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The Huntress by Kate Quinn

8 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

clittleford3's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad

3.0

Kate Quinn writes compelling stories but her unnecessary and prolific sexual content always turns me off. I had to skip forward way too often. 

In this book I wish we got more backstory on Annalise and why she did what she did. 

Story: 4 ⭐️
Sex & profanity: 1 ⭐️ 👎🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime and Antisemitism

Minor: War

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Ian, Nina, and Tony team up to track down The Huntress, a Nazi war criminal who has gone into hiding. 

I love Kate Quinn books, this one was no exception. The plot, pacing, and characters were all extremely well done, as always. I really liked how the book jumps between 3 POVs and two timelines. The storylines are beautifully woven together. 

In the past we follow my favourite character of the group, Nina, a Soviet Night Witch pilot. I think that having the past in Nina's POV was really smart. She has a fascinating history, coming from Siberia, she makes her way up the ranks into the famous Night Witches all female night bomber unit. Her childhood turned her into the bold, fearless, and cunning woman who was made to fight and survive. I could have read an entire book just about the Night Witches and Nina. 

The present follow Jordan, a young woman who dreams of being a photojournalist. At 17, Jordan's dad remarries and she has suspicions about her step-mothers true identity. I found Jordan to be an interesting character. She had this urge to follow her dreams, yet was constrainted by familial expectations and societal restraints. Though I did not find her story line as interesting, it was important to the overall plot. I loved the bond that she formed with her sister and how protective she was of her. 

In the present we also follow Ian, an British Journalist turned Nazi hunter, who is hunting down the woman responsible for his brothers death. Between him and Tony, they have made it their mission to hunt down as many Nazi's as they can. 

The huntress was a vile human. It really makes you think about what happened to all these war criminals. She was hiding in plain sight, perfectly blending into society, living a comfortable after the atrocities she committed. In the final scene, the way she had absolutely no remorse for what she did and tried to play the victim was stomach churning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Gaslighting

suneaters's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Extremely cool book. I loved the intertwining narratives and all the rusalka references. The folklore really enhanced the narrative. The chapters with Nina and her dad  reminded me a lot of Where the Crawdad Sings. 
My favorite was definitely the ex-Soviet pilot Nina Markova. I was really rooting for her relationship with Yelena Vetsina. Jordan McBride’s narrative was pretty good too, but I was most invested in Nina. Her and Ruth were adorable. Ruth is mainly a prop and I can see how that might be annoying since there aren’t any Jewish characters in this book about Nazi hunters post-Holocaust. 
Like, maybe Jordan or Nina could’ve been Jewish. It would’ve been nice. 
Ian Graham was a good character

and his brother Sebastian who died at the hands of a villain was so tragic. But also kind of annoying to have the only homosexual character die. Assuming Nina’s lover is also bisexual

. But I wasn’t very invested in Ian’s Moby Dick. Tony was more fun, but Ian’s motivations were just sort of lacking. But I get it since he drives the plot forward. 
I also wish the lesbian relationship was a bit more developed. 
The Huntress was a great villain.  Lorelai Vogt/Annalise was really compelling and viewing her through Jordan’s eyes humanizes Die Jägerin and creates an interesting juxtaposition on how Ian describes her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

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

bouebooks's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, and War

helenamichelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Racial slurs, Gore, War, Antisemitism, Death, and Physical abuse