Immediately after finishing: Just spent 20 minutes browsing Wikipedia, amazed that many of the characters in this book are real people. Gotta give the author props for her historical research.This book was probably closer to 3.5 stars, but the historical content and the Russian setting, made it st...
Looking for some fun in a historic setting? The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges should be enough to settle in for a quick enough ride for a bored reader, but underneath its surface is a decent, paranormal story that could’ve had more.Katerina is a young woman living in old Russia with a dangerous s...
4.5/5 I always approach authors writing about Russia or Russians with great trepidation, because there are very few of them who really know what they are talking about. The majority is happy with dancing bears and rivers of vodka. Robin Bridges, on the other hand, I loved!I know a lot of people comp...
I enjoyed reading this book set in Russia during a time when modern medicine is overtaking the old superstitions and traditional thinking.Our heroine is Katerina, a minor member of royalty. There are two courts one light and the other dark. The book doesn't say so until near the end that her family ...
You guys know how I love mythology and I must admit that before reading The Gathering Storm, I'd never read anything about Russian mythology. And it's full of awesome!! I mean, really, I'm not really a big fan of vampires as a mythological creature, but they have these AND a bogatyr!! They have the ...
Robin Bridges debut was one that I definitely wasn't expecting. The summary had caught my eye and I'd wanted to check it out, but I just wasn't sure how I'd feel about it. Well, I can say that she caught my attention and I want to know more!Katerina Alexandrovna is a royal debutante in 1888 Russia a...
I wanted to love this so much! Imperial Russia? Necromancy? Dark Magic? You had me at hello! Unfortunately, this is a 2 star book for me.The setting, folklore, and history have all been well researched and it shows. The paranormal aspects are fascinating and fit naturally within the story, eve...
Set in a time of Russia where the old, superstitions and folklore clash and give away to the new of science and new medicines. The Dark and Light court serve the tsar as old forces that were once banished arise anew, stronger with a young woman Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg deals with ...
Russian in the late 19th century...the land of the Romanovs, the Winter Palace, Faberge...not to mention vampires, faeries and necromancers. 16 year old Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg isn't interested in balls or making a marriage to a handsome, rich Royal - she wants to become a doctor...
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