Reading about the Last Tsar and his family is a guilty pleasure of mine, so I read everything that is available on the topic.
If you are familiar with the story and the historical context this is an okay read. I think I dragged a little, mayby the original idea of telling about the last days is not really enough for a whole book. So there was a lot of Information around to fill the pages I wouldn't necessarily need. 
I think that the scattered timeline can be pretty confusing for a reader, who is new to the Romanovs.
It served its purpose, not my favourite.