by Eva Stachniak
Solid reading! Having read this as a stand alone, I did not feel like I missed anything by not reading The Winter Palace, though I will be reading it at some point. I do feel like I learned a great deal about Catherine the Great. I knew that she could be shrewd, but I can understand why for the mos...
A novel of Catherine the Great book 2Based on Catherine’s memoirs, this second novel seems more of a literary novel than anything else. Its approach is quite daunting and has less of a straightforward narrative than “The Winter Palace” had. Told through a series of vignettes that shift back and fort...
I am having the worst luck with books right now. I put aside a bad book to pick up this book. About fifty pages into this book, I had to put it aside. This book was not good. It wasn't completely abysmal and that is why it's getting two stars instead of only one. Eva Stachniak's previous book [b:The...
I have not yet read The Winter Palance, but I just added it to my Amazon cart to pick up with my next batch of books. Eva Stachniak just may be getting added to my "but everything she writes" list. Her writing was caprivating and very descriptive without going too far and giving too much. The court ...
Empress of the Night is not the best choice for readers looking to learn more about Catherine the Great for the first time. While the focus of the story is on Catherine, her numerous lovers, and the influences they each had on her policies and military machinations, the actual policies and military ...
This is a historical novel, narrated by Catherine the Great, who is remembering her life while having the stroke that would kill her, in 1796. She remembers coming to Russia at 14, to be inspected by the Empress Elizabeth as a prospective wife for her heir presumptive, Peter, a mentally unstable...
Catherine the Great is the most famous female tsar in Russia's history - and one of the most famous female rulers in all of world history, as well. Her fame is well-deserved: Catherine expanded the Romanov empire and accomplished far more than anyone expected a "mere woman" to, not to mention that h...
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