The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff

3.11 AVERAGE

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shelle's review against another edition

2.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

bookish_scientist's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
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askatknits's review against another edition

4.0
I had read the first three books by Stieg Larson and loved them. I tried to get into book 4 in the series after Larson had died by David Lagercrantz and failed. So when I saw that there was a new writer bring back the characters, I thought I'd give it another go. Smirnoff adds some depth to the characters as she brings in family and rounds out the characters a bit. The story is fast paced, although the "bad guys" feel very expected. Still, the story is engaging and kept my attention. And as the story progressed, I had a hard time putting it down!

I look forward to Smirnoff's next book in this series.

A thanks to Netgalley, Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for this copy to read. The book will be published August 28, 2023.
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rh2riordan's review against another edition

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced

catliffe's review against another edition

3.75
dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nagelxz's review against another edition

I started it, got 2 hours in and just wasn't feeling it at that moment.

I might pick it up again in a few months and give another try.
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jacquibear's review against another edition

3.5
Writing was better than the David Lagercrantz ones. Not sure about the storyline. But then again, they're all abit questionable. 
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syraluna's review against another edition

3.0
dark fast-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: Yes
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clairelee9's review against another edition

3.0
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jillybeans's review against another edition

2.75
fast-paced