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The end was not my favorite, but it was a solid historical fiction. I only know a little about the Russian perspective during WWII, so learning about this real lady sniper was interesting.

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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5.0

Not only could I not put this book now, but I loved how much of it came directly from Milas memoir. An incredible story of strength, love and friendship

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5.0

I started this and stopped. Continued and stopped. Not because I couldn’t get into it, but because the writing was so powerful. I then got the audiobook and it was sheer pleasure to listen to this complicated story. So, much deception. A riveting story. There is so much raw passion in this main character. Her determination, her drive, her loyalty, her outrage, her love, her sense of honor & duty make her tough. She is so relatable.

DON’T MISS - is her personal motto.

And it says so much, so succinctly.

emreadsmore's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

While Mila's story was beautifully done, I really didn't enjoy the

parts with the marksman or her first husband Alexi. It made sense finding out afterwards that those were fully fictionalized, because they felt jarring within the rest or the story.

Otherwise, it felt refreshing to read about a complicated war hero who was also a mother and just wanted to be a historian.

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