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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Although a big fan of her other series, this book wasnt great.
I liked the main characters, but the plot was boring and it didnt seem like it was going somewhere. The historic facts were interesting, since this is something I would normally not read about.
I liked the main characters, but the plot was boring and it didnt seem like it was going somewhere. The historic facts were interesting, since this is something I would normally not read about.
1.5 stars
I understand the idea behind this, the execution of this book was just not good enough to live up to the blurp on the back
I understand the idea behind this, the execution of this book was just not good enough to live up to the blurp on the back
okay icelandic murder mystery which isn't nearly as good as the subtitle would indicate, but which did keep me up at night reading, so points for that. more iceland please! and maybe a better translation for the next? which i will read, so that should count for something too ...
Suspenseful, a little disturbing at points. Definitely interesting having been to Iceland and being able to picture some of the places mentioned.
medium-paced
pretty dull for such a gnarly gruesome murder mystery
Easy to read, good atmosphere. Neither the characters nor the plot are incredible but it does the job.
Tämä olisi voinut toimia mulla paremmin jos faktat olisi olleet oikein. En myöskään tykännyt kahden päähenkilön välisestä suhteesta ja tavasta jolla kohtelivat toisiaan.
For me, it was a fairly stilted and detail heavy novel. Based on the nature of the inquiry Thóra and Matthew are conducting the amount of detail thrown at the reader could have benefitted from some paring back, in many cases it just feels like an information dump. Last Rituals is essentially a straightforward recounting of the investigation of a macabre murder, but it is bogged down by wading through the intricacies of Harald’s research. As Thóra ploughs on through a wealth of documentation she uncovers more questions than answers. Which leads to one of my least favorite tropes – the slow and incomplete disclosure of information from Harald’s family particularly the significant revelations which are withheld and belatedly disclosed - it feels like a ruse to cloud the readers thinking and perhaps add a little excitement, which it doesn’t really accomplish if that was the goal.
full review: https://faintingviolet.wordpress.com/2018/11/26/last-rituals-cbr10-56/
full review: https://faintingviolet.wordpress.com/2018/11/26/last-rituals-cbr10-56/