I saw the Anastasia cartoon first, but that really didn't get me into the subject. A few years later, I saw the Royal Diaries book, and thought, "Isn't that the girl from the cartoon?" So, the cartoon didn't get me into it, but I did read the book eventually because I remembered the cartoon a little. The second one was Massey's book.
I wasn't really upset when I read them. They were just names at the time. I thought it was a shame, but I wasn't too bothered. Now, though, I even tear up sometimes when I read about the murder scene.