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Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick
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Reading Progress

Started Reading
March 1, 2015 – Finished Reading
December 27, 2015 – Shelved
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: a-failed-romance
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: a-fine-romance
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: actual-chaste-romance-in-ya
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: alternate-history
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: as-it-began
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: because-magic
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: because-princesses
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: beware-of-mary-sue
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: bookful-of-idiots
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: but-the-cover-was-pretty
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: crazy-train
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: dark-haired-hero
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: disneyitis
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: fantasy
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: fops-and-fools
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: good-idea-gets-lost
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: grey-eyed-hero
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: heartthrobs-and-heroes
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: historical-fantasy
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: how-very-original
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: kings-and-queens
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: isn-t-that-convenient
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: let-s-talk-about-poverty
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: let-s-talk-about-war
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: mother-russia
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: nice-christian-kids
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: redheaded-female-entity
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-great-fantasy-road-trip
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-great-historical-road-trip
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-city
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-plains
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-snow
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-tepidarium
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: the-woods
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: this-is-not-a-love-triangle
December 29, 2015 – Shelved as: what-do-you-mean-there-s-no-sequel
February 15, 2016 – Shelved as: romanovs
August 15, 2018 – Started Reading
September 3, 2018 –
page 8
2.44% "Rasputin...[had] powers...old-world charms and words uttered in a whisper.

Doesn't the phrase "old-world" imply that the speaker is from the Western Hemisphere? In order to have an "Old World," don't you need a "New World" to compare it with? Or is this just me?"
September 4, 2018 –
page 13
3.96% "[Alexei] had grown so tall over the last year, more and more like his father every day.

Um...Tsar Nicholas II was about 5'6". IRL, Alexei was killed at the age where boys grow a lot, and he was his dad's size or a bit taller at the time of his death. He and his sisters Tatiana and Maria inherited their height from their MOM. Google is your friend, Ms. Patrick."
September 5, 2018 –
page 61
18.6% ""Do you suppose the Romanovs are safe in the Alexander Palace?"

Wouldn't a loyal subject refer to them as the Imperial Family or Their Majesties or something along those lines?"
September 6, 2018 –
page 151
46.04% ""I worked in a hospital ward with Olga Romanov for months. I can set [a broken arm]."

That's Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova to you, missy."
September 8, 2018 –
page 240
73.17%
April 24, 2019 – Finished Reading
May 7, 2019 –
page 327
99.7% "RTC"

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