"The Huntress" by Kate Quinn: A Novel of Intrigue, Adventure, and Romance

Sue W: I really enjoyed this story from the beginning to the end.
My dad flew a B17 Bomber in WWII and flew planes all his life.
I understand the feeling and love.
Good book of mixed nationalities.

United States on Feb 09, 2024

M. Schwark: I usually have only read books like this with the American solider point of view. This book gave another aspect showing points of view from multiple facets. A Russian female pilot, an English journalist and an American family who unbeknownst to them welcomed a German war criminal into their lives. I truly appreciated how the story showed each of their points of view along with a reminder that all lives are somehow intertwined.

United States on Feb 07, 2024

Kindle Customer: The Huntress is a great read with history and suspense, very well done. This is the second book I’ve read from Kate Quinn and both of them were very well written with great characters and suspense.

United States on Feb 07, 2024

rosepetal: The Huntress is a good thriller with some interesting historical excursions about WWII and the following decade. The chapters take turns among three characters: an ex-war correspondent turned human rights investigator, a female former combat pilot for the Soviet Union, and the daughter of a Boston antiques dealer. Their stories begin in different times and places, but they ultimately intersect in the pursuit of a woman war criminal of the Nazi era, that is, the beautiful, elusive, and still very dangerous Huntress herself. Nina, the combat pilot, is the most interesting character in this tale; she is something of a wild woman, hardened by a childhood in the frigid Siberian taiga into a tough, wily, and resourceful force of nature. Her airborne escapades frame a particularly interesting exposition of the Soviet Union’s use of an all-women’s front-line bombing unit during WWII.
The book is a page-turner and its historical backdrop is well-done, but I have a few reservations. The overall plot is somewhat predictable. Nazis have turned out to be an inexhaustible cornucopia of utterly vicious and hateful fictional villains, and the character of the...

United States on Dec 10, 2023

Mick: This is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it. Again, Kate Quinn does impeccable research. Set just after WW2, the story is intriguing.

Canada on Nov 12, 2023

Briony-Molly: At this point, I don’t think Kate Quinn can do me dirty in a book. An author who does her homework pays attention to her writing and does not romanticize past events. This book starts out a lot slower than her other novels, I was beginning to feel a little tired but then the pace picked up, we went around twists and turns, I got excited at the accuracy of world war history.

Jordan as a character I love her. She is everything society expects her to be and more, she understands what is supposed to happen with her life but against all odds, she ends up following her dream as well. Nina is such a fierce character, her personality is sharp and cutting but also warm and guarded. I would love to know these characters in real life.

The relationships crafted in this are so delicious. I mean that in the way that they are not one dimensional, there is depth there is love, there is fear, trust, such a diverse range of emotions. The “bad guy” is not just evil personified, the “good guy” is not just that.

If you are looking to read something that will give you a little 1940s history and herstory, read this book!

France on May 18, 2022

Misha: Loved the plot, the storyline and the characters. A bit verbose here and there but I suppose I was just in a rush to fly to what happens next. My favourite character is Nina. Must read.

India on Apr 25, 2022

Cliente Amazon: Muito bom, excelente conteúdo, prende a atenção do leitor do começo
ao fim. A narrativa de um acontecimento pós guerra que apesar de ser fictício,
Aconteceu muito de uma forma ou outra.
Eu recomendo

Brazil on Oct 30, 2021

Cliente de Kindle: 3 historias entrelazadas, varios misterios que resolver. Una historia de mucha valentía y amor. Te atrapa desde el primer capítulo que lees.

Mexico on Feb 11, 2021

Charles Scott: Reading The Huntress, by Kate Quinn, published in 2019 proved to be an interesting, but gut-wrenching experience. The book challenged many expectations. Sometimes, it defied logic. At times, it broadened horizons. Events unfolded from vastly different perspectives. Once in a while, flashes of brilliance were discovered in the prose. People, dates, and places were beginning to converge upon one another. Then, it became personal.
In this subtlest of novels, an Austrian woman is accused of killing a British soldier at her residence in Poland during the waning months of World War II. After the war ends, three concerned citizens from a foreign non-profit organization attempt to locate her, shake her down, and bring her to justice. All she needs is top-notch security and a good lawyer to defend her rights and honor, I think. Of course, I could be way off base in my assessment.
Maybe I've been watching too many re-runs of "Boston Legal" on television lately, but I think a good lawyer can get her off with a minimum sentence and light probation. After all, it can be readily shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the suspect--or, in this case, the real...

United States on Apr 10, 2019