The bronze horseman - Book review
The bronze horseman
Author: Paullina Simons
Genre: Historical fiction, romance
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― John Green,
This quote perfectly describes how I felt after Reading the bronze horseman. I have given it 5 stars and if I could I'd give it all the stars in the galaxy because it is such a great book. It is a historical romance novel. It was an unputdownable read for me. I felt so connected with the characters and it felt like I was living the moments, the pain and everything else the characters were going through.
After finishing the bronze horseman I felt so empty and exhausted. Mind you if you are planning to read The Bronze Horseman be prepared to be drained and get ready to experience emotions you thought you never had. It will give you memories that will stay with you forever. It is a kind of book that you can never unread. Russia will no longer be just another country and you'll be going crazy looking for all the places mentioned in the book to visit. You'll get so emotionally attached to the places and anytime someone will mention Russia you'll always think of Leningrad, lake Ilmen, lake Ladoga, Lazarevo, Kirov, the summer garden and the hermitage.
These places will haunt you forever.
What is the book about?
The bronze horseman is the first book in the The bronze horseman triology. It is historical fiction romance novel set in Russia during WWII.
Our main characters Tatiana Metanova is a 16 year old girl living in Leningrad with her family and Alexander who is a red army officer. but Alexander is not what he seems. He is playing a dangerous game that can get him killed. He has a dark past that is as complicated as it can be.
The book is about two people falling in love at the wrong place and the wrong time. Their love faces difficulties at every step and wont come easy to them. It is a heart wrenching story which will leave you drained and emotionally unstable. This book is about Loyalty, Friendship, sisterhood, Betrayal, Love and survival.
Our main characters Tatiana Metanova is a 16 year old girl living in Leningrad with her family and Alexander who is a red army officer. but Alexander is not what he seems. He is playing a dangerous game that can get him killed. He has a dark past that is as complicated as it can be.
The book is about two people falling in love at the wrong place and the wrong time. Their love faces difficulties at every step and wont come easy to them. It is a heart wrenching story which will leave you drained and emotionally unstable. This book is about Loyalty, Friendship, sisterhood, Betrayal, Love and survival.
Favourite quotes:
"Good-bye, my moonsong and my breath, my white nights and golden days, my fresh water and my fire. Good-bye, and may you find a better life, find comfort again and your breathless smile, and when your beloved face lights up once more at the Western sunrise, be sure what I felt for you was not in vain. Good-bye and have faith, my Tatiana.”
"Not bombs nor my broken heart can take away from me walking barefoot with you in jasmine June through the Field of Mars"
A scene that haunts me:
"No! he wanted to cry out. No, Tania, please come back. What can I leave her with, what can I say, what one word can I leave with her, for her? What one word for my wife?
"Tatiasha," Alexander called after her. God, what was the curator's name...?
She glanced back.
"Remember Orbeli-”
Do I recommend this book?
Yes yes yes! a thousand times yes. I can go on and on about how perfect this book is. A must read.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
No doubt The bronze horseman is a great book which has given me life long memories and experiences that will stay with me forever.
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