zoya by danielle steel

Written by Darlyn At Monday, September 27, 2010
Title: Zoya
Author: Danielle Steel
Pages: 397
Rating: 4/5

Summary (Goodreads):

Follows Zoya, from the revolution in Russia through the sixties and seventies in America, from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York in the eighties, as she struggles to survive in the face of insurmountable odds.


My Thought:

A beautiful classic! This was a very memorable read about a young girl, a princess, lost her family in early age. Like any other Danielle Steel's work, this one is also a bit predictable but I think I like it.

The leading protagonist, Zoya, is portrayed as a strong, a bit naive, beautiful woman who face and dealt with many obstacles and hardships. I love the character Zoya. She lost her whole family when she is little and her dearest cousin that she considered her sister. Their relationship although for a while, was very sweet and cherished. Went to Paris with her very old grandmother, they built a small life in refugee and tried to live to the fullest and leave everything behind. In Paris, she fall in love with an American soldier and I found it very sweet and romantic but unsecured. He left her a lot but came back into her life in a blink and thank God they managed to build a life and got married and live quite happily in America for a short while until her husband died. With her two small children, she had to move on. In a part, I really admired which she stood on the ground and being proud of who she is when she used her title as The Countess to get a work but being modest and hardworking. Her sense of fashion is incredible and leaving me wanting to be at her time.

The plot line is honestly quit flat and but there are a few small climax which I found them acceptable as that were a few moments of the character's obstacles and hardships. Other characters are well-developed and completed the story as well as well-adapted to the main character. The emotions were there and I can relate to the story but sometimes I felt lost and felt it being dragged a bit.

The most interesting part of the story probably would be the historical setting and connections to the Russian Tsar, set against the Russian Revolution with an assemble possibility of Anastasia Romanov. It was described beautifully and I thought I was nearly absorbed with the beautiful setting.

It's quite an enjoyable read and I barely can put it down. Although it is somewhat predictable, I found it like a beautiful memoir with beautiful life ending. Fully recommended.

10 comments:

  1. Hi Darlyn!! CJ's here....hehe
    I never read any book by Steel. I think Zoya is a great book nad might like it. Thanks for the review. Is it falls in historical fiction genre? because I start loving the books under this genre. They tell about history in a more fun way...I love it! Hehe....

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  2. What a great review. I think I read that book a long time ago and remember it being a wonderful story. Steele is very good at weaving a story so that you get sucked in :) I am glad you liked it!

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  3. I've only read one Danielle Steel book and it didn't look or sound anything like that one. Glad to see you liked it.

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  4. I've never read any Danielle Steel, but I'm glad to hear you liked this! Great review :)

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  5. I might like this one, with the setting and the history of it. :) I don't think I have read a book written by Danielle Steel, but maybe if there's a challenge or something for his books I might. :) Who knows. Great review.

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  6. Very interesting book and great review.Thanks for sharing it.

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  7. yeah! you read it!!! i'm so glad you love it! one of my favorites of hers...that and The Promise. Were you able to get ahold of that one?

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  8. O yes fanttastic title sharing telling about....

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