Reviews

The Fire Witness by Lars Kepler

koala1909's review

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

densorterytter's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

elindx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

krisx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

andyj23's review against another edition

5.0

Nemám slov nebo možná jo. Svědkyně ohně je opravdu skvělá kniha. Nemohla jsem ji odložit, protože jsem chtěla vědět, co se stane dál, kdo je opravdový vrah. Je opravdu skvělé, že kniha má dvě roviny. Rovinu, kde se vyšetřuje vražda a rovinu, kdy si objevují střípky z Joonova života. Postavu Joony mám opravdu ráda. Vždy mě dokáže něčím překvapit. Není to žádná nudná postava. Je reálný.

chrisu12's review against another edition

4.0

Väldigt bra bok och ett intressant fall igen av Kepler. Fallet i sig är åter igen lite mörkare, i stil med den första boken. Denna bok var mer oförutsägbar, hade ingen aning om vem mördaren var innan huvudpersonerna själv kom på det. Kul med några återkommande karaktärer från tidigare böcker och intressant att få mera bakgrundshistoria om Joona. Ser fram emot nästa bok i serien

sducharme's review

The Fire Witness (English version)
Page-turner murder mystery with detective Joona Linna solving a strange case in Sweden. The case involves girls at a foster care home, a victim who has covered her eyes, and a psychic who says she gets visions of the past.

brontejane's review

2.0

The main character was overshadowed by the other characters. I just never really connected with him. I know I have read the first couple books, so I should know his story, but I just couldn't remember. I guess I am just comparing this book/series to the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbo, which I love. So while it wasn't a horrible book, it isn't a very memorable one (and I totally guessed what was going to happen before I was halfway through).

thebookeer's review against another edition

4.0

I am glad I was not discouraged by the 2nd book to continue reading the series and I decided to venture further alongside the sharp-witted Finnish detective Joona Linna. This book was written very well, the main keywords to this book were childhood trauma, violence and hiding. Some incidents in The Fire Witness made me really want to physically shake the officers working on the Vicky and Dante case.
It was a shame that I guessed the bad guy when I was only halfway through the book, but the fact motivated me to finish the book quickly as I wanted to know whether I was right (like Joona always is). The ending was a real cliffhanger, but I will do a small pause with binge-reading Kepler books to reset my mindset.

colorfulleo92's review against another edition

3.0

This is probably my least favorite book with Jonna Lina, that hasn't changed on my re-read. However it's still a fast-paced and exciting read that made me flip the pages like no tomorrow. My ebook was around 1000 pages but I read it quickly anywho.
The content in this was harder for me to read about than most others.