by J. Nelle Patrick
I imagine a conversation went like this when pitching this book: Publisher: Well, Ms. Patrick the Russian Revolution idea is interesting. But we have to have something to compare it with. Patrick: Why? Publisher: New trend in YA. Everything has to be compared to something else. Patrick: Li...
If I were to make a list of books that I was greatly disappointed by before I even finished half of it, this would be high on the list. Granted, the main reason why it took so long for me to finish was because I took out an ebook copy from the library to read during my vacation, during which I had h...
*sigh*I have a long-standing love for reading/learning about Russia, including the Russian Revolution. Therefore I was arguably excited to get my hands on this novel and dive into the world of early 1900s Russia. Unfortunately, the book failed on pretty much every level.First of all, the main charac...
I love how J. Nelle Patrick revives Russia, the splendour and the chaos, you can even breathe tension, but I think Nelle's words on the author's note are perfect to describe it all "Every line in Tsarina leads to a single truth: that when you forget that those you disagree with are people, not ju...
It is the author's parting words that just killed me, 'When you forget that those you disagree with are people, not just your faceless opposition, you don't end up proving who is right or wrong. You end up with a body count.' The way she's laid both sides out- what either side of the divide was fee...
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