Tatiana and Alexander - Paullinja Simons

*** SPOILER ALERT**** Second book please see review for first book here:
The Bronze Horseman

Luckily this book was already out when I discovered this series I could not wait to continue the story of Tatiana and Alexander. Again I was so captured by the love story of these two and in this sequel Alexander tells the story and what a story.

The Leningrad war is still in progress and Tatiana who is carrying Alexander's child flees to America. Tatiana tries to start a new life gets a job and makes friends, but she cannot forget the love of her life Alexander who she believes is dead. Unknown to her he sits in a prison awaiting execution.

Tatiana has information that Alexander may still be alive, so she returns to find Alexander. Again these two endure more life struggles and find themselves in some scary situations.

I am always skeptical about a series, but without a doubt this story was as intriguing and I was so drawn in again to the characters. Again 5 Stars...

The Bronze Horseman - Paullina Simons

I have not read a novel based on either WWI or WWII, but the reviews of this novel and that is takes place in Russia appealed to me. I was quickly drawn into the story the characters Tatiana and Alexander are so real and their story is so genuine it was easy to fall in love with them. The setting in Leningrad during the Nazi invasion is such a horror the citizens living in fear of the bombings and food had to be rationed and many starved to death so many that the bodies were piled outside of the cemeteries. Paullina Simons story is so powerful it really pulls at your hear strings.

The story begins with Tatiana at the age of 17 and she meets Alexander at a bus stop, it is love at first sight. Not long after the two meet Alexander is taken away by the war. The two are meet by so much tragedy and you want their hopes and dreams to come true, their story has so many turns and twist you cannot put the book down you want to know what happens next. This book is so much more then a love story it is about the human will to love and survive I recommend this book to everyone.

The ending will leave you hanging so I recommend you have the 2nd book which is Tatiana and Alexander. I give this book 5 STARS