I was excited to read about Anna Anderson because I’ve read novels/ watched films about Romanovs before and this piece of Russian history has always caught my interest. Ariel Lawhon’s take on Anna Anderson was written beautifully, and I say that because I was immediately absorbed. The story of the Romanov family is tragic, and you can feel it (in my case I felt it in words all over again). Lawhon paints a cohesive picture that also separates two sides of the story without bringing confusion to the reader. We dive deep into the tragic reality faced by the Romanovs to the plight of Anna Anderson, a woman who brought renowned media attention, a woman many wished to believe was the ‘light at the end of the tunnel' for a tragedy, a woman who was called the world’s biggest con-artist, liar and everything in between, a woman who believed she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Lawhon opened the story to the readers, I really liked that because she want's us to go through the book and come to our understanding or a new point of view. Overall this was a great book, I would recommend Historical lovers to read it.

I don't even know where to start with this book. It is seriously a work of art. I have never read anything by this author but after reading this book, I will look up more of her work. She managed to write in second person and first person in such a fluent way.

This is the story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be the long lost Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia. I will be honest and say that I have not heard of Anna Anderson or her story. But I completely bought it. I bought this entire story and I'm so damn mad at myself. That, right there, is a sign of a gifted story teller.

The book itself stars in the present and works backwards with parts of Anastasia's life mixed in. It was incredibly easy to follow along and I wasn't confused at all. I read this book in a night because it was so easy to read and I was so hooked. I had to know more about what was going on and what was going to happen next.

Overall, this was a great book! I think it is going to get a lot of positive reviews. You don't have to know about the Romanovs. The Anastasia parts will explain the family and everything that surrounds them, like the Bolshevik revolt and their house arrest. I highly recommend this book to everyone and I will be sure to get myself a physical copy when it comes out.

What an absolutely riveting novel!! This book has it all- historical fiction, suspense, women's fiction and even a touch of romance!!

In 1918 the Russian Tsar Nicholas II was overpowered and kidnapped along with his entire family. Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, 4 daughters and one son were ultimately all killed in a mass murder. But what if one of them miraculously survived?!?? Could anyone made it out alive?!?? In I am Anastasia we follow Anna Anderson's journey as she tries to claim that she is indeed Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II...and the sole heir to the entire Romanov fortune!!

First off, I have to say that prior to reading I am Anastasia, I had no idea about what happened to the Russian Imperial family in 1918! I was immediately captivated by the entire concept of Anna Anderson, that while I was reading this novel, I was also online researching the Romanov's and between the two I learned so much! Ariel Lawhon does a fantastic job of with giving us her spin on the Anastasia Romanov saga with history and mystery all wrapped in a brilliantly crafted storyline. I highly recommend this 5 star novel!!! A must read!!!

Brava, Ariel Lawhon, you have created a truly remarkable book--both in theme and in structure and, without revealing too much, in the amazing ending. Who wouldn't be interested in Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia? She's still an enigma and a mystery and the idea that she may have survived the massacre of the entire Romanov family is such a romantic notion.
My mother-in-law was acquainted with Anna Anderson toward the end of her life when she was living in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was convinced that Anna was indeed Anastasia. When I asked her why--she replied that Anna was so sad, so royal and that it was obvious that she'd seen any tragedies in her life. I think that my practical, no-nonsense mother-in-law, too, wanted to believe in Anastasia.
The first-person narrative Ariel Lawhon has woven so well will thrill most of your readers (and anger others) but it is so well done.

Lawhon brings one of the most enduring mysteries of the twentieth century to life in this story of Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be the ill fated Anastasia Romanov, who supposedly died, along with her family at the hands of revolutionaries. Told from Anastasia’s point of view shortly before her family’s murder and Anna Anderson’s from 1920 to the 1970’s, this is the story that haunted people the world over. Was it possible that Anastasia had survived? It would be a miracle, but people clamored for that miracle. Lawhon examines the legend, the myth and the reality that fascinated people the world over