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emminkirjakasa's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Aina vaan paranee! Kiinnostavat juonenkäänteet ja Maria Kallio on aina yhtä mahtava. Tykkään myös pohdinnasta lapsista ja perhemuodoista, sekä kaikista yhteiskunnallisista aiheista. 24 vuotta väliä, ja silti pohdinnat ovat edelleen ajankohtaisia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol
Minor: Racism
m4rtt4's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Drug use, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Misogyny
mg_in_md_'s review against another edition
3.0
I was fortunate enough to win an ebook copy of the seventh book in the Maria Kallio series. I've read the first four, so there was a bit of a gap between the last one I read and this one. However, I felt like it was easy enough to pick back up with Kallio and crew. While there are recurring characters and events in Kallio's personal life have changed over the course of the series, I've found that these books work well as stand-alone novels, too.
In this one, Kallio is investigating the death of Petri Ilveski, who was killed on his way to a city-planning meeting. Kallio immediately focuses her attention a group of skinheads who attacked Ilveski and his husband three years prior. When Kallio suggests something more sinister may be at play, her superiors shut her down. However, she persists, as she often does, but her pursuit of the truth puts herself and her family at risk. Kallio seemed more restless in this offering, a bit like she was trying to find her bearings while juggling her professional and personal life obligations. While she's always been restless, she seemed a little more out of sorts than when she was single. As with other offerings in this series, I appreciated the societal issues that were woven into the story and enjoyed being reacquainted with Kallio and the recurring characters.
As a bonus, I used this for the 2017 Ultimate PopSugar Reading Challenge prompt to read "a book with a cat on the cover" (woo-hoo!). Many thanks to FirstReads for giving me the chance to read another book in the always enjoyable Maria Kallio series -- I look forward to finding copies of the fifth and sixth to find out what happened between the fourth and this one!
In this one, Kallio is investigating the death of Petri Ilveski, who was killed on his way to a city-planning meeting. Kallio immediately focuses her attention a group of skinheads who attacked Ilveski and his husband three years prior. When Kallio suggests something more sinister may be at play, her superiors shut her down. However, she persists, as she often does, but her pursuit of the truth puts herself and her family at risk. Kallio seemed more restless in this offering, a bit like she was trying to find her bearings while juggling her professional and personal life obligations. While she's always been restless, she seemed a little more out of sorts than when she was single. As with other offerings in this series, I appreciated the societal issues that were woven into the story and enjoyed being reacquainted with Kallio and the recurring characters.
As a bonus, I used this for the 2017 Ultimate PopSugar Reading Challenge prompt to read "a book with a cat on the cover" (woo-hoo!). Many thanks to FirstReads for giving me the chance to read another book in the always enjoyable Maria Kallio series -- I look forward to finding copies of the fifth and sixth to find out what happened between the fourth and this one!
mirpallo's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
verumsolum's review against another edition
3.0
These are just good, solid mysteries. The most special thing about them is their Scandinavian setting (which is out of the ordinary for mysteries we get to read in North America). And I've become fond of Maria Kallio. She can be exasperating at times (definitely not one of those "absolutely perfect" detectives we have gotten from some authors), and I don't know that I could be friends with her if we knew each other as real life people, but I enjoy getting a chance to see some interesting things through her eyes.
syyskuu's review against another edition
4.0
Älykästä (ja mielestäni hyvin aikaa kestänyttä) pohdiskelua lapsista, rakkaudesta ja erilaisista perhemuodoista. Sen rinnalla pohdittiin yhteiskuntaa, valtaa ja vapautta. Samaistuttava ja kiinnostava.
flying_monkey's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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