Reviews tagging 'War'

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

80 reviews

apmerri's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, War, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Misogyny

sarahalena's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Gore, War, Genocide, and Death

ninjamuse's review

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, War, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

amanda_reads13's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

ncoletti's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Rape

kimveach's review

adventurous emotional funny informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I love Kate Quinn's storytelling.  It wasn't as good as The Rose Code for me, because I find code-breaking to be more interesting than being a sniper.  However, the history was new to me and I always enjoy that.  The best parts of the book for me were the parts that were fiction (the author tells you at the end which parts are which.)  I would recommend this for anyone who likes her books or has an interest in the Russian side of WWII.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

kerrygetsliterary's review

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Abandonment, Cursing, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

carodonahue's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Sexism, and Medical content

marla_reads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I am a massive fan of Kate Quinn and her historical fiction books! Really- my babies names are Josie Kate and Elise Quinn after her! Ha! Not really. It’s actually a massive coincidence that someone on Bookstagram pointed out after they were born… But I’m so glad I love her work! 🤣 ⁣
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⁣The Diamond Eye tells the unforgettable, true life story of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. In 1937, Hitler invades Ukraine and completely changes the path of Mila Pavlichenko’s life. Determined to protect her homeland, Mila takes up a rifle and joins the fight. She soon becomes known as lady death and is a national hero. ⁣
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⁣Y’all this is a hefty book and I flew through the audio. I couldn’t get enough of Mila’s inspirational and interesting life story. As always, Kate Quinn finds a strong women and brings her to life so perfectly. ⁣
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⁣I loved The Diamond Eye! Five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

kellyeweber's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse