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I will always pick up a piece of historical fiction that involves switching back and forth between two different characters and timelines. However, I usually prefer one character/timeline over the other. This book is one of those rare cases where I was equally invested in both. I enjoyed every page of this book and even audibly gasped multiple times when various twists were revealed.

A historical novel filled with lots of different elements. The tale follows the story first of a mother name Sofiya, born in Russia, and later her daughter, born in America. Their stories cover a turbulent time in history between 2 World Wars. Sofiya flees Russian tyranny and bows to never look back, but with her death, her daughter has no answers about her past, until she finds a tiara among her mother‘s belongings. Can it unlock the past?

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I'd really love to get out of this reading slump. 😬 Possibly on romance overload with the #GoodReads challenge I've been doing. Thankful it ends this month. Hoping King's new book will get me back on track. Patiently/not so patiently waiting to receive it.

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Took far too long to finish. Attracted by plot - mystery/history behind a lost tiara of the Romanovs. Instead I got more romance & abundance of Russian history. Story about how even a skeleton of a former treasure can connect to countless things. The craftsmanship aspects like the Midas society & her mother's work in restoration were really intriguing. Full review on #GoodReads

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Saturday mornings when the hubby goes into work means I get to be laaaaazzzzzy and read in bed with my coffee ☕️📖
‘The Last Tiara‘ by MJ Rose is outstanding so far! I can‘t put it down 👍🏻

I loved Jane Healey‘s new “Historical Happy Hour” event. Prior to this event I had not heard of MJ Rose or her newest book ‘The Last Tiara‘ - but that‘s changing! I‘m so excited my library hold came in today so I can start it!! 🙌🏻 I can‘t wait for Jane‘s next event, I highly recommend watching ❤️

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📖 Tagged (Russian Historical fiction romance). May start Outlander with the incoming ❄️ storm.
📖 Audio is more convenient but I use both.
📖 Excluding graphic novels... The Haunting of Beatrix Greene.

Fans of art, the history of Russia and its royal family, and their jewels will enjoy this book.

And how about that gorgeous cover? 4/5

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Review is up on my blog. Check it out. https://reecaspieces.com/2021/02/03/the-last-tiara-by-m-j-rose-mjrose-review-fic...

5 ⭐
Isobelle Moon discovers a long kept secret from her mother. She finds hidden inside a wall an artifact that goes back to a historic time from their country of origin. It is a love story gone wrong through a time of revolution that sends Sofiya to America leaving her family and the love of her life behind to start a new life. A very good story that is a bit sad but endearing, too.

I received this ARC for an honest review. Thank you #Netgalley

I tried all week to get into this book, and finally today I did. The first 1/4 was slow to me then I could not put it down. A historical fiction with mystery and a little romance. Comes out February 2, 2021 and I recommend you grab it if you like these genres.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

I really like these. They're historical fiction with a bit of romance. The author takes a piece of jewelry that's famous for one reason or another and writes a story around it. This one is about a Russian diadem that went missing sometime after the Bolshevik revolution.

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Pub date is 2/2/21