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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Boring, also didn’t realize this was the second book in a series LOL
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me a long time to get into this book . I found it very slow moving.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So, this is the first and only book by Jo Nesbo I have DNF'ed. I usually love his writing, but this is just not his best work. I get where he was trying to go, with a tragic mafia ish brothers who control the small town and commit crimes, and the crimes are starting to catch up with them. But I just couldn't get into it. It was very much written for the male gaze.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The actions of the characters in Blood Ties sit very much in the grey zone.
Thank you to Penguin Random House for my gifted copy of Jo Nesbo's newest for feature!
Blood Ties is the follow-up to The Kingdom, which I was happy to also receive a copy of so I could learn the backstory.
Brothers Roy and Carl Opgard have had traumatic upbringings, and are now businessmen in the town of Os. Roy is our protagonist, and Carl's sometime protector. He has more than a few murders on his hands in the name of justice, defense, and means to an end. This is a small-town story with undercurrents of darkness - sps and amusement parks do not a pleasant location make.
Blood Ties is quite a different feel than other Jo Nesbo books, for example the Harry Hole detective series or other Nordic Noir.
It could be read as a standalone, but I personally would recommend reading The Kingdom first to get a better feel for our main characters.
Recommended!!
Released on Feb. 11.
Thank you to Penguin Random House for my gifted copy of Jo Nesbo's newest for feature!
Blood Ties is the follow-up to The Kingdom, which I was happy to also receive a copy of so I could learn the backstory.
Brothers Roy and Carl Opgard have had traumatic upbringings, and are now businessmen in the town of Os. Roy is our protagonist, and Carl's sometime protector. He has more than a few murders on his hands in the name of justice, defense, and means to an end. This is a small-town story with undercurrents of darkness - sps and amusement parks do not a pleasant location make.
Blood Ties is quite a different feel than other Jo Nesbo books, for example the Harry Hole detective series or other Nordic Noir.
It could be read as a standalone, but I personally would recommend reading The Kingdom first to get a better feel for our main characters.
Recommended!!
Released on Feb. 11.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder
The actions of the characters in Blood Ties sit very much in the grey zone.
Thank you to Penguin Random House for my gifted copy of Jo Nesbo's newest for feature!
Blood Ties is the follow-up to The Kingdom, which I was happy to also receive a copy of so I could learn the backstory.
Brothers Roy and Carl Opgard have had traumatic upbringings, and are now businessmen in the town of Os. Roy is our protagonist, and Carl's sometime protector. He has more than a few murders on his hands in the name of justice, defense, and means to an end. This is a small-town story with undercurrents of darkness - sps and amusement parks do not a pleasant location make.
Blood Ties is quite a different feel than other Jo Nesbo books, for example the Harry Hole detective series or other Nordic Noir.
It could be read as a standalone, but I personally would recommend reading The Kingdom first to get a better feel for our main characters.
Recommended!!
Released on Feb. 11.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A sequel to The Kingdom was probably unnecessary, but revisiting the survivors of that tale was a diverting read. There are some MacGuffins that feel a little contrived, and much depends on shady real estate deals and surveying. Not exactly scintillating in those parts.