Hey all! Here I am again! This time, I’m posting my review for Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman. Thanks to Dave at The Write Reads for inviting me along and the gifted arc to write my review.
A deadly mission to hunt down the resistance’s top soldier will make SS Officer Jonas Amsel question everything he kills for…
Jonas Amsel and Avalina Keller, devoted Nazis and best friends, have a bright future in Hitler’s Third Reich. Ava, a talented gymnast, wants to serve Germany in the Olympics, and Jonas, who has loved Ava since they were children, wants nothing more than to marry her and start a family. When he is about to propose, however, Ava and her entire family vanish without a trace.
Jonas blames the Jews for Ava’s disappearance and throws himself into a career in the Nazi Party. He serves the Reich under the ruthless Chief of the Gestapo, Reinhard Heydrich. Jonas becomes particularly good at capturing members of the Black Foxes, an anti-Nazi resistance group, earning Heydrich’s respect and the moniker of “the Fox Hunter.”
Impressed by Jonas’ skills, Heydrich gives him his most difficult task yet: capture the elusive Black Fox One, the Black Foxes’ most deadly and mysterious operative. No Nazi who has pursued Black Fox One has returned alive, but Jonas is determined and confident. Capturing Black Fox One might bring him one step closer to finding Ava.
But while he is hunting Black Fox One, Jonas makes a shocking discovery, forcing him to make an agonizing decision. He must choose between his love for the Reich and his heart, torn between the lies he has been taught all his life and the new truth before him.
It’s hard to say a series gets better with each book. Especially when I think all of Elyse Hoffman’s books are unique in their own ways. But this series is turning into something that I feel is superb. This authors way of writing and presenting historical fiction lends more flavour to her work.
This particular book concentrates on the ‘Butcher of Prague’, Reinhard Heydrich. It also introduces the reader to two characters who are new to this series. Ava and Jonas. They are childhood sweethearts. Their families are members of the Nazi party. As Jonas plans to propose, Ava and her family disappear. Jonas blames the Jews and as the years unfold, he becomes known as the Black Fox Hunter. The Black Foxes are Jewish rebels. He is given a task that will change everything for him. He just doesn’t know it yet!
A World War 2 story that is yet another immersive and captivating one from Elyse Hoffman. Her characters find their way into your heart as you follow them through the book. Saying that, though, not every character endears themselves to me. This is World War 2, and there are characters who are unredeemable. It’s a thrilling story that consumed me as I read, just like the previous book in this series.
I do appreciate how the author takes a character and sends them down a path that seems to be taking them the wrong way. Then the love, strength, and bravery of those characters lets them grasp at redemption. She always manages to tug on my heartstrings with whichever book I am reading at the time.
Another historical fiction book that had me burning the midnight oil! I am looking forward to Elyse Hoffman’s next book!
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Author Bio
Elyse Hoffman is a best-selling author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She studied English, History, and Law at George Mason University. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors – her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.
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