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Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Ragnar Jónasson

azwahine_reads's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

beatrice01's review

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adventurous mysterious

3.0

septimusmith's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

emcrem's review

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hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

hollysar's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Great unexpected plot twists

gabjd's review

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2.5

a recommendation that i picked up on behalf of one of my best friends! the beginning was really boring to me but the second half was much more entertaining and i enjoyed trying to guess the mystery. i took a detective fiction lit elective in college and we discussed how in this genre there isn’t a lot of success with female mcs, so i appreciated how important sunna was here and i enjoyed reading her pov the most. i think this was an example of where a new translation to english may be a little lackluster in terms of writing style… too bad i don’t speak icelandic!

kkolstad's review

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medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No

3.5

dabra's review

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medium-paced

3.75

nordicat's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0