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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Every time I think about travelling somewhere, like Iceland for example, I always end up finding a mystery thriller set in that location. Which definitely makes me rethink about travelling to that specific place. So, I might have to put my future travel plans on hold due to Last Rituals.
It's not like I have time to travel right now anyways.
In this, you will meet Thóra. She is a lawyer, divorced, and has two kids. One is 6 years old, and the other is 16. She randomly gets thrown into being a private investigator which definitely confused me since she's a lawyer. But details.
While working on a murder case, we dive into the life of the victim: Harald. Okay, we sort of dive into his life and by that, I mean we get to know that he's into dark magic and occult shit. Sounds like your everyday kind of college student. Throughout the case, things do get pretty gross and bloody, but it actually makes sense as to why it happened. Still grossed me out though.
Along the way, she works with Matthew. They eventually start to develop feelings for one another, but if I'm being honest here, I came for the murder investigation. Their romance was background noise to me in the end.
Other than that, it was an okay book. I was kind of expecting something more for a murder mystery series and I'm not exactly sure if I want to continue with it. Maybe if the characters were a bit likeable and less creepy. Or if the romance was non-existent.
It's not like I have time to travel right now anyways.
In this, you will meet Thóra. She is a lawyer, divorced, and has two kids. One is 6 years old, and the other is 16. She randomly gets thrown into being a private investigator which definitely confused me since she's a lawyer. But details.
While working on a murder case, we dive into the life of the victim: Harald. Okay, we sort of dive into his life and by that, I mean we get to know that he's into dark magic and occult shit. Sounds like your everyday kind of college student. Throughout the case, things do get pretty gross and bloody, but it actually makes sense as to why it happened. Still grossed me out though.
Along the way, she works with Matthew. They eventually start to develop feelings for one another, but if I'm being honest here, I came for the murder investigation. Their romance was background noise to me in the end.
Other than that, it was an okay book. I was kind of expecting something more for a murder mystery series and I'm not exactly sure if I want to continue with it. Maybe if the characters were a bit likeable and less creepy. Or if the romance was non-existent.
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/review-1834-last-rituals/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/review-1834-last-rituals/
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting thriller with interesting characters and an unexpected, strong ending. I definitely want to read more books in this series about Thora Gudmundsdottir. However, I found the background history about letters, handwriting, historic figures, curses and body parts and modifications a bit too complex, in the sense that it became distracting from the plot.
See my full review at
https://topplingbookpile.blogspot.com/2021/08/rituals-by-yrsa-sigurdard-o-ttir.html
https://topplingbookpile.blogspot.com/2021/08/rituals-by-yrsa-sigurdard-o-ttir.html
Vor einiger Zeit habe ich dieses Buch auf Wanderschaft geschickt. Das Lesen war jetzt ein doppeltes Vergnügen, denn die Kommentare der Leute, die das Buch vor mir gelesen haben, verliehen der Lektüre einen besonderen Genuss. Auch ohne die witzigen Anmerkungen meiner Vor-leser hätte ich mich mit diesem Roman gut unterhalten gefühlt. Die Thematik der Hexenverbrennungen und Hexenkulten finde ich spannend; außerdem war es mein erster -aber sicherlich nicht mein letzter - Island-Roman.
Been doing a lot of Nordic Noir lately and it seems I have a thing with stories that follow the occult. This one didn't go in the direction I completely expected. Yes it features plenty of occult stuff; it was neat to learn the history of religion in Iceland and its folklore. But I also began to appreciate the main character, making the most out of her bad situation both at work and at home. I'll definitely be reading more of Yrsa Sigurdardóttir; she gets atmosphere down well and writes an interesting crime story.
Made it 30% through and it started to deele like a chore, I am not invested in the plot and the writing often feels redundant
