I am so glad I discovered this book and the trilogy. It is now one of my all time favorite books. Such a beautiful and heartbreaking love story and the main characters, Tatiana and Alexander, are complex and well developed. Their love story is so epic, all other famous love stories pale in comparison. Paullina's writing evokes very strong emotional reactions, you get so involved with the characters, you cry with them, you laugh with them and sometimes you just want to shake them and hurl the book at the wall, because you get so affected by their story. I did not want this book to finish and as soon as I finished reading, I went to the first page and started reading again, as I was waiting for the second book "Tatiana and Alexander" to arrive in the post. Five stars are not enough!!!