Vasilisa

By M.L Farb

Genre: Fiction/Fantasy; YA Historical Romance; Clean Romance

Pages: 252 + Food For Thought and End Notes

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Note: We received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Mom: Kimmi, what are you doing?!

Kimber: No interruptions, Mom! I’m practicing the Ruskan hopak and scouting up my balalaika.

Mom (eyes rolling): Hate to break it to you, Kimster. But you’re a dog. Dogs don’t dance the hopak. Or play the balalaika.

Kimber: Wanna bet?

And that’s where we were after turning the final page of M.L. Farb’s mesmerizingly masterful fairy tale/fantasy novel, Vasilisa. One of the main themes that shimmers throughout this witty and uber engaging story is a question: Is the heroine Vasilisa the strong or Vasilisa the good? Can she be both? How?

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