When history student Mila Pavlichenko joins the Red army to fight against the Nazi invasion, she does not anticipate her fame would eventually leader her to America for a war tour.
I loved Kate Quinn’s The Huntress so much. It had tension, romance, history, mystery, murder, etc. To this day, thinking about it - the plot, the characters, the setting - makes me want to talk excitedly to some stranger to tell them to go read it. I hate talking to strangers, but there you go - I would do it for The Huntress.
You’re likely wondering - “why, Leigha, what's does this have to do with The Diamond Eye?” Well, dear and gentle reader, it has everything and nothing to do with this book. While they are both set during WWII and have multiple ongoing perspectives, The Diamond Eye lacked in the most important element of all from The Huntress - interest. I was so incredibly bored during the story. I wondered for several chapters if it was the narrator (I was listening, rather than reading it), but I truly believe it was about the substance and not the voice. It was dull. Boring. Not filled with any tension or passion. Heck, I think the autobiography the character is written after may have been more entertaining for me.
Was this readable? Absolutely. It was written well, with a natural arc for the main character and an interesting narrative. But I 100% did not care. Not about this story or character. I wonder if The Huntress was one of those flukes. If I were to read any more of Kate Quinn’s books would they fall in The Huntress or The Dimond Eye category? Honestly, I don’t know if I want to try that experiment. If The Dimond Eye sounds interesting to you, by all means give it a try! But if you find your mind wondering to other things in the story, I say give it up rather than pushing through it.
Read if you like: ⚔️ WWII | 🎖️ Military | 👤 Character-driven
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