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The Russian Cage

The Russian Cage

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  • Author：Charlaine Harris
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Summary

Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off， this thrilling third installment follows Lizbeth Rose as she takes on one of her most dangerous missions yet: rescuing her estranged partner， Prince Eli， from the Holy Russian Empire。 Once in San Diego， Lizbeth is going to have to rely upon her sister Felicia， and her growing Grigori powers to navigate her way through this strange new world of royalty and deception in order to get Eli freed from jail where he's being held for murder。

Russian Cage continues to ramp up the momentum with more of everything Harris' readers adore her for with romance， intrigue， and a deep dive into the mysterious Holy Russian Empire。

#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris （Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and Midnight， Texas trilogy） continues to ramp up the momentum with more of everything Harris' readers adore her for with romance， intrigue and a deep dive into the mysterious Holy Russian Empire in the much loved Gunnie Rose series。

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Reviews

Todd ，

Good plot and character development - a fun novel！There was obviously a lot of thought put into the various characters and story plot。 It paid off quite well， as I had to start this novel immediately upon finishing book 2 and didn’t put it down until I finished the entire thing。 That is a sign of an amazingly talented author。I liked that more time was giving to the supporting characters in this novel。 The interaction of Russian society to the past west coast Americans was fun， and by adding in t Good plot and character development - a fun novel！There was obviously a lot of thought put into the various characters and story plot。 It paid off quite well， as I had to start this novel immediately upon finishing book 2 and didn’t put it down until I finished the entire thing。 That is a sign of an amazingly talented author。I liked that more time was giving to the supporting characters in this novel。 The interaction of Russian society to the past west coast Americans was fun， and by adding in the grigori magic changed things for a better story。Introducing Lizbeth into a class society allowed us as we read along to understand more because often Lizbeth didn’t understand it herself。 Showing her that just because a woman and her daughters are provided for， does not mean they aren’t made of strong material， just differently then a Gunnie would be。 I wish more had been done with the Grand Duchess Xenia character， as she obviously was another strong woman in the series and her interactions with Lizbeth could have been humorous。Felicia misinterpretation of her age was an inspired choice。 I like in the end she explained she knew some spells possibly even better then her grigori tutors， and how she would use them to her benefit。 It will be interesting to see how the future develops from this perspective。Felix was an amazing layered character。 That he does love Eli was great， but that it was also true enough that he could allow Eli to find what’s right for him and Felix would hopefully find consolation in his connection with Lucy。 That is a purer form of love then most people could give。I’m not sure the Tsar truly needed to have Eli leave， but I do think he created such an excuse to allow one of his staunchest supporters to find a life outside of the HRE the only way he could。 Besides， it never hurts to have a loyal subject elsewhere to keep an eye open for future attempts on the crown。Hopefully the next book will released soon， I really enjoy this series！ So will each book be a new area off the map？ Does that mean at some point they might get to the nation of Hawaii？ There could be lots of fun twists and turns incorporating that concept in the series。 。。。more

Aimee ，

I’d have finished it last night if I hadn’t fallen asleep。 I couldn’t stop reading this third installment。 The fourth one doesn’t come out until 2022 maybe。 Part western， part romance， part dystopian novel and part alternative history， it’s got a lot of things going on。 I love these alternative history books where something happened to deviate the timeline from current events。 Like the North losing at Gettysburg or America loses the revolution。 Or America wins and keeps a monarchy instead of a p I’d have finished it last night if I hadn’t fallen asleep。 I couldn’t stop reading this third installment。 The fourth one doesn’t come out until 2022 maybe。 Part western， part romance， part dystopian novel and part alternative history， it’s got a lot of things going on。 I love these alternative history books where something happened to deviate the timeline from current events。 Like the North losing at Gettysburg or America loses the revolution。 Or America wins and keeps a monarchy instead of a president along with congress and the courts。 But an inherited monarchy of Washingtons。 What that could look like。 Speculating over the vagaries of what if based on the outcome of a major historical event going the opposite of how we know it went。 What happens next？ Love that stuff。 I also loved these characters and can’t wait to see what happens next in this series！ 。。。more

Lynn Hesse ，

After reading this third installment in the gunnie Rose series， I'm a fan。 Charlaine creates an alternate history of America and sets it in the past， not the future。 As a hired gun with ethics the protagonist， Rose， only protects her clients， but in this novel she is on a mission to save her lover imprisoned in The Holy Russian Empire or California。 Her ethics will be tested。 Great read。 After reading this third installment in the gunnie Rose series， I'm a fan。 Charlaine creates an alternate history of America and sets it in the past， not the future。 As a hired gun with ethics the protagonist， Rose， only protects her clients， but in this novel she is on a mission to save her lover imprisoned in The Holy Russian Empire or California。 Her ethics will be tested。 Great read。 。。。more

Lisa K ，

Easy-to-read， fast-paced paranormal in an alternated world （c。 1930s？） where Russia controls California， Oregon， Washington。 Heroine is a gunnie -- gun-slinger -- trying to rescue her beloved from jail。 OverDrive suggested it after I tore through the two Greta Helsing book。 I decided to read it because RA conversations often include readers citing Charlaine Harris so I wanted to get a sense of her。 Short sentences， reasonably complicated world building， action-filled。 I thought her books were st Easy-to-read， fast-paced paranormal in an alternated world （c。 1930s？） where Russia controls California， Oregon， Washington。 Heroine is a gunnie -- gun-slinger -- trying to rescue her beloved from jail。 OverDrive suggested it after I tore through the two Greta Helsing book。 I decided to read it because RA conversations often include readers citing Charlaine Harris so I wanted to get a sense of her。 Short sentences， reasonably complicated world building， action-filled。 I thought her books were steamier -- this had just the mildest romance。 I bet the readalikes I have been suggesting are too dense， too complicated。 。。。more

Suz ，

Full disclosure- credit to First Look Book Club for providing the book。 I love Charlaine Harris and the Sookie Stackhouse series。 When I received this book， I wasn’t even aware of this new series from her。 At first I was hesitant and not sure I’d like to topic。 This was the third in the series。 I went back and read the first two before I read this one。 I loved the new heroine of the series， Lizbeth Rose and to quickly summarize， can’t wait for the next one！！

Kathy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lizbeth Rose: goes to San Diego （seat of the Holy Russian empire） to rescue Eli; Prince Eli: arrested and uncharged without the russian emperor's knowledge - his family shamed and unable to help him; Felicia: her 12 year old sister （though really 15 year old） whose blood （as their father is Russian royal） aids the emperor and his son; bordering at the magic school in San Diego， sends a coded letter to Lizbeth to tell her of Eli's arrest; she is fed， healthy， smart， sneaky， happy; Lizbeth goes to Lizbeth Rose: goes to San Diego （seat of the Holy Russian empire） to rescue Eli; Prince Eli: arrested and uncharged without the russian emperor's knowledge - his family shamed and unable to help him; Felicia: her 12 year old sister （though really 15 year old） whose blood （as their father is Russian royal） aids the emperor and his son; bordering at the magic school in San Diego， sends a coded letter to Lizbeth to tell her of Eli's arrest; she is fed， healthy， smart， sneaky， happy; Lizbeth goes to San Diego， connects with Eli's mother and sisters and younger brother， and crafts a rescue mission; the younger brother used magic （a magic known to be unique to Eli） to kill a noble who had been harassing his sisters - and the emperor's enemies used that to arrest him; Lizbeth is amazing， as she learns， as she reasons， as she defends。。。And her assassination of the emperor's enemy causes ripples。。。 that ultimately allow her to rescue Eli - marry Eli - and to go home with him。Memorable:connection with her sister - really getting to know and value her;the Emperor's son & wife bunkering in with Eli's family to defend the home。the rescue of the sisters who were at the grocery store when the attack came。the mother's acceptance of Lizbeth - so different from them on the outside， yet both with the heart of a warrior;Lizbeth having to war skirts 。。。more

Patricia Litz ，

Good period history magic

Kimberly ，

An excellent addition to the series。 I can’t wait for the next one。

D。K。 Marie ，

This was a great ending to a fantastic series！

Craig ，

Listened。

Chris ，

Great character， interesting setting

Jori ，

Great new seriesI've been a fan of the Gallows series and this new one doesn't disappoint。 Gunnie Rose is a compelling new heroine。 Smart， tough and great to read about。 Great new seriesI've been a fan of the Gallows series and this new one doesn't disappoint。 Gunnie Rose is a compelling new heroine。 Smart， tough and great to read about。 。。。more

vaderbird ，

5 star - Perfect4 star - i would recommend3 star - good2 star - struggled to complete1 star - could not finish

Jennifer Harper ，

Book 3 has Gunny Rose stepping into Eli's world， The Holy Russian Empire。 After discovering that Eli has been taken prisoner， Lizbeth Rose begins the long trip to San Diego and world so different from her world that she is left reeling。 With the aid of her half-sister and a previous frenemy， Lizbeth does everything she can to free Eli from jail and clear his name of murder。 Although not as good as the first two books， The Russian Cage will still satisfy fans of the series。 Book 3 has Gunny Rose stepping into Eli's world， The Holy Russian Empire。 After discovering that Eli has been taken prisoner， Lizbeth Rose begins the long trip to San Diego and world so different from her world that she is left reeling。 With the aid of her half-sister and a previous frenemy， Lizbeth does everything she can to free Eli from jail and clear his name of murder。 Although not as good as the first two books， The Russian Cage will still satisfy fans of the series。 。。。more

Anne ，

I will not be continuing with this series。 I didn't actively disliked anything， so much as I found I was not invested in the story。 It was a new setting for our MC， a big city， but I wasn't grabbed and I found myself saying "Go ahead and finish this book， since you know you are a completist。" So I did。I won't be continuing with the series， because it did not hold my attention。 I will not be continuing with this series。 I didn't actively disliked anything， so much as I found I was not invested in the story。 It was a new setting for our MC， a big city， but I wasn't grabbed and I found myself saying "Go ahead and finish this book， since you know you are a completist。" So I did。I won't be continuing with the series， because it did not hold my attention。 。。。more

Michelle ，

Great 3rd book in the series！ Fast-paced and fun。 Can’t wait for number 4。

Sara ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I feel like I should start by stating I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series， the Midnight， Texas books （at least the first couple）， and pretty much everything else Harris has written minus Aurora Teagarden。 And I liked the first two books in this series。 So I came to this book with a positive attitude and expectations for an entertaining read。 I know Harris doesn't write books that are "intellectual" but she usually writes books that are fun and have fascinating characters。 This book was n I feel like I should start by stating I really liked the Sookie Stackhouse series， the Midnight， Texas books （at least the first couple）， and pretty much everything else Harris has written minus Aurora Teagarden。 And I liked the first two books in this series。 So I came to this book with a positive attitude and expectations for an entertaining read。 I know Harris doesn't write books that are "intellectual" but she usually writes books that are fun and have fascinating characters。 This book was not entertaining and the characters are flat。 At best。 At worst， they're really really annoying。 There is no character development in the book， unless you count regression， which I suppose is some kind of development。 （Oh and Felicia suddenly being 15 instead of 11。 That is a HUGE difference at that age。） Lizbeth started out the series as a brave， decisive， interesting character。 In this book， she acts like she is a little slow。 She spends the entire book being helpless， frustrated， and confused。 She has to ask Eli how to get into bed on the sleeper train？？ She can't figure out how to conceal a gun on her body？ How has this woman stayed alive for this long？ And she is tired/ exhausted/ weak from exertion （or whatever） for probably 90% of the book。 I admit， books where the protagonist never sleeps and just continues to save the day are silly， but this is the complete flip side of that。 Lizbeth is exhausted to the point of falling over after a few hours of being awake throughout the entire book。 Which is impressive considering how many regenerating baths she takes in the book as well。 As if that wasn't annoying enough， she's whiny。 She complains about almost everything。 Felicia talks to much， the Russians wear too many uniforms， the Grigori are weird， etc。 etc。 The internal inconsistencies are annoying too; the most glaring one being when Lizbeth is very annoyed that someone accuses her of being an assassin -- and then she proceeds to be exactly that。 Another one is when Felix shares how his mom died and then how she afterwards worked for the Savarovs。 Impressive。 （This one at least should have been caught by an editor。。。） The world building is basically non-existing， and the whole storyline is silly and boring at the same time。 Disappointing。 。。。more

Mona ，

An Amazing New World！Charlaine Harris has done it again - New America is a truly interesting place， and unlike anything else I’ve read。 Lizbeth Rose is a smart， direct， and totally fascinating character。 She’s talented， resourceful， and brave， and her adventures are great to share in。 I can’t wait for the next one。

Vee ，

Thank you to Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。When I received this ARC， i knew it was part of a series so I have been taking my time getting through the previous books before reading this one – and I’m glad I did because the story takes place right after its predecessor。 This was an interesting novel， but I preferred the previous books in the series。 I don’t know exactly what was lacking in this installment for me: maybe it was the decreased banter or the slow-going plot。 Thank you to Netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。When I received this ARC， i knew it was part of a series so I have been taking my time getting through the previous books before reading this one – and I’m glad I did because the story takes place right after its predecessor。 This was an interesting novel， but I preferred the previous books in the series。 I don’t know exactly what was lacking in this installment for me: maybe it was the decreased banter or the slow-going plot。 Either way， whilst this was an interesting read with a good amount of violence， it wasn’t my absolute favourite。 If you are a fan of the Sookie Stackhouse series like me， I think you might really like the Gunnie Rose series， so definitely check it out！ 。。。more

Ana Trofin ，

Holy Russian Empire。。。 What a quick and quite comprehensive way to change it up a bit。 Loved that Lizbeth was taken out of comfort zone but didn't get as hurt this time。 Also Felicia is awesome， we need more of her 😁I loved how every additional story in this book got resolved， Peter and his antics， Felix and his antics 😅Looking forward to the next book in the series。 Holy Russian Empire。。。 What a quick and quite comprehensive way to change it up a bit。 Loved that Lizbeth was taken out of comfort zone but didn't get as hurt this time。 Also Felicia is awesome， we need more of her 😁I loved how every additional story in this book got resolved， Peter and his antics， Felix and his antics 😅Looking forward to the next book in the series。 。。。more

Neely Powell ，

This latest Gunnie Rose is probably more compelling than the first two。 Harris bring completed characters to the table do you feel you’re sitting with them listening to them share their stories。 The world Harris created is frighteningly real given today’s unsettled times。 With the technological links and covert events， it’s easier to believe America could be divided in such a way。 Magic， mayhem， and morality—a recipe for a great book。

Kara Callahan ，

I enjoyed this book。 Her writing style is just kind of comfortable to me。

Jody ，

A nice addition to the series， this follows Gunnie Rose breaking her lover out of prison and dealing with the Russian Royalty。 I prefer the Western settings more， but this had nice progression of the characters story and overall was a satisfying read。

Sora O'Doherty ，

Who doesn't love Charlaine Harris？ This is the third in a series。 Sort of like historical novels， but the history is imaginary。 Lots of action， lots of violence， lots of intrigue。 I think they would be great dramatized， but there may be too much violence？ Great characters though。 Harris's writing is very conducive to seeing the action in your mind's eye。 Colorful and wild。 Who doesn't love Charlaine Harris？ This is the third in a series。 Sort of like historical novels， but the history is imaginary。 Lots of action， lots of violence， lots of intrigue。 I think they would be great dramatized， but there may be too much violence？ Great characters though。 Harris's writing is very conducive to seeing the action in your mind's eye。 Colorful and wild。 。。。more

Tammy ，

Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off， we follow Lizbeth Rose as she must venture into the Holy Russian Empire to rescue an old friend。 She must rely upon her younger half-sister and the sister's growing magical powers to safely navigate this world of royalty and whole new customs and rules。 Lizbeth begins to wonder， will she ever see home again？ Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off， we follow Lizbeth Rose as she must venture into the Holy Russian Empire to rescue an old friend。 She must rely upon her younger half-sister and the sister's growing magical powers to safely navigate this world of royalty and whole new customs and rules。 Lizbeth begins to wonder， will she ever see home again？ 。。。more

Adele ，

I liked the first book in this trilogy， but I just checked my review and I see there were already warning signs。 Two books later contradictions on minor details have become a complete lack of concern for internal consistency， but that was still the least of my problems with this book。 The plot was full of holes， but even when it somewhat held together it was just。。。 stupid。 I know some people do not like that word at all， but it fits in this case。 The main character， Lizbeth， has gotten really s I liked the first book in this trilogy， but I just checked my review and I see there were already warning signs。 Two books later contradictions on minor details have become a complete lack of concern for internal consistency， but that was still the least of my problems with this book。 The plot was full of holes， but even when it somewhat held together it was just。。。 stupid。 I know some people do not like that word at all， but it fits in this case。 The main character， Lizbeth， has gotten really stupid since the start of her story。 She is constantly stating how she doesn't understand something that happens or something someone says to her， far more often than can be excused by her supposed provincial life。 I certainly don't need someone this clueless trying to justify herself to me with moral philosophizing。 You are an assassin， Lizbeth。 Deal with it。 。。。more

Gail ，

Gunnie Rose travels into the Holy Russian Empire （California） to rescue Eli， the Russian prince who is also a magician， because her younger half-sister wrote her a letter and told her he was in jail and nobody knew why。 Eli Suvarov and Lizbeth Rose are pledged to each other， so she is determined to get him safely out of jail。 But his arrest is all tied up in Russian politics。 We meet little sister Felicia again， and the dangerous grigori Felix who wants to marry Eli's sister Lucy。 We meet the ts Gunnie Rose travels into the Holy Russian Empire （California） to rescue Eli， the Russian prince who is also a magician， because her younger half-sister wrote her a letter and told her he was in jail and nobody knew why。 Eli Suvarov and Lizbeth Rose are pledged to each other， so she is determined to get him safely out of jail。 But his arrest is all tied up in Russian politics。 We meet little sister Felicia again， and the dangerous grigori Felix who wants to marry Eli's sister Lucy。 We meet the tsarina， and the tsar Alexei。 Lizbeth has to deal with enemies。。。 it's a good adventure， in the imperial city of San Diego instead of out in the countryside。 I liked it a lot。 Good read。 Hope to get more adventures of Lizbeth and Eli。 。。。more

Margaret Haigh ，

I enjoyed this book even though it’s partway through a series， I didn’t love it like the sookie stack house series， but would read more。

Manda ，

This was my favourite of the series。 I listened to the whole series in audio。 I didn't mind the narrator but I could see some people might not like her so much。 I recommend listening to a sample before buying to audio， just in case。 This was my favourite of the series。 I listened to the whole series in audio。 I didn't mind the narrator but I could see some people might not like her so much。 I recommend listening to a sample before buying to audio， just in case。 。。。more

Michelle ，

I'm really enjoying the Gunnie Rose series。 This was the best yet。 I'm really enjoying the Gunnie Rose series。 This was the best yet。 。。。more

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