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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for my advanced copy to read and review.
I’ll start by saying that I wanted to love this book so much. It was my most anticipated read of 2023. I mean, if you weren’t aware, the millennium trilogy is the series I rave about any chance I get. It is my absolute favorite Nordic Noir series, but unfortunately its author died after the third installment.
The publishers then decided to continue with the series, commissioning David Lagercrantz to write the next three books. But he wasn’t nearly as popular as Larson. Then comes Smirnoff. Not only is she an acclaimed author, but that means that Lizbeth Salander, my very favorite female character ever is back!!
I had a very hard time following the story due to formatting issues. I’ve read egalleys before, but this one was by far the most confusing.
Hence, until I read the actual physical book that is properly edited, I will not give the book a tentative rating. If I have to base it on the arc, I would say that I’m very disappointed with the seventh installment. But hopefully once I reread the finished copy I can enjoy it more.
Nevertheless, I will still recommend you read this book if you’re a Nordic Noir fan and loved the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
I’ll start by saying that I wanted to love this book so much. It was my most anticipated read of 2023. I mean, if you weren’t aware, the millennium trilogy is the series I rave about any chance I get. It is my absolute favorite Nordic Noir series, but unfortunately its author died after the third installment.
The publishers then decided to continue with the series, commissioning David Lagercrantz to write the next three books. But he wasn’t nearly as popular as Larson. Then comes Smirnoff. Not only is she an acclaimed author, but that means that Lizbeth Salander, my very favorite female character ever is back!!
I had a very hard time following the story due to formatting issues. I’ve read egalleys before, but this one was by far the most confusing.
Hence, until I read the actual physical book that is properly edited, I will not give the book a tentative rating. If I have to base it on the arc, I would say that I’m very disappointed with the seventh installment. But hopefully once I reread the finished copy I can enjoy it more.
Nevertheless, I will still recommend you read this book if you’re a Nordic Noir fan and loved the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Was hoping it would be better! Good story but not nearly as good as David Lagercrantz or Stieg Larsson's writing of these characters and stories.
This is one of those books that you just need to end. From a Christmas explosion in summer, to wind farms, to men with no legs, to horrific and graphic rape scenes, to an orphan, to a kidnapping, to a wedding, to a child lock picking expert, to everything in between, this book was...weird.
I was really excited to see Lisbeth Salander back but this didn't read like the originals that I loved so much and it just never clicked for me. I listened to the audio which was fine but at times quite hard to understand and some of it was overacted.
I really wanted more Salander too, she didn't even show up until at least a third into the novel and generally felt like a peripheral character.
The wind farm aspect interested me and some scenes were excellently crafted, but overall, I was uninterested and bored. There were a lot of characters and storylines and it took too long to get back around to the ones I was interested in.
Overall, this one wasn't for me and I'll probably be skipping any additional offshoots of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Thank you to Knopf, PRH Audio, and NetGalley for the copy.
I was really excited to see Lisbeth Salander back but this didn't read like the originals that I loved so much and it just never clicked for me. I listened to the audio which was fine but at times quite hard to understand and some of it was overacted.
I really wanted more Salander too, she didn't even show up until at least a third into the novel and generally felt like a peripheral character.
The wind farm aspect interested me and some scenes were excellently crafted, but overall, I was uninterested and bored. There were a lot of characters and storylines and it took too long to get back around to the ones I was interested in.
Overall, this one wasn't for me and I'll probably be skipping any additional offshoots of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Thank you to Knopf, PRH Audio, and NetGalley for the copy.
When the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series came out, I was so caught up in the stories. While I am glad that the mantle has been picked up to continue the series, the elements of writing that captured my attention are not present in this book. The main character, Lisbeth, has a severely reduced role in the story. As an individual story, this was not bad, but I would hesitate to classify it as part of the series.
You can defintely tell that a new author has picked up the mantel. The only reason is that Lisbeth was far different than she was in past books. She was far less awkward and just different, I felt like it was someone else and often thought I was reading the words and actions of a different character. It was not a bad book but not the same.
mysterious
slow-paced
I really enjoy this series - I loved the first trilogy, and the middle books 4-6 were a little outlandish, but still good. It's been a bit of break, but this is now the start of a new trilogy by this author and I quite liked this. It was action packed with layered family dynamics with a complex plot and I flew through it! Really enjoyed.
Lisbeth Salander returns in another Millennium Series book this time by Author Karin Smirnoff. Lisbeth and Mikael are back to tackle corporate greed and government corruption while dealing with old enemies and new friends. I think Stieg Larson is a lot to live up to and I'm not quite sure Smirnoff did that. The plot itself is slightly confusing, told from different POVs. Very slow in the beginning and once it does pick up, it just didn't have the same drama as we are used to in the Dragon Tattoo series. The writing isn't great, but I couldn't tell if that was just because of the english translation. Lisbeth herself, also seemed like a different character. Missing a lot of the grit from the first 3 books.
Thank You Knopf and NetGalley for the free e-galley.
Thank You Knopf and NetGalley for the free e-galley.
I loved the original trilogy, and thoroughly enjoyed the second trilogy but this book fell flat for me. Maybe it was the time I read it, maybe it wasn't. I may give it another try to see if that's the case.
I want to thank Netgalley and Knopf for an ARC of this book.
I want to thank Netgalley and Knopf for an ARC of this book.