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Ketutar Jensen
Feb 04, 2019 rated it it was amazing
I liked it a lot.

There were certain parts I would have done differently... for example, it would have been better if the household had taught Anna what the house spirits were and how to honor them... but then the book would not have been the same.
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Lucinda
Apr 12, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
A wonderfully lyrical book - looking forward to the next one!
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Leslie Jones
Sep 24, 2018 rated it really liked it
I have to say I loved hearing the Russian names and accents, even though I was so confused who was who and where was where at the beginning. A wonderful fantasy and strong character development. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to finish the trilogy. ...more
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Jason McKinney
Nov 20, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
This is a good novel that is well written and certainly deeply researched. Parts of it really sing and then others are bogged down by lengthy exposition. You can tell this is due to the fact that it's the first in a trilogy and so the plot is being stretched out as much as possible, or at least it seemed that way to me. I liked the character of Vasya and would be interested to see where her adventures lead her but I'm not sure I want to take the plunge if the other novels are this drawn out. ...more
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Agatha Donkar Lund
Oct 08, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy-and-scifi, 2017, retellings, fiction
A delight Russian fairy tale retelling.
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Jocelyn
Apr 09, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Liz
Dec 16, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ni-group-read, 2018-book-list
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Maudaevee
May 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Sandy
Sep 13, 2017 rated it really liked it
Adrienne
Jul 23, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Christine
Oct 08, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fireside-reading, audio-library
Kesha
Oct 12, 2017 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Nov 03, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: gca-17
Maudaevee
Mar 15, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Catherine
May 25, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2018
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Shannan
Nov 26, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Anne
Feb 02, 2018 marked it as to-read
Donna
Apr 04, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Darcy
Dec 10, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kellie Brabec
Dec 23, 2018 marked it as to-read
Amy
Jan 01, 2019 marked it as abandoned
Heather
Jun 28, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: kindle-version, own
Abbi
Nov 06, 2019 marked it as to-read
Sarah Lewis
Nov 13, 2019 marked it as to-read
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