I've discussed my love for all things Russian, so I had high hopes for this book. Imperial Russia, zombies, I was in love! I got a little worried while reading the book. There were some slow points, but they did pick up! Zombies/undead were brought up pretty soon. We learn about how Katerina first g...
The history of Russia has always intrigued me and I have long enjoyed both non-fiction and fictional tales on the region. The Gathering Storm could have been quite successful, although perhaps in the hands of someone like Ilona Andrews (actually Russian no less). The concept of paranormal creatures ...
There is a giveaway here for this book and a few others:http://www.bibliopunkk.net/2013/04/april-mini-giveaway.htmlGiveaway ends 5/15/2013. Come enter!-----------------------------------------The Gathering Storm is a Young Adult debut novel by Robin Bridges. I tried to read it in 2011, made it 100 p...
Ok here's the thing. This book had promise. It really did. That's why I gave it a three. However, the book read like this:Ruh Roh I have this power which is scary and I'm gonna complain and not use it, unless it's completely accidental - okay and maybe that ONE time, throughout the whole book becaus...
Check out this review on our blog!1.5 STARSREVIEWHonestly, this book didn't do it for me. I've never really been a fan of books that involve a bajillion different characters. I also didn't know that there were a gazillion different ways to call royalty's attention. This book, mainly the plot and cha...
I loved this book - it is a wonderful mix of fantasy, paranormal and romance. Anyone who enjoys any or all of these things will definitely like this story.Katerina grew up with a gift/curse for waking the dead. She made a point to keep this a secret and never told anyone about it but somehow, peop...
2.5 stars.It was all right. I liked it more than not and the whole necromancer in 1800's Russia was what got me to pick it up in the first place. But elements were often cliched or not explained. The Dark Court and the Light Court were, obviously, quite original with interesting names. They were nev...
This is the first e-book I checked out from the library using my new library card! Here is the summary from the publisher:St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret: she can raise ...
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