The Reckoning by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Reckoning

Children's House #2

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir with Victoria Cribb (Translator)

416 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
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Yrsa Sigurdardottir, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel, delivers another tour de force in her second novel in the Freyja and Huldar series.A chilling note predicting the deaths of six people is found in a school's ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 435 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
mysterious 73%
tense 57%
sad 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 21%
adventurous 13%
reflective 2%

Pace

medium 58%
fast 33%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 46% | A mix: 46% | Character: 3% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 31% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 33% | No: 23% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.88

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