The Witches of St. Petersburg: A Novel | 
pickIn this tweaking of history, two Montenegrin princesses who have married into the Romanov circle also sometimes practice witchcraft. They use this to bring Rasputin to St Petersburg to help the czarina and themselves. I really liked this one, which is great on audio.
pickI really whipped through the first three hundred pages of this and loved it. I still enjoyed the last one hundred and fifty pages but it was a bit more slow for me. It was a great topic and such an interesting period in history.
Thank you so much @MaleficentBookDragon for the fantastic #basicwitchswap box!! I am very much looking forward to trying out some of these candle spells and absolutely love the broom pen (everyone will be so jealous at work tomorrow). 🖤🕸💜
Prologue: someone cuts Rasputin‘s toenails and puts the clippings in a box.
😐
You have my attention.
pickA good book if your interested in the Russian era of the last Tzar and Rasputin.
Some parts of the book are in quite a bit gross and the descriptions of sex with rasputin are both more graphic than I was expecting and kinda stomach churning.
A bit long winded at times and a few too many typos left in the book.
so-soI thought this was going to be more "literary" than it was - though, having read a fair few lukewarm reviews, I'm not sure why. I found it to be considerably less than the sum of its parts ... a lot of promise that goes largely & disappointingly unrealized. The writing is superficial, the characters shallow, the plot manages to be both over-long & insubstantial, the narrative repetitive. For me, the historical period... cont. in comments
Starting this one this evening. With thanks to #netgalley for this book.
#wanderingjune @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB #russians An interesting historical fiction about two sisters who try to move up in the Russian court by befriending the Tsarina and introducing her to some guy named Rasputin...not sure if he‘s important to Russian history or anything 😉
panNope. Not my cup of tea. I couldn‘t have cared less about these characters had I tried.
This book is draaaaaaaging. Another few more chapters and then I‘m bailing. I‘ve given up having to finish a book. Not enough time and too many books!
Afternoon reading with wine.
Post night shift reading in the sunshine. Finally, spring is here.
Evening reading before bed.
bailedJust can't get into this book right now, I'm finding the story not in keeping with my concept of what the story is trying to convey. I can't say it's awful, it's just not something I care to continue reading.
@Lynnsoprano @Melissa_J you might find it something you like but it's a meh to me right now
Since this has to be returned in 5 days, I'll read it next I guess. Several other books are calling my name too, it's so hard to decide!!!
pick🌟🌟🌟.5/5
For this dark and magical read full of Romanov history!
This book is available January 22nd. It started off slow and I almost dnf it but I stayed the course and it picked up. I don't read a ton of historical fiction and I don't think this particular time in history really does it for me. But the writing was really good and I enjoyed the characters in it. And the supernatural elements.
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1. "They hammered on the entrance to the palace, pounding with their fists."
2. 435
3. Buddhanasasanan
4. Militza
5. Blue
6. Historical Fiction
7. First = sharply Last = energy
8. White and red
9. I. E. J.
10. No
11. 2019
12. None
This sounds interesting.
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