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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
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
Honestly, I did not enjoy this one anywhere near as the previous books. Lisbeth and Mikaek didn't feel the same or even similar to the way they were in the original books. I think this series having multiple authors has completely changed the characters.
I found the writing style to be all over the place but i'm not sure if this is due to the authors writing style or the way it's been translated. I found it quite hard to follow what was going on.
I don't think I will be continuing this series since it's just not as enjoyable as what Larssen created.
I found the writing style to be all over the place but i'm not sure if this is due to the authors writing style or the way it's been translated. I found it quite hard to follow what was going on.
I don't think I will be continuing this series since it's just not as enjoyable as what Larssen created.
DNF'D. Read to chapter 34, then they started getting expletive about stuff I don't agree with. To each their own but I don't have to read about things I don't agree with.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons is the 7th book in what is known as the Swedish set Millennium series. I’d heard of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but had never read it or even seen the film but I found I was able to enjoy this story anyway. What I hadn’t realised is this series, created by Stieg Larsson has had more than one writer since it’s creation. Stieg Larsson wrote the first 3 novels, David Lagercrantz wrote the next 3 and now Karin Smirnoff has written this one and is set to wrote 2 more. I find this really interesting that multiple authors have written this series and would be interested to hear from those who have read them how much they notice different writing styles, quality of story etc.
In The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons, we meet teenager Svala who lives with her grandmother. Her father is dead and her mother is missing. When she comes home to find her grandmother dead, social services call her only other relative, Lisbeth Salander to care for her. Salander is reluctant, being someone doesn’t feel she can care for someone else but when she realises the girl is in danger, she decides to look after her.
Mikel Blomkvist a journalist who published the Millennium magazine is travelling to Gasskas for his daughter’s wedding. He isn’t close to his daughter and has yet to meet her groom but is very fond of his grandson Lukas.
I found the story quite hard to follow at times and a little confusing but I’m not sure if this was because I didn’t know the background to any of the characters having not read the earlier books in the series or because I listened to the audio version which meant I found it difficult to keep track of all the characters and the multiple POVs.
I did enjoy the story – I especially liked Svala and how Lisbeth gradually warms to her and I liked Mikel’s relationship with his grandson. I felt the narration was done well. Having read this, it has definitely piqued my interest in the first book and I may go back and read it one day (or in the very least watch the movie!)
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
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
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
No
I really enjoyed this book, although Lisbeth (and Mikael) have lost some of their original depth since they were first created, no surprise since this is the 3rd author to add to the series. The storyline and the way that everything comes together is clever and enjoyable, the book is dark but not too graphic and I think the author has a done a great job of creating new characters who I’m hoping we’ll meet again. I’m really happy I had a chance to read this, thank you to NetGalley and the Author/Publisher