Review: Volatile cocktail!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
For someone who's never been to Russia or Moscow, this book is perhaps the closest thing one can come to in experiencing the Moscow of the nineties and the decline of the Gorbachev era. In the context of this upheaval is the story of a young girl Marina who sees her dreams and aspirations threatened by the changes taking place around her. The story-building is vivid while the characterization is endearing in the sense Marina is almost your girl-next-door not because she's an average Jane but because you can relate to her thoughts and reactions . A wonderfully written book which demonstrates how emotion can collide with hard reality without sacrificing progress of the plot.