However, it is a journey for them to truly understand just why the gods intended for them to walk the paths of life together. The romance felt very surface level and tbh, there wasn’t much to it except fulfilling the trope in the very end. Damien and Anastasia have a somewhat tumultuous initial meeting but there is some kind of connection that even at young ages they understand is important. If you know the tragedy of the Romanov's, or even if you just loved a certain film as a little girl like me, there is SO much that will strike a chord with you here.

This is a chunky 600+ page book and I flew through it like it was nothing, it held me captive for hours. I don't like to go into much detail for this book, it already is amazing and no review can do justice of it. What happens when you are faced with the version of yourself that is consumed and corrupted with power?

Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift. This is not an easy retelling following the same building blocks of an animated movie, this is a story that our hearts all want. there were too many damn characters and too many scenes that felt superfluous or overly descriptive. took me a little while to get into it, my brain does take a little longer to kick in for fantasy books, but once i was in (around halfway through) i fell for anastasia and damien! With how long this book is you'd think I'd know everything there's to know about him but even having his POVes I still feel like I don't know him.

Because,” Anna said, bending herself in half like a paperclip with no apparent discomfort, “the most beautiful things are fragile and can't last. This book tells a story from girl to adulthood, Ms Lark has told the story in such a good way that you can almost imagine this being the story. Writing and atmosphere - I've read Miss Lark's Birthright series and although they were not the best that I've read and some were better than others, it's one of the few series that I still remember so I wasn't surprised when she came up with an amazing atmosphere for Anastasia, the writing was on point, the descriptions so realistic and vivid that I felt the cold of St.So let’s leave with something positive: I did really enjoy the art throughout the book, there is like 100+ original art pieces in the book that are just fantastic (if you do the ebook make sure to read/check it out on your phone or tablet to see the images in full color).

And, this is a really thick book, so I thought that it would definitely be able to touch upon the several areas of the story. Every release she's written since I first read Stolen Heir has surpassed my expectations in some way. and Damien and Anastasia - they shared a love that burnt everlasting, the real soulmate type of love.I highlighted most of the thoughts Damien had about Anastasia, because they’re love for one another was so undying. The way that this book had crumbs of romance sprinkled over an intriguing plot made me feel all the things I felt when I read the cruel prince, so if you liked that, this might be for you! The choice seems so easy, but as you'll see in Anastasia, it is so easy to get caught up in what you could be, instead of focusing on what you SHOULD be.