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The Huntress by Kate Quinn

19 reviews

flowerrunner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Classism, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death of parent, Self harm, Violence, War, Confinement, Deportation, Drug use, Gun violence, Trafficking, Child death, Medical content, Abandonment, Cursing, and Kidnapping

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

Spoiler

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

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

KATE QUINN NEVER MISSES
This is my favourite of her novels so far. What a story! I don't usually pick up such long audiobooks but this was 100% worth it, I'm so glad my friend recommended it. I couldn't stop listening.. it's crazy to think about all the research that went into this novel. I loved the way the characters interact, how interconnected they are, and the sense of dread employed by Quinn to keep the readers on the edge of our seats. Truly, it was masterfully done. I will be reading more of her stuff!! Amazing work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, Death, Violence, War, Grief, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Confinement, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Medical content

sarahflanders's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Gore, Murder, Grief, War, Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence

avertacnik's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

This was a unique WW2 novel unlike any that I’ve read before- the characters were not cliché or one dimensional. They felt real and complicated. Nina was unlike any character I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Antisemitism

kelseak96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Drug use, Grief, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexism

bookishandjoyceful's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I wanted to love this, but I am not sure this was the right book at the right time. I definitely enjoyed Kate Quinn’s other books more. This one I had a harder time following the different characters and their point of views and connections to each other. The audiobook narration was of good quality and did not effect the rating of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cursing, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: War

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

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective 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

 The Huntress has been on my TBR for many years and is among the books I’m determined to read or remove before this year is out. Feeling a little bit over WWII stories I was considering just deleting this title. But then I heard an episode of @booktalketc where Tina highly recommended Saskia Maarleveld as a narrator. Since she narrates this book I decided I’d give it a go. I’m so glad I did. The story follows three main characters - Jordan, a Boston teen; Ian, a former British war correspondent and Nina, a member of Russia’s all-woman bomber squad - whose stories all coalesce around a Nazi murderess. The characters, particularly Nina, were fabulous with some great interactions between them. The plot that kept me engrossed from beginning to end - not so much the identity of the Nazi suspect but whether or not she would be caught. I’d never heard of the Night Witches before, was intrigued, and loved learning about them. This was a case where a great story was supported and enhanced by a great audio. The characters were really brought to life and I was never in any doubt as to who was speaking. Multiple languages were handled with aplomb and emotions conveyed without over emoting. Listening was a real pleasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Violence, and War

callikat's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

This is THE best book I've read in a long time! It is so immersive, and I loved all of the characters. This was such an enjoyable read as it is so well-written, the pacing is excellent, and the story is so interesting. Definitely recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Antisemitism, and Xenophobia