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Daughters of a Dead Empire

By: Carolyn Tara O'Neil
Narrated by: Anna Fikhman, Saskia Maarleveld
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A historical thriller perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein, about two girls from separate worlds flee across the Russian countryside at the height of the Russian Civil War.

©2021 Carolyn Tara O'Neil (P)2021 Listening Library
Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense Young Adult
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Having 2 readers added so much to this novel. The story of the two girls will not soon be forgotten.

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A must read for any young history buff! Both the story and narration are excellent and the twists and turns of the brave characters facing unspeakable horrors of the civil war will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Excellent historical novel for your history buffs

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This is a story about opposing forces— royalty and lower class, dynastic rule and communism, whites and reds, rich and poor. The voices of these two women, one the most high of high class and the other a lowly young Bolshevik volunteer—they needed to be very different. The voice playing Anna needed to be polished and regal. And the voice of Evgenia needed to be more casual. I get it. Anna’s voice is fine. But Evgenia’s voice sounds like a surly, pouty teenager from California. It was one of those narrations where I often replayed a sentence in my own head, voiced in a different tone or emphasis, just to test if the writing was good and the sentence would sound more respectable if read differently. I hate when I have to do that in a book. The story itself was ok overall. A few too many tropes, but entertaining enough, though no particular twists or special narrative interest. But the narration was just hard to get over.

Story ok… narration annoying.

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