What I liked:
✔️historical fiction set in other countries than the US is always the best 
✔️I didn’t have much pre-existing knowledge of Russia during the time period of the book, so that was a fun learning experience
✔️I liked the main character. He was quirky 

What I didn’t like:
✖️Plot was similar to Anne of Green Gables where there isn’t much main plot, and just a bunch of sub-plots. Not my fave type of book.
✖️Slow most of the time. Really had to push myself to binge so I could just “get it over with”, which is not something you want to say about a book