Book: The Diamond Eye
Author: Kate Quinn
Pages: 448
This is my 37th read for the year
This is the story of Mila Pavlichenko, a sniper from World War II. Once the war is over, Mila has over 300 kills under her belt for the Russian Army, and is on a good will tour in the United States. Before thewar, Mila was a history student who had a young son and was getting divorce. She turned wanting to learn how to shoot so she could teach her son into a career in the Russian Armed Forces. Those years she fought did not come without heartbreak, loss, and a love that would change her life forever.
This was a great book. It is historical fiction but based on the real Mila Pavlichenko who did kill over 300 people during World War II. The author did research into this young woman that a lot of people don't know about and spun quite the story of her time before, during, and after the war. The author's note at the end of the book reveals how much of this books was based on truth (quite a bit of it), and gave you even more insight into this incredible person. It is a well written book, and I would say the only thing that made me a little crazy was the amount of times it was mentioned how many people she had killed. More often than was necessary - to the point that you felt that the author was using this as main thing to be known about this woman, when she was clearly so much more.
Check this one out. I have read many of Kate Quinn's historical fiction books about the women during the war, and they have all be elightening.
Stars: 4.5
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