Quiet reading time before a busy Saturday-best way to start the day!
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The Huntress: A Novel | 
Quiet reading time before a busy Saturday-best way to start the day!
pickSuch a great book! Engaging characters, excellent pacing, and engrossing plot. I loved Nina‘s character. And, as with The Alice Network, it was empowering to read about a world war from a female perspective. 5 ⭐️s! #favouriteauthor
Some lovely mail the last few days from my #poutinepenpals! It‘s cold and snowy here in Saskatchewan and these made my day brighter!
pickIt took me a bit longer to get into this one, but once I was in... WOW!
I picked this up on the strength of so many positive reviews. I‘ve yet to read it, surprise surprise! #TheHunting #SoaringScores
pickThis was definitely a really interesting historical fiction book. I felt like it had a good amount of suspense and mystery to really drive the story and make it more interesting. The time frame and characters were also well captured and it moved quickly despite how long it was!
"No one ever catches a rusalka. . We slip though their hands like water". .
The parts of the book about the Night Witches - female pilots bombing Nazis - are definitely my favourite parts
pickFinished the book group book before book group! It was really good. It might be tied for first place with the first Borgia book in my Kate Quinn favorites.
Had my second cataract surgery yesterday. It went well, that eye is still blurry but the other eye is pretty much all healed. Since I don‘t go back to work until Friday and I can‘t bend or lift anything until then, I‘m just going to chill and work on my book group book. It‘s really good so far.
Enjoying a #bookandbath this evening. About to pop the bath bomb in!
It‘s been awhile since I got sucked so deep into a book. I think I might finish it tonight!
Started this last night and I‘m already 1/4 in! Really enjoying the book so far, and I can‘t wait until the two groups of character overlap!
pickA post WWII quest to find an escaped Nazi known as The Huntress interspersed with the history of one of the hunters: a former Soviet "Night Witch" pilot. I love reading about the lesser known women's history so the Night Witches were fascinating, and Quinn writes interesting characters but this dragged a little for me. Since the Huntress is only shown after the war, her crimes mentioned in passing, she never builds into a really black villian.
so-soAgh this book needed to be cut down. There's just so much dense information and the two plot lines move along so dang slowly. There was no surprise as to who was The Huntress either. Like none what so ever so I don't know why they delayed the reveal so long.
I liked this more than The Alice Network buy I think I've just come to the conclusion that Quinn's stuff isn't terrible but it's overhyped and not my taste.
pickAnother delicious meeting of #MummyDaughterBookClub. We all loved The Huntress, though I‘ve clearly been reading too many thrillers because when Nina first appeared, I was convinced she was the Huntress in disguise. Not so much!
A #daringadventure—hunting down the huntress. Such a great book 📖
#augustabc
I've had this ARC since January and just haven't gotten to it 🤦
so-soIt was a decent story, but somewhat disappointed. I think I'm just tired of WWII stories, even though this took yet a different angle.
One of my most exciting and unputdownable reads this year
#xcellentread
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"There are two ways to learn a language fast, and one of them is when you're under ten and have a pliable young brain."
"What's the other?"
He grinned. "Over a pillow."
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Not the color of the book, but fascinating #RedReading about female Soviet bomber pilots during WWII. "Order of the Red Banner. Order of the Red Star." #AugustABC @Eggs
Pic of Kate Quinn at A Likely Story Bookstore.
so-soThis is a tough one for me to review. I actually quite liked the plot and the characters, but it just dragged so much. I had to force myself to keep going back to it. I think it the story had been tightened up, I would have just loved it.
My newly renovated bookroom.. the most peaceful place to be... and this is only half of the room.
Recently read book: The Huntress by Kate Quinn. A story that moved me... though it was dark, it was an amazing story of strength and courage during the WWII.
Congratulations @Megabooks on your milestone!!! And thanks for the opportunity to enter a great giveaway 🤗👏🏻🤗
Tagged book was one of my top reads this summer-exquisite historical fiction!
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pickThis book gets all the stars!!! HOLY COW!! A thrilling ride from page 1 all the way to the end. Definitely recommend to any WWII fans out there and anybody who loves reading books about women kicking a$$ AND taking names. ⭐️ x 1,000,000!!!!
I have been very busy at work this week getting ready for back to school and haven‘t had any time for Litsy-ing. But I did sneak in a quick trip to the bookstore earlier this week and found cheap copies of both of these books that I have been keeping an eye out for months! Today is my only day off this week, so I am hoping to squeeze in some reading.
Summer Reading 🥰 (PS “The Huntress” by Kate Quinn is a fantastic page turner!! 50% done and I cannot put it down)
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wowza! It has been quite some time since I read a book that totally sucked me in and kept ahold of me until the last page. This epic cat-and-mouse Nazi chase book is unrelenting and the 500+ pages will fly by, thanks to a cast of thoroughly fascinating characters. Very #highlyrecommended
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wowza! It has been quite some time since I read a book that totally sucked me in and kept ahold of me until the last page. This epic cat-and-mouse Nazi chase book is unrelenting and the 500+ pages will fly by, thanks to a cast of thoroughly fascinating characters. Very #highlyrecommended
pickI love finding historical fiction novels that introduce me to a piece of actual history that I never knew about. I had never heard of the Night Witches. Nina was my favorite character and I loved the descriptions of her childhood on the taiga in Siberia followed by her exploits in the sky as a pilot and her hunt for The Huntress. Quinn even managed to sneak in a quick cameo from Eve Gardiner from “The Alice Network,” which was neat.
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2* Spider-Man with grandson
3* fresh fruit
4* 14 first, 38 2nds and 3rds
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1* oh so many, but most recently the tagged book
2* Something in the Water
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pickThis is the large print edition. It was a good book that was well written and kept me engaged. The author cleverly weaves 3 stories together to build a Nazi hunter story. The characters are believable and although the reader can see where the author is heading it‘s still a good read.
pick5 🌟!! Exquisite historical fiction- well worth the 3-month Libby wait. The extras at the end were fascinating, especially author notes
Awesome giveaway! I‘m reading The Huntress right now and it‘s pretty great
June was my best reading month yet (it helps that school's out for summer. )! I read 18 books (5,846 pages), 4 of which were audio books. My very favorites were All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Darius the Great is Not Okay, and 84 Charing Cross Road.
pickWhat a book. I loved the character of Nina and everything that she experiences. A character rich book with an engrossing story line. Now I know why this book got such hype. It is worth it!
1. Tulip
2. The Woman Left Behind
3. Shetland
4. I do not read a lot.of poetry but enjoyed The Sun and Her Flowers
@Rudis and @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
pickI‘ve avoided WWII books for years, don‘t ask why, but I picked this one for work book club and loved it. The multiple POVs were handled well, I learned about aspects of history I hadn‘t known (like the Soviet Air Force‘s female fighter & bomber pilots), and the book raised important & still relevant questions about war crimes, following orders vs. doing the right thing, and following your dreams versus societal expectations. 4 1/2 🌟
I 🖤 Nina. I think she‘s my favorite character in this novel.
pickNothing compares to The Alice Network, but this book was entertaining and suspenseful with some of the best developed characters. It brings to the forefront of historical knowledge the battle cry for recognition of the contribution of women during wartime, and that's something I greatly appreciate about the two books by Kate Quinn that I've read so far.
Has anyone read her Empress of Rome series? That is next on my list.
