Finally adding my latest nonfiction read to the #nonfiction2019 grid. A long way to go, but I‘ve got plans!
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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter | 
Finally adding my latest nonfiction read to the #nonfiction2019 grid. A long way to go, but I‘ve got plans!
pickThis book was not what I anticipated: a thorough story of their last days & execution. Instead it was about their bones: half the book-finding them, analyzing them, dna tests, the fights over them. Most of the 2nd half was about whether there was an imposter survivor. Finally, an extraordinarily detailed genealogy of the post-execution surviving Romanovs. No detail is left unsaid: it was well-researched, dry, and tedious, but not so dry to bail.
Starting my insomnia read and another nonfiction book for #nonfiction2019
Kindle on sale right now for $2.99. The reviews are astounding so I jumped on the deal. Amazing photos.
#septembowie #astheworldfallsdown
Their world really did fall around them 😳. I had a Romanov obsession in the 90s and read a bunch of these. This one was great because Massie was one of the first people to have full access to the Russian records post the find of the grave in 1991. This is the story of the historians and forensic experts working out what happened and resolving the various Anastasia theories.
I was tagged by @RestlessFickleBookSlut for my #fivestarpredictions I know I'm slow at getting around to it, but here they are. Based on previous reads (Nikki Giovanni and Kurt Vonnegut), subject matter (Romanovs and RBG), and others with similar reading tastes giving high reviews (Whatever Happened...). The Romanov book can also fall under previous reads as well, Massie does a lot of research and well.
This one has been on my TBR list for a while now. 🇷🇺 #BackInTheUSSR #RockinMay @Cinfhen
This is my most #recentnonfictionread. It was a little more technical than I expected it to be, but still so, so interesting. Ever since I read Gloria Whelan's Russian Quartet, I'm a sucker for anything about the Romanovs. #marchintoreading #russianhistory #romanovs
About ten years ago I went through a period where I was obsessed with the Romanovs. They are fascinating to me. The tragic turn their lives took. Alexei's illness. Alexandra's coldness. Did Anastasia survive? #royal #readjanuary
Here's my letter "V"!! #LitsyAtoZ
Another day, another airport. This time...#Russia!
Possibly my favorite place to read!
Five hour layover at O'Hare. And, because I spent the holiday with my Mormon family, my first drink in daaaaaaays! #booksandbooze
Crafts, Legos, hot chocolate, and Russian history.
A new #kindle paperwhite. Merry Christmas to me!
