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The Smoke Thieves

Sally Green

7.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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**The first book in the new historical fantasy series from the author of Half Bad** A princess, a...

Book Divas (227 KP) rated Romanov in Books

Jun 7, 2019

Romanov

Nadine Brandes | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.8

(6 Ratings)

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Completely Captivated

From the time I heard this book was coming out I just knew I had to read it. I will tell you that I lived Anastasia's life while reading this book and that's in part to the author's creative writing style. I found myself caught up in all of the emotional turmoil and upheaval that the entire family went through and I cried with the losses that occurred within this storyline. The blending of historical facts with fantasy kept me captivated until I turned the very last page. I quite honestly did not want the book to end and will reread this book. I really wonder how Anastasia's life would have turned out if she hadn't been murdered and this author gave me a glimpse of what could have been.

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Book Divas (227 KP) Jun 7, 2019

Kudos

Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated 47 Ronin (2013) in Movies

Jun 14, 2019

47 Ronin (2013)

2013 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

6.5

(17 Ratings)

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Entertaining

I've read reviews of this movie and they mostly were not good. I honestly don't know why. Perhaps people were trying to take it too seriously? Anyway, I enjoyed it very much. A fun fantasy story filled with magic, monsters, samurai and of course, sword fights. I have always enjoyed samurai movies(Seven Samurai is my absolute favorite). This one was just a lot of fun. The acting and cinematography were well done and the story flowed nicely. Plenty of intense action and it even had a love story. Didn't have the happiest of endings but not all movies do. Supposedly based on a historical group of samurai in Japan but, of course, with some great fantastical story telling weaved throughout. This one is definitely worth a watch!