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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It. Was. Boring.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Did I know this book is going to be disappointing?
Yes, I do
Do I still read it?
Unfortunately, Yes.
Do I regret reading it?
Every minute of reading!!
๐ญ Karin is the third author after Steig and David to step in and try her hands at this popular series. And let me tell you the series is not improving it's getting worse and worse (except when David was writing it).
Kindly stop writing this series it is high time.
I would much have preferred if they allowed Blomkvist and Lisbeth to rest in peace. I didnโt really think there was much left to discover in those characters that had not already been shared.
In this, the seventh book, and possibly the first book in a new trilogy, Lisbeth Salander, a gifted computer hacker, is now part owner of Milton Security and is still as unconventional as usual, but now she is faced with taking in her thirteen-year-old niece, Svala. Svala is as precocious as Lisbeth was in her youth, except now it seems overdone.
Blomkist no longer works as a journalist for Millennium magazine, because it's now only a podcast.
"The Girl in the Eagleโs Talons" by Karin Smirnoff kicks off slowly, with the first third of the book feeling somewhat uneventful. The writing frequently veers into ambiguity, leaving readers unsure about certain events, which could be attributed to artistic style, translation gaps, or less-than-stellar writing. Whatever the case, it diminishes the overall reading experience.
Lisbeth makes an appearance after the 20% mark and even then, her involvement in the narrative is limited. While Blomkvist is basically delegated to a side role, used to introduce and connect the other characters driving the storylines. I felt the plot could have been written for any book and Lizbeth and Blomkvist was written just to connect with the series. They werenโt really necessary.
The worst part is that Smirnoff just doesnโt know and truly understand the characters of Blomkvist and Lisbeth(throws everything about them out the window) โ how they act and behave, what internally drives them, and where their heart lies. During the first half of the book, Lisbeth is so out of character, saying and doing things that are just not her. And the inner thoughts of Lisbeth and Blomkvist were so out of place I mean I didn't understand where this was coming from!!
The ending seems to suggest that other books are coming and fans of this series may be excited to see where the author takes this. I just donโt think Iโll be one of those fans, fortunately.
All in all, a disappointing read, so much so that I skimmed read most of the parts otherwise I wouldn't have completed it as it was too boring and this book really ruined my mood!!
๐.๐ The two star is for Svala and Lisbeth, that's it. The most interesting character was Joar the Cleaner.
๐ธ๐ด๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐: โญโญ
๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐: 3.42 (2187)
๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐: Thriller, Crime Fiction, Mystery
๐ธ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐: Millennium (Book 7)
๐ธ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: No!!
Yes, I do
Do I still read it?
Unfortunately, Yes.
Do I regret reading it?
Every minute of reading!!
๐ญ Karin is the third author after Steig and David to step in and try her hands at this popular series. And let me tell you the series is not improving it's getting worse and worse (except when David was writing it).
Kindly stop writing this series it is high time.
I would much have preferred if they allowed Blomkvist and Lisbeth to rest in peace. I didnโt really think there was much left to discover in those characters that had not already been shared.
In this, the seventh book, and possibly the first book in a new trilogy, Lisbeth Salander, a gifted computer hacker, is now part owner of Milton Security and is still as unconventional as usual, but now she is faced with taking in her thirteen-year-old niece, Svala. Svala is as precocious as Lisbeth was in her youth, except now it seems overdone.
Blomkist no longer works as a journalist for Millennium magazine, because it's now only a podcast.
"The Girl in the Eagleโs Talons" by Karin Smirnoff kicks off slowly, with the first third of the book feeling somewhat uneventful. The writing frequently veers into ambiguity, leaving readers unsure about certain events, which could be attributed to artistic style, translation gaps, or less-than-stellar writing. Whatever the case, it diminishes the overall reading experience.
Lisbeth makes an appearance after the 20% mark and even then, her involvement in the narrative is limited. While Blomkvist is basically delegated to a side role, used to introduce and connect the other characters driving the storylines. I felt the plot could have been written for any book and Lizbeth and Blomkvist was written just to connect with the series. They werenโt really necessary.
The worst part is that Smirnoff just doesnโt know and truly understand the characters of Blomkvist and Lisbeth(throws everything about them out the window) โ how they act and behave, what internally drives them, and where their heart lies. During the first half of the book, Lisbeth is so out of character, saying and doing things that are just not her. And the inner thoughts of Lisbeth and Blomkvist were so out of place I mean I didn't understand where this was coming from!!
The ending seems to suggest that other books are coming and fans of this series may be excited to see where the author takes this. I just donโt think Iโll be one of those fans, fortunately.
All in all, a disappointing read, so much so that I skimmed read most of the parts otherwise I wouldn't have completed it as it was too boring and this book really ruined my mood!!
๐.๐ The two star is for Svala and Lisbeth, that's it. The most interesting character was Joar the Cleaner.
๐ธ๐ด๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐: โญโญ
๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐: 3.42 (2187)
๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐: Thriller, Crime Fiction, Mystery
๐ธ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐: Millennium (Book 7)
๐ธ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: No!!
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No