The Prey by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Prey

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir with Victoria Cribb (Translator)

341 pages first pub 2020 (view editions)

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The Prey is ideal for readers who relish a slow-unfolding, atmospheric mystery where personal pasts and eerie, possibly supernatural forces converge amid an unforgiving landscape, inviting them to piece together hidden connections while feeling the chill of isolation and creeping dread.

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Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS ROCK THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY.Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners u...

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Community Reviews

3.85
based on 314 reviews

Moods

dark: 89%

mysterious: 88%

tense: 78%

adventurous: 22%

challenging: 20%

sad: 15%

emotional: 9%

reflective: 2%


Pace

23% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

55% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

41% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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