*3.5
dark mysterious tense
adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-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: Yes
adventurous medium-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

It starts slowly and seems a bit wordy, but the pace picks up and races to the finish. A good read and recommended for anyone who read Steig Larsson’s series.

A great addition to the series. Impossible to put down. If l hadn't known it was written by another author l would've assumed it was just another entry in the series.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Spoiler.  A boy with autism watches his fathers murder.  
challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I don't often abandon a book - but this was just awful and I couldn't go on. I don't know if it was the story or the translation but it was flat, tedious, confusing and dull. Perhaps it was better in Swedish . . .

I thought this was definitely a worthwhile addition to the series. I was surprised by how invested into the story I was by the end. There are some really interesting decisions that the characters have to make in this story that seemed like logical growth for each character. I was a little thrown by the plot, and it seemed messy in parts, but overall I think this was a strength for the book. While not as good as previous entries, this is definitely still worth a read.