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Book Review of The Diamond Eye

The Diamond Eye
The Diamond Eye
Author: Kate Quinn
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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An enjoyable fictional account about a real female badass. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a Russian sniper in WWII. Her death count was so high she was also known as Lady Death. Her notoriety took her overseas to the US where she spoke about the war and became good friends with the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt (another badass of her time).
While I delighted in most of the story, it did feel a bit too long and some things repetitive. I also liked a lot of the characters but never felt emotionally attached to them. I was happy that this story passed my way or I would've never knew about Mila and her extraordinary life.