And yet, here I am, completely captivated and entralled, writing about a book that I’m only 3/4 of the way into, all because of the feelings and emotions it is arousing within me. Up until this point, I haven’t really blogged about individual novels unless they’ve made an intense impact on me or my life. A forbidden love story, set during the worst time in Russia during WWII, The Bronze Horsman is a heartbreaking, epic love story that leaves the reader swept away, emotional, and breathless. However, Alexander and Tatiana’s love is more powerful and enticing than either could have expected. Caught between her first true feelings of love and desire for a man and her loving bond with her sister, Tatiana refuses to accept Alexander as her own instead, begging him not to break Dasha’s heart. Instantly sharing a connection, Alexander accompanies Tatiana home, only for Tatiana to realize that Alexander is the mysterious love interest her sister Dasha had been talking about. And don’t doubt it Paullina Simons will make you a believer, too. I’ve never quite believed in love at first sight until I read the passage of Tatiana and Alexander’s first encounter. Tatiana, who is still but a child in the eyes of her family, centers her life around the needs of those around her until one day, the day that war is declared between Russia and the Germans, fate intervenes and puts a Red Army soldier, Alexander in her path. It proves a story of heartbreak, intense first love, betrayal, war, and hope. The Bronze Horseman revolves around a passionate love story set during World War II in Russia. I haven’t even finished book one, and I already feel compelled to put the magic and emotion I’m feeling as a result into words.

I have a feeling that this is the first of many blogs about Paullina Simons’ The Bronze Horseman trilogy.

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