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The Huntress by Kate Quinn

4 reviews

caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: War, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Racism, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

Minor: Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Genocide, Addiction, Grief, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

kailiyahknight's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, War, Xenophobia, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I love Kate Quinn. She is an auto-buy author of mine whenever a new World War story is told. I don’t know that The Huntress needed so many perspectives or so much time jumping. But the story is fun. It is always exciting to read about history through the lens of feminism. I also appreciate Quinn’s acknowledgement of queer identities throughout history, it can’t be true unless everyone is included. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Child death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Racism, Xenophobia, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Medical content, Trafficking, Addiction, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Mass/school shootings

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Kate Quinn is an absolutely masterful storyteller. They way she weaves together multiple POVs and storylines and has them all come together in the end is just so we'll done and everything comes together seamlessly at the end.

The cast of characters she brought together was amazing. They each were such strong characters and had incredible development. I love how Quinn starts with a group of people who are so different and don't make sense and by the end of it all they've made their own family together.

As far as historical fiction goes, WWII has been covered about a million times. I liked that this one explored sides of it that I'd never really read about before: the night witches and tracking down war criminals after the fact. These plots were so intriguing and made you want to keep reading to find out what was going on.

This is only my second Kate Quinn book, but I'm thoroughly convinced she can do no wrong. If you love historical fiction you've got to pick up one of her books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide attempt