As Tatiana struggles to grow into her own, we rage at Alexander’s selfishness for trying to keep Tatiana from being independent.

We feel their pain as Alexander grapples with a family he needs to care for while he battles the demons that rage inside of him. We watch them reunite after four years of being separated due to Alexander’s imprisonment and Tatiana’s escape to America. Through them we live a lifetime that spans from war torn Russia to modern times in the United States. Instead, Simons has made the readers voyeurs into the lives of this couple. The Bronze Horseman Trilogy isn’t your usual romance of boy meets girl, obstacles try to keep them apart, lovers battle the odds to find their way to one another. “We walk alone through this world, but if we’re lucky, we have a moment of belonging to something, to someone, that sustains us through a lifetime of loneliness.” **BEWARE: SPOILERS BELOW** It was her innocence that drew him to her, but her innocence and moral compass partnered with Alexander’s tendency to withdraw into himself caused them more problems than was necessary. Never having been kissed, told about boys, or had a boyfriend, Tatiana was completely unprepared to meet someone like Alexander. Tatiana’s family was extremely protective and tried to maintain her innocence for as long as possible. As a young sixteen year old girl living in Communist Russia in a two room apartment, I her naïveté was off-putting, but as I continued to read, about 150 pages in I changed my mind. When I began the first book I thought Tatiana was extremely naive. Their love is a powerful story of love and hope, and their passion for each other is epic. Luckily, Alexander feels the same way about her. Ask: What do believe in? What do you hope for? What do you love?”Īs Tatiana and Alexander’s love story continues we learn that Tatiana believes, hopes for, and loves Alexander. “Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are.

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