nadia | notabookshelf’s Reviews > Romanov > Status Update

oh how i WISH i were the nadia at the 17% of this book read, delighted and excited. the nadia that finished this book is frustrated, confused, and sad that despite the author's claims of spending a significant part of her life immersed into russian culture, this book failed to provide the authentic russian experience that it could have. i'm wroting the review now, will probably be spoiler-y, and hopefully up tonight.

just wanted to point out how unrealistic alexei's condition is described here. it is a work of fiction, yes, but the author specifically chose real historical figures as her characters, with real documented conditions. unfortunately, it is something i can't forgive the wrong portrayal of. you can't just twist and turn it if you specifically chose to have it in your story in the first place.

first off how sad is that i'm reading a book on nye? yeah i know. my sister is watching car review videos though, so. ANYWAY this book just took a turn and got so bizzare that i'm honestly undhure what to think. the vague theme of personal offence that i'm somehow feeling since around 20% mark is still going on btw

starting to doubt some things but it's still engaging enough to keep going. my main complaints are on the factual side of things, and i'll expand on that in my review. in short, it's pretty hard to ignore everything that i know of the events rewritten here to completely dismiss the inaccuracy. quite frustrating at times.

this book is not what i expected, but definitely everything i wanted it to be. it almost reads as a russian to english translation; the characters are handled with respect to their culture, meaning the author did her reaserch and it shows. wow. this is just. so good