Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Magic,
Immortality, Anastasia, Baba Yaga
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Back Cover: Anastasia Romanov, the
daughter of the last Tsar of Russia. Is believed to be dead by the world. But
she is alive, and when she sleeps, she dreams… Anne Michaelson doesn’t know
much about Russian history: she is more worried about getting into a good
college. But then the dreams start… In her dreams Anne is somewhere else. She
is someone else. The dreams seem as real as her waking life, and they terrify
her. Then a stranger offers to explain them – a boy whom by all appearances is
her age. He claims he has been waiting for someone who can help save Anastasia.
And through him, Anne sees: you don’t need to be imprisoned to be trapped.
This is the first book in the Anastasia series. Many people
have been interested with the princess Anastasia. This is a new take on the
story adding in a fairy tale of Baba Yaga. Anne who is a girl who doesn’t quite
believe in any of this at first grows in her own right. Ethan comes into her
life and tries to explain things to her. They grow very close in a short time
period. I found this was a great mix of storytelling. It is very imaginative
and I liked it. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series, Haunted.
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
ISBN: 1402218176
Pages: 320
Series: Anastasia
Volume: 1
