I finally got ahold of this book through interlibrary loan after years of wanting to read it. It is unique in my opinion, but I was kind of disapointed. I like the last chapter about Alexei alot, but the rest wasn't written in a style I liked. It's kind of boring if you have already read extensively on the Romanovs, although there is much coverage in this book of non OTMAA Romanovs, if you want to learn about them. I learned much that was new about Prince Ioann Konstatinovitch's wife- I didn't know any of it. Also, you learn alot about the Romanovs palaces. This is info I hadn't read before all in one place at least that I recall. There's much hard to find info in this book, that's for sure. It's sad this book isn't more widely available.