The Huntress by Kate Quinn

This is my third book this year by Kate Quinn and she is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. You might have heard of her from The Alice Network, which is the book that really pushed her into the spotlight. I’m going to try and avoid getting into too many of the nitty gritty with this book review because I want you all to read it and enjoy it as much as I did! So take my word for it, this is worth it. Go read it and then come back and we can talk, ha! 

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Anyways, on to my thoughts. As I said, I’ve read two of her other books and the other two I’ve read, The Alice Network and The Rose Code, both follow a similar layout to this one. All 3 focus on a few main characters with alternating chapters for them. There is normally at least one point of view that is from slightly earlier or slightly later than the main plot line and some hoe it all comes together in the end. The Huntress focuses on 3 main characters: a female fighter pilot in the Soviet Union during WWII, a retired journalist and now Nazi hunter in the 1950s, and an American girl who wants to be a photographers in the 1950s. 

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Something I have loved about all 3 of these books is that I have not figured out all of the details for any of them. I normally find novels and historical fiction to be boringly predictable. Quinn however, weaves historical fiction stories that are so close to non-fiction, it is hard to know what will happen next. 

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I know I said close to non-fiction and I want to spend a little time explaining that because it is not obvious at first. These books are historical fiction. However, all of the stories and major characters are based off of real stories and people. One character might not be based on one specific person, but rather a couple of different people. And the conflict are most definitely inspired by real things and events. This is kind of complicated to explain when you haven’t read the books yet, but make sure that you read the author note at the end of each book. Quinn explains exactly who all the characters are based on and the sources she used. This is why I call these quasi non-fiction because they are really based on real people and stories. Just real stories that have been combined into more digestible size pieces. 

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This book is by far a 5/5 for me and I am already trying to decide which Kate Quinn book to read next!