Organized into a baker’s dozen of delicacies (and the adventures they inspired) that will tempt readers’ appetites, Paris, My Sweet is something to savor. It’s about how the search for happiness can be as fleeting as a sliver of cheesecake and about how the life you’re meant to live doesn’t always taste like the one you envisioned. Paris, My Sweet is a personal and moveable feast that’s a treasure map for anyone who loves fresh cupcakes and fine chocolate, New York and Paris, and life in general. Part love letter to New York, part love letter to Paris, and total devotion to all things sweet. Published by Sourcebooks on February 1, 2012 Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas Have you read any Anastasia/Russian spin-offs that you like? I love the time period and the rich culture and history, but there’s not many books out there that tackle this subject matter. And I’m SO sad, because I was really looking forward to an awesome Anastasia retelling. If you’re going to use a script font for 6 pages, at least pick one that’s easy to read. My eyes hurt by the end of every letter and I counted the pages to see how long my agony would last. Haha.Īnd maybe it’s the graphic designer in me, but I could not stand the font that was used for the text of Anastasia’s letters to her family. It’s for this reason that I just don’t have much to say about it. I was left confused, but at the same time I had no motivation to stick with the series. Yes, there’s a sequel, but you need to be given enough information to want to continue with the next book. Some of the character relationships had no closure. I mean, the book is quite a page-turner but then it just ends. I feel like the entire book was building up to an anti-climactic ending. It did not live up to its potential, though. Dreaming Anastasia’s storyline is quite strong.

The history of the Romanov family has always intrigued me ever since I watched the animated movie when I was a little girl. I love history and legends, and this book sounded very unique and exciting to me. She is the only one who can save Anastasia. The vivid dreams startle her, but not until a handsome stranger offers to explain them does she realize her life is going to change forever. And she is sharing a small room with a very old woman. She is more concerned about getting into a good college-until the dreams start. In modern-day Chicago, Anne doesn't know much about Russian history. When she wakes up she discovers that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are worse than being dead. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. What really happened to Anastasia Romanov?Īnastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Paranormal Published by Sourcebooks on September 1, 2009

Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble