I honestly don't even know how to review this book because I do not feel I will do it justice. This story took took so many different turns for such a short period of time, yet ultimately I would say this book was entertaining. I quickly found out that I am probably not the target audience for this historical fiction, however, Littell's writing was so compelling that I continued through! I can say that I knew absolutely nothing about Bronshtein/Trotsky or even the Bolshevik revolution - the U.S. education system has truly failed me.

I decided to give this four stars because it is not Littell's fault that I am undereducated in this area. His writing was easy to understand, humorous at times, and very amusing. I am interested in reading Littell's other works and doing some outside research myself into this time in history.

Thank you so much to Netgalley & RBmedia for this ARC.