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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
THE SANDMAN by @larskepler is the 4th installment of the Joona Linna series and I have to agree with #bookstagram, the stores get better as the series progresses.
Once again it is a race against time as Linna frantically tries to save the life of a child taken years before by someone whose sole purpose is to seek revenge and destroy the lives of the people, including Joona’s, he feels wronged him.
This installment sheds more light on Linna’s past and readers are finally getting a more complete picture of the complex and troubled Detective Inspector.
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Once again it is a race against time as Linna frantically tries to save the life of a child taken years before by someone whose sole purpose is to seek revenge and destroy the lives of the people, including Joona’s, he feels wronged him.
This installment sheds more light on Linna’s past and readers are finally getting a more complete picture of the complex and troubled Detective Inspector.
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Couldn't Stop Reading
This book was intense! The creep factor and tension the author was able to evoke was apparent on just about every page. Been a while since I've read something that disturbed me so much I had to put down even during the day. Whoa, what a read!
This book was intense! The creep factor and tension the author was able to evoke was apparent on just about every page. Been a while since I've read something that disturbed me so much I had to put down even during the day. Whoa, what a read!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my first Lars Kepler novel and even though it's part of a series, it could have been a stand-alone. I didn't realize it was the 4th in a series and didn't feel I'd missed something.
Aspects of the story remind me of Silence of the Lambs, although it's a unique thriller. It's not a mystery that I could tease out while reading but I thought it held up when details and motives are revealed.
I couldn't really get into Saga's character. She seemed too contradictory. This is perhaps something that would have been helped by reading the earlier books in the series, if they explain her background better.
I'll definitely read another book in this series.
Aspects of the story remind me of Silence of the Lambs, although it's a unique thriller. It's not a mystery that I could tease out while reading but I thought it held up when details and motives are revealed.
I couldn't really get into Saga's character. She seemed too contradictory. This is perhaps something that would have been helped by reading the earlier books in the series, if they explain her background better.
I'll definitely read another book in this series.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is a twist on "The Silence of the Lambs" but set in Sweden. The narrative was predictable and the characters formulaic.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Zeer spannend.
Als ze het zouden verfilmen zou ik zeker naar de bioscoop gaan :-)
Als ze het zouden verfilmen zou ik zeker naar de bioscoop gaan :-)