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I thought the author did a wonderful job capturing the nuances of Russian Royal life in the late 1800s. You can tell a lot of research went into this. I loved the concept of a girl fighting for her education- Katiya's wanting to be a doctor is one of the reasons I was drawn to this book. Unfortunately, I never connected with her. I couldn't keep up with who was who--everyone had titles, family names, nicknames, I was lost most of the time trying to recall who was who and how they were related to her. I realize this is a Russian custom, not something the author did on a whim, I'm just saying I couldn't keep up.

She wanted to be a doctor but all she really seemed to do about it was remind folks of that fact and get upset if people pish-poshed the idea. She didn't really DO all that much. When Miechen, Grand Duchess, Maria Pavlovna (all the same person, see what I mean?) needed medical attention quickly, instead of staying to help, Katiya (Katerina Alexandra Maria Von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg) ran to get her prone-to-hysteria mother. Then when Katiya was accepted to medical school, she was ready to give it up. I never saw the passion, the drive, the sincerity, in her character so she was never fully actualized to me.

The plot kept me reading. I just wanted to find out what the heck was going on with all the vampires and undead.


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The Gathering Storm Katerina Robin Bridges 9780385740227 Books Reviews

The Gathering Storm is based during the late nineteenth century, and young Duchess Katerina just happens to be a Necromancer meaning she can raise the dead. Thinking that was all I was going to get as far as the paranormal department goes I was surprised to discover this book had vampires, witches, faeries, zombies, and many more supernatural creatures. Toss that in with a whole bunch of characters and names being thrown around at times the book got confusing because there was too much going on.

With the interesting concept I had really high hopes for the book and I did enjoy reading it but not to the extent I hoped I would. Katerina was a character I liked at times especially when she showed how passionate she was about not being part of the norm and becoming a doctor and whenever she decided to have a backbone and stand up for herself but there was also too many times in crucial moments when she let people push her around and it frustrated me so much.

As far as romance there is no real love triangle although the synopsis might make you believe that but there is none, what Katerina and Prince Danilo have is far from love...like etc it's all about the Grand Duke George Alexandrovich who in the beginning dislikes her for the dark aura that surrounds her but somehow somewhere falls madly in love with her and same goes with Katerina she can't stand him but eventually she is in love with him also...how and when that happens I have no clue but it does. Oddly I actually did like the Grand Duke.

Overall I loved the Historical Russia setting with the paranormal twist but there was too much going on and some very unnecessary pointless parts that can be taken out of the book which would actually make it a more enjoyable read.
I am 13 years old, and I've read every book in this series. I cannot express to you how much I absolutely love these books. I recommend this to everyone!!! If you love historical fiction, and not a boring history book, an interesting, intriguing, beautifully written, with magic, and a little romance, book, this is the book for you. One way I describe this series, is un-put-down-able. Seriously. These books are not just a read one time and then you're done books, you can reread them and reread them to your hearts content. I'm rereading the series The Katerina Trilogy, right now, and I still love it. I think this series deserves an award of some kind. You must buy this book and try it because I just love, love, LOVE the series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The mix of royalty, romance, paranormal creatures, spells, and history is fantastic. The series is incredible!
There's something about tsarist Russia. Something crazily enticing, if you ask me. All the glamour, the balls, the royalty, the intrigue, the balls, the murderous vampires... Wait, what?

Oh, didn't you know? Besieged by dark creatures, those communist-ancestors were. Their high society was divided in the Light Court, where humans and other nice paranormal people belonged, and the Dark Court, where the baddies swarm. Ok, well, maybe real tsarist Russia wasn't like this, but who cares? Robin Bridges' version of it is and it makes for such fun I could barely keep myself from blowing over its 390 pages in a day.

Katerina Alexandrovna is a great character, and I felt like seeing the world through her eyes was very beneficial to the story, especially since she was a good narrator capable of reminding me who was who at the right times - and let me tell you, there were a boatload of people in tsarist Russia. Those people were, to make it even more complicated, all cousins or related to some other degree, and I suspect that had I focused on keeping track of everybody, I would've most likely flipped.

I was too busy entranced with the intense - intense, in block-lettered neon lights, seriously - mythology created by Robin Bridges to care about keeping track of Royal families, and what work this woman must have put into her mythology. I'm pretty sure I didn't fully grasp the depth of all the kinds of vampire families that sprawled across Europe at the time, but it says something about the book that I didn't even stop to catch my breath and wonder if I was missing something.

This book wasn't perfect, of course, but it drew me in so deep I couldn't help but love it. Although some people might argue Katerina's sudden falling for George was a bit odd, I, for one, was squealing with joy - and for someone who reads bad YA romance hurting his eyes from so much eye-rolling, that's a lot. I loved the dark aspects of it, and how its pace never let up but knew when to slow down and when to go at breakneck speed.

I do think Katerina's powers as a necromancer can be vastly expanded on, but far from me to tell Robin Bridges to make her mythology even more complex. I can't wait to see what comes next.
I thought the author did a wonderful job capturing the nuances of Russian Royal life in the late 1800s. You can tell a lot of research went into this. I loved the concept of a girl fighting for her education- Katiya's wanting to be a doctor is one of the reasons I was drawn to this book. Unfortunately, I never connected with her. I couldn't keep up with who was who--everyone had titles, family names, nicknames, I was lost most of the time trying to recall who was who and how they were related to her. I realize this is a Russian custom, not something the author did on a whim, I'm just saying I couldn't keep up.

She wanted to be a doctor but all she really seemed to do about it was remind folks of that fact and get upset if people pish-poshed the idea. She didn't really DO all that much. When Miechen, Grand Duchess, Maria Pavlovna (all the same person, see what I mean?) needed medical attention quickly, instead of staying to help, Katiya (Katerina Alexandra Maria Von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg) ran to get her prone-to-hysteria mother. Then when Katiya was accepted to medical school, she was ready to give it up. I never saw the passion, the drive, the sincerity, in her character so she was never fully actualized to me.

The plot kept me reading. I just wanted to find out what the heck was going on with all the vampires and undead.