Nadine (23dollars) - reviewed on 6/2/2016 + 432 more book reviews

I read THE BRONZE HORSEMAN as a buddy read in my online book club, The Reading Cove ~ and it's the fastest I've ever read 810 pages in my life!!

The passion. The love. The layered character development! Tatiana and Alexander and WWII Leningrad come to life so vividly! It's deep, rich and compelling. I could hardly put it down! I even read some scenes over and over again, while at other times I was SO eager to know how things would turn out (the suspense was practically drying out my throat!) that I skipped ahead a few times, then went back to read everything properly.

There were several LOL moments when I actually put the book down and could. not. stop. laughing. for minutes at a time!

However, on the downside (and yes, there is one), the main thing that annoyed me was the repetition of some of the themes; to say it was excessive is an understatement - it was beyond beyond! The progression of the war dragged on WAY too long - just 'same stuff different day'...however, the passion and depth of this sweeping saga trumps every. single. one. of its shortcomings!

So while at its heart a love story, THE BRONZE HORSEMAN is so much more than only that. It's an epic tale of sacrifice and survival, family loyalty and devotion, and the miraculous beauty of true love managing to shine through the dank putridness of WWII. What's more? You can feel the author's passion woven into every line!

A-. If you haven't read this one yet...what are you waiting for?

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