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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
I waffled between three and four stars on this one before giving it four because it kept me eagerly turning pages. I think this book suffered from a bit of debut syndrome, but I’ll likely give the second book in the series a shot at redemption.
Ari Thor is a rookie policeman who moves to a remote northern town in Iceland for his first work posting. According to the local cops there everything is quiet with very little crime, but in true small town crime fiction style, that all changes quickly with a couple of violent attacks and a murder, amid heavy winter snowstorms that cut off the village. Ari has to track down the mystery while getting to know all of the locals and deciding whether to remain with his girlfriend in Reykjavik or pursue a relationship with his piano teacher. It seemed to track along quite slowly and then all of a sudden everything was solved. Not bad but won't follow up the rest of the series.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Promising, but clearly a first novel. I’m interested to see if the author has developed with subsequent books in this series.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This wasn’t quite as compelling as a lot of other Nordic Noir (or crime fiction in general) I’ve read, but it still hit on that essential formula that tends to work for me. I found the setting especially interesting and well done, and I’ll likely continue with the series.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated