Blog Tour Review: Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman

Hey everyone!
Today is my stop on the blog tour for Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman, and I am excited to be sharing my review with you all.

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Title: Black Fox One
Author: Elyse Hoffman
Release Date: 1st November 2023
Page Count: 248
Genre: WWII Historical Fiction, Jewish Literature
Buy It Here: Amazon UK

Book Blurb:

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.

Black Fox One is a thrilling World War II story of lost love, bravery, and the hard road to redemption.

My Review:

Black Fox One begins with Jonas and Ava, friends throughout their entire childhoods who inevitably fall in love. But when Ava and her family disappears, Jonas’ world comes crashing down around him. He throws himself head first into his job as the notorious Fox Hunter, but all the while his main priority is finding the love of his life. One a mission to hunt down Black Fox One, Jonas unmasks some truths and some secrets that he never could have imagined, and will flip his entire life upside down.

This book is jam packed with interesting characters. My personal favourite is Ava. She’s a strong female, who always stands for what she believes in, and in this case what she knows is right. Her bravery is undeniable, and she’s willing to put her own life on the line to save as many others as she possibly can. Like with a lot of the authors books, we gets some familiar faces from other books, and I love revisiting them in a different way, often just as a side character.

Jonas’ struggle between the truth and everything he has ever known is clearly incredibly difficult for him, but it’s also very realistic of that period in time. After being taught something for you’re entire life, it’s often hard to accept the truth, that you’ve been lied to, manipulated, and in many ways used, but I thought that the author handled this extremely well.

Towards the end of the story, it revolves mostly around Jonas’ chance of redemption. With excitement and explosions, the book comes together in a thrilling climax where love conquers all. Jonas’ love for Ava was stronger than anything else, and he went to the ends of the earth to prove it. The ending of the books is super satisfying, and the last few lines sets us up perfectly for the next book in the series.

Elyse Hoffman’s unique approach to WWII historical fiction never fails to amaze me. The way she writes and the way she tackles certain subjects is unlike anything I’ve read before, and is why I’m always drawn back to her books. She is easily one of my favourite historical fiction authors, and Black Fox One is a fantastic addition to an already fantastic series. I’m looking forward to reading her next book already!

I give Black Fox One a 5 star rating!

About The Author:

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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