dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

Simpler than the earlier books but still a good read 
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Yes, as others have stated it is not as good as the previous books by the original author. However, knowing that, the book is still very good and very entertaining. I believe it is worth a read if you enjoy the previous books and the characters.

Loved it. The writer that took over this series after Steig Larsson's passing did an excellent job. I would have liked to see a little more of Lisbeth but overall it was quite satisfying. I am hoping that the ending of the book leaves room for another one in the series.

Wat ben ik blij dat ik naar dit boek heb kunnen luisteren (en ondertussen van alles en nog wat aan nuttige klussen heb kunnen uitvoeren) en daar niet uren en uren in heb 'moeten' lezen. Het boek staat vol schier eindeloze gesprekken tussen de personages die worden gebruikt om achtergrond aan te brengen, over gebeurtenissen in het verleden te vertellen en over onderwerpen als hacken alles uit de doeken te doen. Het is zelfs zo erg dat Lagercrantz een ooggetuige laat vertellen hoe Salander en haar jonge moordgetuige aan twee boeven ontsnappen. Het gebeurt niet, het wordt verteld.

Helaas heeft de verteller van dit luisterboek de ongelooflijk vervelende neiging om 'stemmetjes' te gebruiken, die veelal niet bij de personages horen en vervelend kinderachtig aandoen. Maar, eerlijk is eerlijk, de uitsmijter is de uitsmijter van het boek: A star fell outside in the night sky.

Een beter cliché om dit boek vol clichés mee af te sluiten is letterlijk ondenkbaar, toch?

I didn’t expect to like this book so much but it was fantastic, true to the source material and really engaging, even more so than the 3rd. This was one of those books I was disappointed to finish because I still wanted to be lost in the story. It gives me a lot of faith for the remainder of the series.

I never read more than 2/3 of this book. David Lagercrantz is not as talented as Stieg Larsson. Also, felt as though the characters were really lost. A lot more was told rather than shown through the character's actions, too. It was interesting and moderately entertaining.
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

One of the best books I’ve read in a very long time
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Started and finished date - 23.05.25 to 25.05.25.
My rating - Three Stars.
This boom was okay but I didn't love it and the cover of the book is ugly. Both the mystery and the atmosphere was done well and the writing was fine but bit hard to follow. The paced of plot was bit slow for my liking and the paced of the plot did dragged. I have mixed feeling about the characters and I feel like they were flash out bit more

*3.5