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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Blood
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
so I discovered the Millenium series a few years ago, and I quickly fell in love.
I somehow suddenly remembered how much I enjoy reading this series and was reminiscent of all the good excitement that it brings with it. I looked it up and found out that I have missed the release of this book, and was super excited..... then I was disappointed.
I thought it was me, but after drafting the review, I realized that I am not the only one who felt that something was missing from this book.
I know Steig Larsson started a masterpiece, and then David Lagercrantz picked it up, and I sincerely enjoyed the other 2 books by the latter author, as an addition to the main trilogy, however, this one felt short.
Lisbeth Salander felt empty like someone was acting to be her. I can't even recall few lines for her in the book.
she is mostly away, hiding, annoyed, by herself, with a very little contribution. which somewhat defies the purpose.
then comes Blomkvist, not the original fascinating, hard-working, obsessive, interesting, investigative Blomkvist we were used to. something about him also felt off. the characters did not resonate well with me.
then comes the storyline, it was detailed, and well worked, obviously, I cannot say otherwise, however, some were repetitive, others were merely mentioned.
then comes the mix-up between the case, Blomkvist, Lizbeth, and her sister who came to avenge.
messy scenario to say the least!
I was really annoyed by Salander the most. I really cannot get over the fact that she barely showed up in the bok, mostly was silent, and had honorable mentions, to say the least!
did I enjoy the read: somewhat, not very much
it was messier, more than usual, and I was lost a couple of times, to say the least, picked up later, which is good, and somewhat expected after my experience with the author.
To be fair, the storyline was crafted, the plot was driven, something of the original essence was slightly preserved, but not too well
after this book, however, I am not sure if I will be picking up any more installments of the series!
until then...
I somehow suddenly remembered how much I enjoy reading this series and was reminiscent of all the good excitement that it brings with it. I looked it up and found out that I have missed the release of this book, and was super excited..... then I was disappointed.
I thought it was me, but after drafting the review, I realized that I am not the only one who felt that something was missing from this book.
I know Steig Larsson started a masterpiece, and then David Lagercrantz picked it up, and I sincerely enjoyed the other 2 books by the latter author, as an addition to the main trilogy, however, this one felt short.
Lisbeth Salander felt empty like someone was acting to be her. I can't even recall few lines for her in the book.
she is mostly away, hiding, annoyed, by herself, with a very little contribution. which somewhat defies the purpose.
then comes Blomkvist, not the original fascinating, hard-working, obsessive, interesting, investigative Blomkvist we were used to. something about him also felt off. the characters did not resonate well with me.
then comes the storyline, it was detailed, and well worked, obviously, I cannot say otherwise, however, some were repetitive, others were merely mentioned.
then comes the mix-up between the case, Blomkvist, Lizbeth, and her sister who came to avenge.
messy scenario to say the least!
I was really annoyed by Salander the most. I really cannot get over the fact that she barely showed up in the bok, mostly was silent, and had honorable mentions, to say the least!
did I enjoy the read: somewhat, not very much
it was messier, more than usual, and I was lost a couple of times, to say the least, picked up later, which is good, and somewhat expected after my experience with the author.
To be fair, the storyline was crafted, the plot was driven, something of the original essence was slightly preserved, but not too well
after this book, however, I am not sure if I will be picking up any more installments of the series!
until then...
Not my favorite of the series, but still a decent read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This series is just getting silly now.
Book 6 in the Millennium series and they've strayed so far of the path of what made the first three, more the first book, so great.
Grounded, realistic, brutal is gone now for almost unbelievable coincidence and comic book abilites.
Remember the investigation in the first book ? How Mikael and Lisbeth teamed up to find a serial killer and that investigation was thrilling ? You can forget that type of nonsense here. Now, "investigating" is having an info dump 6 times throughout the book by a third party, giving Mikael everything he needs up to that point.
At this point, there's really nothing they can do with Mikael and Lisbeth - he's practically useless in this book and Lisbeth is so wrapped up in plot armour, she'd dust off a nuclear attack and hope right on her motorcycle.
They are both now ridiculous caricatures of how they began.
This will be the last one I read of the Millennium SAGA and I'm giving it 2 stars more out of stubborn loyalty than anything else.
Book 6 in the Millennium series and they've strayed so far of the path of what made the first three, more the first book, so great.
Grounded, realistic, brutal is gone now for almost unbelievable coincidence and comic book abilites.
Remember the investigation in the first book ? How Mikael and Lisbeth teamed up to find a serial killer and that investigation was thrilling ? You can forget that type of nonsense here. Now, "investigating" is having an info dump 6 times throughout the book by a third party, giving Mikael everything he needs up to that point.
At this point, there's really nothing they can do with Mikael and Lisbeth - he's practically useless in this book and Lisbeth is so wrapped up in plot armour, she'd dust off a nuclear attack and hope right on her motorcycle.
They are both now ridiculous caricatures of how they began.
This will be the last one I read of the Millennium SAGA and I'm giving it 2 stars more out of stubborn loyalty than anything else.
dark
emotional
tense
The book is fine if you have read the rest of the series, but it doesn't bring anything new to the table, nor does it really stand alone as a book. The "mystery" presented in this book is separate from the others, but it really isn't compelling.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No