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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
slow-paced
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've been on a Nordic Noir kick lately and was really excited for this book to come out. I really liked David Lagercrantz's trilogy in the series and had high hopes for the new author. This did not feel like a Lisbeth Salander book at all, but a different book with the characters' names replaced. Salander and Blomqvist have completely different personalities from the previous books in the series to the extent that I felt like the author hasn't even read the other books.
I also did not like the return of sexual violence in this book. I always felt that Larsson was weirdly obsessed with sexual assault, even for Nordic Noir, and one reason that I liked Lagercrantz's books in the series so much was that his trilogy kept sexual violence to a minimum. Smirnoff lingered less on those scenes than Larsson, but it was there and several scenes were rather graphic.
I also did not like the return of sexual violence in this book. I always felt that Larsson was weirdly obsessed with sexual assault, even for Nordic Noir, and one reason that I liked Lagercrantz's books in the series so much was that his trilogy kept sexual violence to a minimum. Smirnoff lingered less on those scenes than Larsson, but it was there and several scenes were rather graphic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder
Book 7 in the Millennium series sees the return of Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. Blomkvist is heading North to the town of Gasskas for his daughter's wedding. She's marrying the leader of the municipality, but as Blomkvist arrives he begins to hear rumours about his future son in law that he can't ignore. Salander is also heading to Gasskas, in her case to step in as a potential foster carer for her niece, who's mother has disappeared. Could the disappearance be linked to Blomkvist's potential son in law?
I have loved reading this series over the years. Unfortunately I think this is likely to be the last one that I read. I had misgivings after the previous installment, but figured I'd give this a go since it's a new author.
I found this one very hard to read. The writing didn't seem to flow very well at all, and it was incredibly difficult to keep track of the jumping points of view. I'm not sure if this is a writing style thing, or due to things being lost in translation or what exactly was happening, but it wasn't a great reading experience.
The plot itself was great once it got going, it seemed to take an awful lot of set up though and there was a lot of characters to keep track of. Smirnoff did bring everything together towards the end of the book and link everything together which was very well done considering how many threads were running.
The ending is relatively open which is something I'm never a fan of, but for those who do enjoy this one I would say it's likely there will be more to come.
Thanks to NetGalley, Quercus Books and MacLehose Press for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
I have loved reading this series over the years. Unfortunately I think this is likely to be the last one that I read. I had misgivings after the previous installment, but figured I'd give this a go since it's a new author.
I found this one very hard to read. The writing didn't seem to flow very well at all, and it was incredibly difficult to keep track of the jumping points of view. I'm not sure if this is a writing style thing, or due to things being lost in translation or what exactly was happening, but it wasn't a great reading experience.
The plot itself was great once it got going, it seemed to take an awful lot of set up though and there was a lot of characters to keep track of. Smirnoff did bring everything together towards the end of the book and link everything together which was very well done considering how many threads were running.
The ending is relatively open which is something I'm never a fan of, but for those who do enjoy this one I would say it's likely there will be more to come.
Thanks to NetGalley, Quercus Books and MacLehose Press for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fast-paced, enjoyable distraction. Not as good as previous books and original trilogy, but I like these characters and was happy to have a new story with them. It even has a non-annoying 13 yr old niece character that could have been a disaster, but was ok.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was willing to give the series one more shot with a new author, but this is the worst one of all. Lisbeth and Mikael are a shell of their former selves and the plot severely lacks intrigue. I found it be fairly boring overall and I will not be continuing the series.
This book brought me back to Lisbeth Salander - I remember reading the three books by Stieg Larsson, and I enjoyed those back when I read them a long time ago. However, I did not read any of the books by David Lagercrantz, and I wonder if that impacted how I felt about this book by Karin Smirnoff, in addition to a large gap (many years!) from reading the Stieg Larsson books to this one.
Thanks to Netgalley for the book!
Thanks to Netgalley for the book!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
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:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Disappointed in this author’s portrayal and grasp of Lisbeth’s character, felt they missed the mark almost completely with her. They did okay with MB. Overall my least favorite of the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault