Review: Royally Romanov

 

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In this charming modern day retelling of the 1956 classic Anastasia, a museum curator falls for a mysterious man who may or may not be a long lost heir to Russia’s imperial Romanov dynasty.

Finley Abbot is organizing the most prestigious art exhibit of her career at the Louvre museum—a retrospective of art from the House of Romanov. But the sudden appearance of Maxim Romanov threatens to turn her into the biggest laughingstock of the art world. When she finds herself falling in love, she realizes there’s even more at stake than her career. How can she trust a man with her whole world when he can’t remember a thing about his past?

After suffering a violent blow to the head, Maxim’s only clue to his identity is a notebook containing carefully researched documentation in his own handwriting indicating that he is the sole surviving descendant of the Grand Duchess Anastasia, previously thought dead in the murder of her family during Russia’s Bolshevik revolution. His struggle to put the mysterious pieces of his past back together leads him to Finley. At first, she’s convinced Maxim is nothing but a con artist. But there’s something undeniably captivating about the beautiful, brooding man who claims to be searching for his identity—something Finley can’t quite bring herself to resist. When he reveals a secret about one of the imperial Fabergé eggs in the collection, she accepts he may actually be telling the truth. But as soon as Finley and Maxim act on their feelings for one another, Maxim is confronted with evidence that calls into question everything he’s begun to believe about himself.

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: July 2017

Mature content: yes

Review: I've had this book on my reading list for years, I don't even remember exactly when I got it. Somehow it was forgotten for a long time, but recently I've been sorting through the list and trying to reduce it a bit, and decided to give Royally Romanov a try. 

And I loved it. Yes, it's a retelling of an old story. Yes, it's kind of predictable. But it's also a book that got me hooked from page one and I just couldn't put it down until the end. I did find the happily ever after a bit rushed, but other than that, Finley and Maxim's story should be a must read for romance lovers. 

Sadly, I don't think this book is being sold anymore, at least not on Amazon. If you find it for sale anywhere, do let me know and I'll put up the links here. 

This The Royals series by Teri Wilson originally contained three books. Royally Romanov was book 2 (although it can be read as a stand alone). At the time I also got the other two books in the series, and although they also seem to be unavailable on Amazon as well, I will try to post reviews of those too soon.

 

Happy readings,

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