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Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson

10 reviews

shawcrit's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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pensandpeaches's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Gosh. I'm not even sure where to begin with this book... first off, I really wanted to love this book, because it was billed as an Icelandic noir take on Agatha Christie... an homage to "And Then There Were None".

What I loved...
- parts of the book were really beautifully descriptive... though it's a sad moment, the description of the body was very vividly written
- the setting of Iceland, while not unique to an Icelandic author of course, is fresh and enchanting to those of us who very far away from it's snowy vistas

What frustrated me...
- the pacing was all over... it went really, really slow for the first half or so of the book, then it jumped forward and went really fast, and suddenly chapters were maybe 2-3 pages long
- the writing that was so beautiful and colorful in some parts, was purposefuly obfuscating in others... all of a sudden entire conversations are being had, but you're not getting to find out what's being said, it's all very "ah yes, I thought as much" and you're left going... "thought WHAT!?"
- the wrapup had the exact same pacing issue... without giving spoilers there's a major interplay between a few of the characters that's rather abruptly dealt with in the last 2 pages of the book

In general, I liked this, but I'm not thinking I'll probably read it again.

**Also, on a language note, there was very nearly no language, and then all of a sudden a character has this "mask off" moment, and starts flinging around f-bombs and insulting people willy-nilly... it was incredibly jarring, and a little bizarre, but perhaps that was the intent.
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awebofstories's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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mtnest's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.25

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____emily____'s review against another edition

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

3.75

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horrorandscience's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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bridget1989's review

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

3.25

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georgiesutton's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Having read the Hidden Iceland series it was interesting to read about a totally different kind of bleak and I thought the description of claustrophobia provided another dimension to the murder mystery. I did enjoy the twists and turns but couldn’t help but feel as though Ari Thor has some growing to do. I’m interested to read more though as I would like to learn more about these characters. 
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redsshelves's review against another edition

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

3.75

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silver_valkyrie_reads's review

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mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This fell perfectly in that zone in between cozy mystery and thriller for me--neither cheesy nor gory. Other than that, I found it disappointing, mostly in that the mildly likeable characters at the beginning never improved, and sometimes became even less likeable as the story progressed.

It would have been three stars, but it lost another half star because the ending wasn't *quite* satisfying for me. 

The main plus to this book is that I've now read a book set in Iceland...
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