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Kate Quinn continues to inform and entertain despite my dislike of WWII stories. I read this for a book club, but couldn't help but get engrossed into the story and the characters. In the afterwards, she discusses where she followed the memoirs of the main character and where she took liberty. She does a good job of telling a historical truth, but embellishing it to make it a compelling novel and fiction.

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adventurous dark informative reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

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adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was the first book by Kate Quinn I have read, and it was beautiful. This historical fiction brought to life the true story of Lyudmila ‘Mila’ Pavlichenko, a Soviet Russian sniper from World War II. Mila experienced the challenges of becoming a young mother at 15 and living through a world war. Yet, her fierce and loyal nature became a force to be reckoned with as she developed into one of Russia’s deadliest snipers.

Quinn provides detailed recounts of her early life and the events that turned this quiet, studious librarian into a survivor of war with a lasting reputation that encouraged women to join the frontline and be celebrated for their contributions. Quinn embellishes Mila’s relationships with friends, family and lovers to balance the novel. It becomes more character-driven, which is what gave it five stars to me.

I highly recommend it if you want a book filled with action, suspense and a heartwarming ending.

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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