to ultimately save Anastasia. He was granted immortality so that he could search through time to find the one girl that will be able to help him free Anastasia. When he meets Anne, he knows that he has finally found his partner. Now Ethan must find a way to convince her of her destiny. As Ethan and Anne begin to work together, it quickly becomes clear that they are in great danger and that things may not be going as planned.

My Thoughts
I loved this story! It has all my favorite elements - historical fiction, the young adult genre, and magical/paranormal components. The chapters are told in the alternating voices of Anastasia, Anne, and Ethan. I thought this was a wonderful way to let the story unfold. It really lets you get into the heads of each character and feel like you know more about them. I immediately fell in love with Ethan; he is this beautiful young man who wants to do the right thing. He's an old soul who just happens to be young and hot. The story moves along at a nice pace, much of which keeps you on the edge of your seat. There's lots of action and mystery. I truly never felt like there was a dull moment in the entire book. I love when a story isn't predictable and keeps you guessing on what is going to happen next. The magical folk-tale aspect of the story was so clever and different. I'm a big fan of historical fiction and I really enjoyed the tie-in of the evil witch, Baby Yaga, with the Russian Romanov family. I did not want this book to end, but I will say that I was totally happy with the way it ended. The author wrote a fantastic tale that had me totally hooked from page one and kept me mesmerized until the very last page. Loved it!

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Aug 21, 2011 Hope rated it 1 of 5 stars

This is another book that I got from my local library. The reason I picked up this book is because of the title, I love Russian history and one of my favourite time periods are the Romanov’s. I was always interested in Anastasia and her family. I also read a lot of non-fiction books, which I do not review, but this time I though it would be interesting to read some fiction about Romanov’s.

This book was not that good, first this it was written in first person and it just did not work in this cas...more This is another book that I got from my local library. The reason I picked up this book is because of the title, I love Russian history and one of my favourite time periods are the Romanov’s. I was always interested in Anastasia and her family. I also read a lot of non-fiction books, which I do not review, but this time I though it would be interesting to read some fiction about Romanov’s.

This book was not that good, first this it was written in first person and it just did not work in this case. I can not put my finger on it but it was just annoying, always reading I did this, I did that and so on. I am not sure why but majority of YA authors write in first person and from what I remember from my literature classes at he university that is a big no no. But than again this is not literature, not what we usually consider literature. I guess it is some form of literature in its own form.

Anne was a annoying character, at least in the first part of the book but in second part of the book she does get better. It was annoying that one minute she believes in what is happening to her, but than next minute she no longer believes. This kept going on throughout the first half of the book. The story about Anastasia and Baba Yaga was not well developed, for example if you are reader who is not familiar with Baba Yaga and who she is you will be lost. It would have been nice if the author told us the folk tale behind the Baba Yaga, but no author just assumes that the reader knows the story. The magic that Anne and Ethan posses was not explained how it works. There was no learning curve for Anne to learn how to use her powers. She just tries once and voila she knows how to use them.

Overall this was not that great of a read for me, it was just not working for me. Plot was poor, character development was non existent, characters were very one dimensional and folk tale of Baba Yaga was not explained. Also writing was not that great, some sentences were poorly constructed and several times I had to reread a passage to get the meaning. Also ending was very rushed and not that well constructed. Romance between Anne and Ethan also was unbelievable at the end, I think it would have been better if the book ended with them as friends and leave the romance for the next book in the series. This book had a lot of potential but it did not live up to it. I give this book 1/5 STARS.
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Feb 28, 2011 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have always had a dread fascination with the demise of the Romanov dynasty, most especially with the Crown Prince and mysterious Anastasia. For a YA novel (which I don't read much of these days, I'll admit) I enjoyed this a lot more then I thought I would. Written from three different points of view (which I found a little distracting because only two were absolutely necessary) Anastasia, Anne, and Ethan (Ethan's point of view could have been left out or combined with Anne's honestly). I think...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Camryn rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Alrighty, review time. I'm going to bore you all with a boring story as to how I came across this book. We'll it started with be misjudging how much traffic there would be on the road so I left for work maybe ten minutes earlier then I normally do, decided that since I was 30 minutes early there was no harm in browsing Barnes and Nobel for a bit so I wasn't too early. I went straight for the Teen section looking for a specific book. I found it easily enough and kept looking (even though I know t...more Alrighty, review time. I'm going to bore you all with a boring story as to how I came across this book. We'll it started with be misjudging how much traffic there would be on the road so I left for work maybe ten minutes earlier then I normally do, decided that since I was 30 minutes early there was no harm in browsing Barnes and Nobel for a bit so I wasn't too early. I went straight for the Teen section looking for a specific book. I found it easily enough and kept looking (even though I know that's a bad idea for someone like me who spends a minimum of $50 each time they go there) and I spotted this book called Anastasia Forever. It wasn't until I went to add this book to my to read shelf on Goodreads that I saw it was the third book in the series. Boy was my face red. I looked into the series and went back to get the first book, Dreaming Anastasia. I had the book for maybe two days before I decided to read it and I was barely able to put it down.
Now that I've bored you with the details as to how I came across this book, I'm going to share my thoughts with you. I loved this book. Don't ask me why, I honestly don't know.
The book starts off with Anastasia having a dream about the night of her family's murder. When she wakes she wakes to see the woman she refers to as "Auntie Yaga" sitting in a rocking chair by the fire place. She seems to be rattling off nonsense about how people think they know her but they don't. Anastasia isn't listening to her. She's still trapped in her nightmare of the night her family was killed in 1918 and the pair of giant ugly hands that swooped her away from her dying family and from the death that she was sure to meet with her family.
The story then takes to the town of Chicago, the Downtown area to be more specific, where Anne and her best friend in the whole world Tess are getting ready to take their seats at the ballet, seeing the play Swan Lake, where Anne notices someone is staring at her. She notices that he has been staring at her for a while now. Not her and Tess, just her. This creeps her out and when she mentions it to Tess she points out that the stranger is rather good looking. He appears to be around their age, maybe a bit older, with striking blue eyes and long chestnut colored hair. At intermission he has slipped away before Anne can approach him about it.
Meanwhile, Ethan knows that he's too close to Anne but he cant help himself. She is the one that he's been looking for. The one that could end his exhausting life of living forever searching for the one girl who could not only save him but save the grand duchess as well.
Once week later Anne is woken by her father who's heading out for his morning run. He tells her that she was screaming. She assures her father that she is fine and cannot recall what her dream was about. Of course she is lying. She was once again dreaming the same dream that she has been having almost every night for the last three years.
She dreams that she is not herself. She watches the story unfold but she knows that she is not her in these dreams, she is someone else. And when she interacts in the dream she is aware of that and to the fact that she is dreaming, yet she is unable to wake herself. The dream was always the same. She was trapped in a cabin, and had the felling that she had been there for a while - days, maybe even longer. She's never sure. She knows everything of that little cabin from the tiny windows, to the bed with the quilt in the corner of the room to the little doll with the the painted red lips. The same stuff she always saw with the same feeling of watching it all through a strangers eyes. The girl she was dreaming as was so lonely, that was how Anne always felt when she was her in the dreams. She just felt sad, like something brutal was done to her that was too painful to remember. Sometimes when she dreamed she was her, Anne would wake with tears running down her face.
She's had the same dream over and over for three years, but this dream had changed. The girl that she was in these dreams was dreaming. And it was a dream the girl was trying hard not to have, and they both were failing at stopping the dream. She was in a much bigger room packed with people, adults and children alike. All talking in a language Anne couldn't understand. It was obvious that they were all frightened. Suddenly the shootings began. Men in uniforms were shooting the people. She watched in horror as the people in the room were brutally murdered before her very eyes. The girl screamed and looked for an exit. Only to realize that she had nowhere to go. Until a black cloud came out of nowhere and sucked her into it. Without really thinking about it Anne -or rather the girl she was while dreaming- knew that she was staring at herself being sucked into the black cloud and taken away.
That was normally when her dream either changed or ended but this time was different all together she kept dreaming about the cabin. There was an old woman sitting by the stone fire place, rocking and sipping something from a mug. She was clearly elder and wearing a long brown dress with a black cat curled comfortably in her lap. The girl that Anne was dreaming as seemed to know her, and while she wasn't particularly happy to see her she wasn't frightened of her either.
Here is the freaking part that would scare the shit out of anyone. The old woman in the rocker glance towards them and that's when Anne and the girl separated. The old woman looked solely at Anne with those piercing dark eyes, each of her pupils were tiny skulls. When the woman smiled her teeth were made of some kind of metal, then the woman's mouth dropped and unhinged, opening wider and wider until Anne was sure the woman would swallow her whole. That's when she finally woke from the frightening nightmare. Unable to shake the nightmare from her mind, she climbs out of bed and gets read for school.
At school, with the nightmare still fresh in her mind she is in no mood to fight with a teacher that is giving her crap about the fact that her sweater is showing a little skin from the bottom. To shut the teacher up she pulls her sweater down and continues on her way to chemistry. She was about to turn into her class room when she feel something snag on her sweater. Distracted by the unexpected tug, she runs straight into a tall leather-jacketed guy that's blocking her way. When she glances up, getting ready to cuss the guy out, the words catch in her throat. It's the guy she saw at the ballet.
This is where things go way interesting. She learns that his name is Ethan Kozninsky and that he is more then 100 years old. And will continue to live until he finds the girl that can help him save Anastasia from the witch Baba Yaga, and that girl is Anne Michaelson. At first she refuses to believe him, but after seeing what he can do and eventually what she can do, she begins to see the truth in the legend.
Now all they have to do is try and find the witches hut that changes location randomly and save Anastasia before the Brotherhood finds them and kills Anne and captures Ethan. He only hopes that he's strong enough to keep them both safe.
I really enjoyed this story. Looking back on it, it seemed to be very repetitious and unmoving. For about two hundred pages it seemed like there was no progress being made in the book, but for some odd reason I cant seem to place, the story fascinated me. I don't think it was the action, the mystery, the romance, the humor, or even the small horror/thriller factor that kept me reading. More like the curiosity as to what would happen once they finally found Anastasia. Towards the end of the book I was beginning to wonder if they were ever going to find her or if I was going to have to wait for the next book to see how it all played out. If for no other reason, this kept me going.
I love books like this one. There was never a time where I wanted to put the book down and call it quits. I just had to keep reading. Lately with all the books I've been reading I've gotten bored with the story 50 pages in. I'm so grateful that this book was unlike any of the other books I've read lately and I cant wait to see where the story goes next! 5/5 stars. (less)

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May 07, 2011 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

So like I said in my bio, I am a huge historical fiction buff. I don't know if you could consider this a historical fiction, but I thought this channeled some historical background. Personally, I always believed that Anastasia was alive. Though not in the way that Joy Preble describes. This is a very creative piece of work. I think the characters were thought out as well as the plot. I really got into the story and was saddened towards the end. You truly realize all the pain and suffering the Ro...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Jessica Harrison rated it 4 of 5 stars

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At first glance, you might think, “great, another Anastasia story.” But “Dreaming Anastasia” is more than that. Though Anastasia is the title character, it’s Anne that takes center stage. These two young women, combined with Baba Yaga, of Russsian folklore fame, join together to make a trio of strong admirable characters. All of them are flawed but likeable. Even Baba Yaga, who has a reputation in fairy tales of being evil, has her merits.

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