THE WITCHES OF ST. PETERSBURG is the tale of two sisters that have to fend for themselves at the Romanov court, and they do so by not only befriending the Tsarina, they use black magic as well. Militza and Stana are the daughters of the King of Montenegro. They are forced to marry men with status in the Romanov court and to secure the future for their home country. However, they are shunned by the aristocracy especially the women. But, they soon find out that the lonely Tsarina desperately needs a male heir, and they decide to help her even if that means using black magic.

I found the beginning of the book very promising when the two sisters began their quest to help the Tsarina using various "methods" to get her pregnant with a male child. Sadly the pacing was a bit slow and the last part of the book, when Rasputin entered the story, only turned my interest further away from the story. That was a bit disappointing since I've been waiting for Rasputin to enter the picture, hoping he would to shake up the story a bit.

I think the main problem was that Militza and Stana never really made a big impression on me. As long as they were focused on getting the Tsarina pregnant with a son the story at least was interesting. However, later on, it feels like they lost their focus a bit. I did like the black magic part of the book as the sisters both had gifts they used at the court. But, it just couldn't completely save the story for me. The best part is without a doubt the first half of the book, when I felt that the sisters had a goal and I was intrigued by their efforts of gaining a position at the court.