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A review by booksbydorothea
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C.W. Gortner
4.0
4.5 stars
I received an ARC of "THE ROMANOV EMPRESS" from NetGalley for an honest review. I wish to thank NetGalley, Ballantine Books, and C. W. Gortner for the opportunity to read this book.
This book has me from the very beginning. I have read several biographies and historical novels on the Romanov family and found this book helped fill a lot of the gaps. Yes, I understand that this was a fictionalized historical novel, but the insight that the author had including a tremendous amount of research made it all ring very true to me. I now would like to read a book about Tsarina Alexandra (Alicky) to see HER viewpoint, but the viewpoint of the Dowager Emperess Maria (Minnie) was fascinating. Plus, it answered so many questions about how so much of the European royalty is so closely related.
The author has a lovely writing style with a beautiful use of words including the native languages of the characters. This is the first book that I have read by him and I look forward to reading more of his books. Honestly, I could not believe that the author was male because he was so intuitive and insightful into the mind of Minnie - he really understood how a woman ticks.
DEFINITE recommend. Especially for anyone who loves European history, the Romanovs, or just a really good book!! 4.5 stars
I received an ARC of "THE ROMANOV EMPRESS" from NetGalley for an honest review. I wish to thank NetGalley, Ballantine Books, and C. W. Gortner for the opportunity to read this book.
This book has me from the very beginning. I have read several biographies and historical novels on the Romanov family and found this book helped fill a lot of the gaps. Yes, I understand that this was a fictionalized historical novel, but the insight that the author had including a tremendous amount of research made it all ring very true to me. I now would like to read a book about Tsarina Alexandra (Alicky) to see HER viewpoint, but the viewpoint of the Dowager Emperess Maria (Minnie) was fascinating. Plus, it answered so many questions about how so much of the European royalty is so closely related.
The author has a lovely writing style with a beautiful use of words including the native languages of the characters. This is the first book that I have read by him and I look forward to reading more of his books. Honestly, I could not believe that the author was male because he was so intuitive and insightful into the mind of Minnie - he really understood how a woman ticks.
DEFINITE recommend. Especially for anyone who loves European history, the Romanovs, or just a really good book!! 4.5 stars