As a small example: the author confuses the poor woman Anna Petrovna — the daughter of Peter the Great who died at the tender age of 20 💀 and was never even a Russian empress in the first place, with Anna Ioannovna (who was indeed an Emperess: a weird mix of something unhingedly merry and cruel in her personality), and SLANDERED the innocent woman who didn't even do anything wrong during her short lifetime, poor thing.

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PGEgaHJlZj0iL2Fic3MvdGhmZS1icm9rZW4tZWxmLWtpbmcta2luZ3Mtb2YtYXZhbGllci1ib29rLTItbGVpYS1zdG9uZS8iPlRoZSBCcm9rZW4gRWxmIEtpbmcgW0tpbmdzIG9mIEF2YWxpZXIsIEJvb2sgMl0gLSBMZWlhIFN0b25lPC9hPg== And that is definitely what you'll find here. Rich historical fantasy with clever and unique magic. Characters that grow and evolve naturally with the life circumstances thrown at them. And a romance that will make you ache. People who know Russian history don't need that much of a recap, especially from an uncomprehending amateur, and people who don't - kinda don't expect it to be that fake deep. We came here for fantasy romance with historical setting, not lectures on history. This book is not a retelling of any other Anastasia story. It’s set in 1919 in a world similar to ours, but with magic. My next series will be a vampire family saga set in the modern version of that same world. It’s because of our dream of what we wish she could have been. What we wish Russia could have been.It hurts because we love him. That's the balance of life, hard as it is to accept. A heart open to joy is a heart vulnerable to sorrow. There's no family without loss, no love without pain.” B) Some changes were useless, seemed almost like mistakes. Like a Romanov ancestor - Anna Petrovna. Described as a cruel, sadistic, murdering empress, was actually just Peter the Geat's daughter, who never even succeeded the throne and died at 20. Who she was really talking about was Petrovna's cousin, Anna Ioannovna. there's only one way to describe Damien and Anastasia's relationship in the beginning - passionate. they almost gave me whiplash after reading about them for a hot minute or two. An American woman came through with all the receipts, all the answers. 🫂🙏🏻 Wow. Universal love. 🙏🏻 Peace. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Someone give her a Noble Prize she deserves. Do the men I've just described LOOK LIKE they'd appreciate their woman sleeping around or cheating on them💀 I'm sure it happened, it happens everywhere, but for it to be accepted among the community and talked about so brazenly, almost proudly? Nah my guy.

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Characters - Starting off with the characters, we follow Anastasia throughout her life, from 11yo to her early twenties I think, it wasn't mentioned how old exactly was she when the book ended and with that plot twist at end I'm not sure. Those who never face something that could break them will never know the satisfaction of finding yourself whole and triumphant on the other side." Love is always magic. It's not rational, it doesn't follow any law. You can't make rules for it, you can't forbid it. You can't even make it disappear within yourself. It's alive like all magic, and it wants to change you.” The book was sold by Lark herself as a “Spicy fantasy retelling of Anatasia” the animated movie. I thought, “Yeah, cool, sounds really cool, the spicy retellings I’ve read were kinda meh but people love Lark on TikTok so this is going to be fun!” a lot of it was character growth, not just of Anastasia, but so many people. i mean, we're talking about a span of roughly ten years here. so many people came and went, and lives were changed. altered.This is the least exciting reveal I have ever read in my entire life. I actually had to put my Kindle down and screamed "NO!!!!!". I scared my cat. I wanted her in that house more than I wanted myself in it. I’d rather be her ghost than have her be mine again.

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This entire plot was kind of hard for dumb me to wrap my head around at times, and yes I mentioned it was slow before but at the same time it was also fast?? Anastasia is unlike any book Sophie Lark has ever written. Don't go into it expecting the same things you get from the spicy mafia or dark romance you're used to from her, because you may disappointed if you have that expectation. That being said, this story doesn't need a faster pace or the higher heat level. It's a captivating, well written, enchanting, intriguing, romantic, and beautiful masterpiece exactly as it is. The ones we love aren't lost to us forever. Love endures past anything else. It's the strongest energy in the universe. It changes and flows, but can never be destroyed.”If we don’t criticize books for being long, boring and mediocre we get books like Anastasia by Sophie Lark that feels like a fast cash grab, done without much research and nuance. Anastasia” is an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance. It is intended for mature readers and contains spicy scenes not suitable for all. Another thing, I wouldn't consider this is a romance fantasy book first. I feel like it was more of historical fantasy romance, which I love and was fine with either way. Just keep that in mind while going in.

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secondly... there were too many damn characters and too many scenes that felt superfluous or overly descriptive. it's clear that sophie lark really enjoyed being in this setting and probably did some research and formed her own attachment to the real life story she wanted to fictionalize. but as a reader, i felt like i was swimming upstream a lot of the time. drowning in name after name of characters that i assume won't be important later on down the road because this is a romance... right? Sophie you killed it with this book, you took your writing to an other level. I can't wait for your other fantasy books<3 Because,” Anna said, bending herself in half like a paperclip with no apparent discomfort, “the most beautiful things are fragile and can't last. That's what makes them precious when we have them.” And I was caught up in a Mystical man's spell who seems to have all the answers. Who has miracles flowing from his hands but blood on his lips. He drew me in even when the shiver down my spine never fully went away. He's charming and charismatic and too good to be true for a desperate family. A family who seems to have all the power in the world but can't save one precious son...

that is so completely true. 😭 and in this context it was so beautiful because it gave Anastasia hope, hope for the future, hope for the kingdom, hope for Damien. Fair warning though.... I am not a historian so do your own research. And feel free to correct me with plausible resources if I am wrong. This story is everything you could imagine. A story of a second chances. A story of fighting for your family. A story of the bonds of family and how you go to every length you can to protect them. A story of finding yourself and becoming the best and strongest version of yourself. It is a story of Anastasia. But, there is no Anastasia without Damien.