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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
Eindelijk het laatste deel. Omdat je dan niet ineens het laatste boek overslaat, deze ook gelezen. Ik vond deel 7 namelijk erg tegenvallen ( werd soort gebed zonder einde). Helaas deze ook niet spectaculair. Er was niet echt een climax, ik vond het einde een beetje sudderend naderen.
An excellent final book in a great series.
I will miss Frieda & her gang.
I recommend both audio and hardcopy. Either are great.
I will miss Frieda & her gang.
I recommend both audio and hardcopy. Either are great.
Brilliant ending to the Frieda Klein series. I must admit that I did not like all the books in the series that much and even considered reading it at some point. Glad I didn't stop, because the finale is really worth it. Outstanding way to wrap up the story between Dean Reeve and Frieda Klein; with an intelligent and unexpected plot, interesting characters and lots of tension until the end. Masterful!
This is easily my favorite crime series that I've ever read. The character work was well done and while my favorite books fell in the middle, I thoroughly enjoyed each book. I love how it basically boils down to the theme of "the power of friendship" and explores the dismissal of women's fears (see: the history of 'delusional woman').
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER! It was one hell of a ride and I'm definitely going to miss my yearly Frieda Klein fix. For the last eight years there has always been a new Frieda book in March/April, but this was the final installment. It's over, I know it is, everything came to a close in the last 60 pages or so. It was great, just the way it had to end and so typically Frieda. But at the same time I can't help but wish for more. I need at least 10 more chapters about how things'll go from now on. Tell me more please.
@ Sean & Nicci just give me a 500 page book about Frieda & Karlsson & Josef & Reuben & Chloë & Jack & Olivia & Alexei & Sasha & Yvette
@ Sean & Nicci just give me a 500 page book about Frieda & Karlsson & Josef & Reuben & Chloë & Jack & Olivia & Alexei & Sasha & Yvette
*There are some slight spoilers in here with regards to the previous books in the series*
The series is a set of cases which either have been closed or sucked into a swamp, in which no progress seems to be made. All of them somehow manage to get Dr Frieda Klein involved, often not out of her own volition and in book one, we’re introduced to Dean Reed who becomes almost a central presence in the novels. He follows and stalks Frieda whilst leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake. He becomes a ghost, when most of the world is led to believe in his death, and a bit of an unwanted protector of Frieda’s, getting involved with people in her life that for whatever reason made it harder. Aside from Reed, each novel, apart from the first and the last one, is about another, unrelated event that needs solving. All of the storylines are woven into elaborate mysteries with no obvious culprit, that lends the books an addicting quality with an edge.
The Freida Klein series surprised me. I wasn’t expecting to grow attached to the long list of people that make up the group that’s almost closer than a family to Frieda, constituting of mismatched characters of varying ages. They became an integral part of the story, each bringing something different along to make the whole series whole. Freida herself was written as a strong, calm presence but not in the typical heroine way; her stoicism, emotional maturity and intelligence is what sets her apart from all the protagonists in other thrillers out there. Whenever she needed to think, she would put on her walking shoes and set off into the London streets, often at night, following hidden rivers as she cleared her mind, which played into psycho-geography aspect of the series which in an important theme. Her being a psychotherapist, made her equipped in a special set of skills; easy to trust and talk to, she eventually would get even the most uncooperative individual to slip.
Despite my love for the series which I had devoured in a week, the last novel felt almost unsatisfactory. It had my engagement, yes, but it failed in the way of providing a proper send off to all of the characters. What annoyed me, although I know why it was done, was the introduction of Lola or rather, her having been put under a large spotlight for the majority of the novel, even if she's quite likeable, whilst the rest of the characters are left to hover in the shadows. The furtive glimpses we're given into their lives, are all in relation to Frieda' disappearance and hardly enough after the several books of world building. Perhaps, if the novel was written as a standalone it would have been fine, but seeing as it was the last one of a series, it seems as a bit of a disservice to those who followed the story from the beginning. Moreover, the Frieda/ Reed meeting lacked the climax that was building up from book one, and I almost wish that 'The Day of the Dead' was taken away and new book would magically appear in it's place with less vagueness in the last chapters especially and more emphasis on the central characters throughout.
With the ending being diluted and brief, I think it easily left a gap for one more novel set a few years in the future which I hope that the authors will decide to eventually write. (Fingers crossed!)
Book rating: 3.5/5
Overall series rating: 5/5
The series is a set of cases which either have been closed or sucked into a swamp, in which no progress seems to be made. All of them somehow manage to get Dr Frieda Klein involved, often not out of her own volition and in book one, we’re introduced to Dean Reed who becomes almost a central presence in the novels. He follows and stalks Frieda whilst leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake. He becomes a ghost, when most of the world is led to believe in his death, and a bit of an unwanted protector of Frieda’s, getting involved with people in her life that for whatever reason made it harder. Aside from Reed, each novel, apart from the first and the last one, is about another, unrelated event that needs solving. All of the storylines are woven into elaborate mysteries with no obvious culprit, that lends the books an addicting quality with an edge.
The Freida Klein series surprised me. I wasn’t expecting to grow attached to the long list of people that make up the group that’s almost closer than a family to Frieda, constituting of mismatched characters of varying ages. They became an integral part of the story, each bringing something different along to make the whole series whole. Freida herself was written as a strong, calm presence but not in the typical heroine way; her stoicism, emotional maturity and intelligence is what sets her apart from all the protagonists in other thrillers out there. Whenever she needed to think, she would put on her walking shoes and set off into the London streets, often at night, following hidden rivers as she cleared her mind, which played into psycho-geography aspect of the series which in an important theme. Her being a psychotherapist, made her equipped in a special set of skills; easy to trust and talk to, she eventually would get even the most uncooperative individual to slip.
Despite my love for the series which I had devoured in a week, the last novel felt almost unsatisfactory. It had my engagement, yes, but it failed in the way of providing a proper send off to all of the characters. What annoyed me, although I know why it was done, was the introduction of Lola or rather, her having been put under a large spotlight for the majority of the novel, even if she's quite likeable, whilst the rest of the characters are left to hover in the shadows. The furtive glimpses we're given into their lives, are all in relation to Frieda' disappearance and hardly enough after the several books of world building. Perhaps, if the novel was written as a standalone it would have been fine, but seeing as it was the last one of a series, it seems as a bit of a disservice to those who followed the story from the beginning. Moreover, the Frieda/ Reed meeting lacked the climax that was building up from book one, and I almost wish that 'The Day of the Dead' was taken away and new book would magically appear in it's place with less vagueness in the last chapters especially and more emphasis on the central characters throughout.
With the ending being diluted and brief, I think it easily left a gap for one more novel set a few years in the future which I hope that the authors will decide to eventually write. (Fingers crossed!)
Book rating: 3.5/5
Overall series rating: 5/5
I’ve finally finished reading this latest of Frieda Klein series from Nicci French. I like how engaging the story is, but my review will be a biased one because I’m a fan of this duo. It’s really saddening me, knowing that this is the latest book which means I am saying goodbye to Frieda, Karlsson, Chloë, Josef, and all the main characters. The beginning has new names, including the names of the police, which made me ask myself whether i was really reading the latest series of it. The first appearing of Frieda Klein, who has been found by Lola Hayes at a burial place made me smile and thought,’finally! Frieda’s here!’
I must say that this book, as well as the previous ones, has interesting, breath taking plots. I kept guessing who’s going to die because the description said that one of them was going to die.
While it’s not everyone’s fav series, this series is in mine and I recommend to read.
I must say that this book, as well as the previous ones, has interesting, breath taking plots. I kept guessing who’s going to die because the description said that one of them was going to die.
While it’s not everyone’s fav series, this series is in mine and I recommend to read.
dark
mysterious
tense
I finished the series! The ending was both predictable and not so much, and it was exiting until the end. Will miss these characters!