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evelykink's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
lucy_qhuay's review against another edition
5.0
Mons Kallentoft has truly made up for the not so good stuff in the previous book in the series and he is, without a doubt, on top of his game with Autumn Killing.
Gosh, how this one hit me right in the feels!
So much has happened and the emotions I felt while reading the book almost overwhelmed me.
All we have is a huge cast of broken characters, all trying to come up to terms with the lives they have, the choices they made and the consequences of said choices.
And, trust me, things aren't pretty. At all.
I admit that, even though this is a thriller/mystery, I wasn't as focused in the murder and all the questions that needed to be answered, as I was focused in the fascinating lives of these characters.
But you know what? In this case, that is a great thing.
Malin and her broken dreams, her drinking problem. Janne and his guilt. Tove and her anguish. Zeke and Karin and their increasingly complicated relationship. Karim and his torn life. Sven and his worry. Borje and his hard reality. Waldemar and his violence. Johan and his home life.
And so on.
I found myself near tears more than a few times, because I couldn't help putting myself in the shoes of all that people and the painful reality most have to face and things were often too much to deal with.
I don't know how the author made me feel like everything was hitting close to home all the time, but he did it and I suffered for them and for myself, yet it was all worth it.
I can't wait to know how things are going to play out. Especially with Malin. How many times did I feel like shaking her, for letting herself succumb to pain and temptation, or bitchslap Janne, her ex, for all the times he ran away and left her alone to deal with her pain? Too many to count.
The situation with Zeke and Karin is also troubling me a great deal. I can't believe he did that. I thought he was better than that. Guess not.
If you haven't read this one or started the series, do it quickly, because you don't know what you're missing. Kallentoft is a master with words.
00tania00's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jennyedwall's review against another edition
2.0
Precis allt det jag ogillar med (svenska) kriminalromaner. Hur klyschiga kan vi göra våra karaktärer (som är ungefär alla som nämns någon gång)? Och vad är det med fixeringen av mackor och dess pålägg?
emilyinherhead's review
3.0
It took me a while to really get into this, and even once I did, I couldn't bring myself to care very much about any of the characters. The last 100 pages or so held my interest, but up until then the plot really dragged.
stephend81d5's review
3.0
felt this part of the series wasn't as good as the first 2 in the series but looking forward to the next in the series
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