Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift. Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever. Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs. Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin. While her power grows in secret, boosted by forbidden contact with Damien, Anastasia makes a mistake with terrible consequences. Fate grants her a single chance to set it right… but saving what she lost may cost everything she loves. The Lark Notes: I think what captivates us about Anastasia is our dream of what could have been. Anastasia’s death was so tragic, I wanted to give her another life. 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. This is my fantasy of the happy ending Anastasia deserved. Not because she was a Romanov, but because she was a human. I want all of you to have the happy ending you deserve – it’s why I love writing romance. --Sophie “Anastasia” is an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance. It is intended for mature readers and contains spicy scenes not suitable for all.
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0 0Monster of a book, but definitely worth it.
This is the story of Anastasia. Not quite the story we're used to. But there are some familiar elements. Except in this version, Anastasia gets her happily ever after.
We begin this tale with Young Anastasia and we watch her grow up as the daughter of the Tsar. She realizes that her father's reign over Russia may not be ... the best. She meets and falls in love with a Cossack boy named Damien. And the two of them realize that their fates are somehow connected. Then there's Rasputin. We all know about him. "We thought he was a holy man" - from both the animated film and this book. Yeah, Rasputin still up to his murderous shenanigans.
Be prepared for a long journey when you start this. It's fun at times. Emotional at others. But also pretty dark. You'll laugh and cry and fall in love with the beauty of the love Anastasia and Damien have for each other and the miracles that happen because of it. Not quite 5 stars, but pretty close. I rarely give 5 stars, but I think in this case, I can bump it up.
Oh, and kudos to the illustrator! The illustrations were gorgeous and really added to the story.
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