This is the best of my all-time favorites, a beautiful and tender love story in the midst of world history. Never before have I realized the extent of the personal devastation to the people of Leningrad. Simons bring all of this history to the reader and wraps your arms around the two central characters, Tatiana and Alexander. When the novel ends, you are wishing for more.... and she gives it to you in the next one, a sequel. i loved it.

I truly loved every word of this book and can't wait to read the sequels. I wish they cost a little less but they will be worth the hours of enjoyment they give me. Thank you Paullina for your talent of superior writing and vivid details.

I could put it down! I loved this book.

This is without a doubt the best best book I've ever read. Not only was it a beautiful love story, but it also had a lot of history in it. I can't get over how much I loved reading this book!

This is by far one of my favorite books! I absolutely loved everything about it!

Too many nicknames given to the protagonist made it vexing to follow. The intimate nature of this piece was also too much like Fifty Shades of Grey. I enjoyed many parts of the novel, particularly what was relative to history, however I would not recommend this for anyone looking for a good realistic fiction about WWII.

I'm a little surprised how quickly I got through this book, lots of traveling helped since I read on planes and trains. Overall I loved it, it was frustrating at times but that's love and life. *SPOILER* there was some hope I held that their luck of love would prevail but it had to end the way it did, still a good book, she still makes it despite she's without Alexander.

If you love classic great books this one is the one for you! Please read this because it will make you believe in real love and remember the past as you have not ever questioned.

Absolutely one of the best reads of my life. I fell in love with the characters Tatiana and Alexander, never a dull moment. Must read the subsequent novels in this series as well!

The book was very good partly because the ending was not a happy ever after. But I really wish it was.