Tatiana and Alexander

This did not need to be a 500+ page book. There were a lot of flashbacks to The Bronze Horseman and flashbacks to Alexander's life before the war that caused the story to drag a bit. I almost didn't finish it but I needed to know what happened with Tatiana and Alexander. By the end, I was glad it was over. From reading reviews of the third book, I don't think I'll be finishing this series.

I absolutely loved the beginning! I enjoyed the flashbacks that give us more insight into Alexander's story before he and Tatiana meet in the first book. Even though they are apart, I still enjoy the love story that is Tatiana and Alexander!

The middle left me frustrated. It tended to drag on forever and make me wonder what kind of love story would spend hundreds of pages on everything but ROMANCE or feelings of LOVE. I seriously wanted to claw Tatiana's eyes out every time she contemplated dropping her son off with the nearest stranger or putting a bullet through her head. If she even remotely believed that Alexander was dead, what reason did she have to live?? Apparently their son was not reason enough ...

The end was the familiar romance against all odds, and it was fantastic.