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A review by sarabara
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff
slow-paced
1.0
Just terribly written. There are so many things wrong with it.
The dialogue is unrealistic and forced, or it's superfluous and does not move the story forward or contribute to characterization.
The structure is horrendous. Half the time you don't know what's going on. There is significant point-of-view head-hopping. We will be in one person's head, and then all of a sudden we're in the thoughts of somebody else without any clear marker to tell us that we have swapped. I counted a total of 12 points of view, including points of view that were completely unnecessary. It was like the author needed filler. Or a way to get the reader a piece of information.
There were way too many characters. And the interiority of the points of view characters were all way too similar. For example, every single POV character objectified other humans in the novel. They would refer to other characters as it, or doll, or hack, or they, in a derogatory way. It's a very boring when every single character thinks exactly the same.
And there are way too many implausible coincidences. Hans Faste, Mikeal and Lisbeth in the same town, IB being in Security on Mikael's train, Jessica being a cop under Faste. Per-Henrik Hirak being in the hospital next to Mikael. Lisbeth's partner, Dragon, having met Branco at a watch auction and having tea with him. Joar Bark (Henry Salo's brother) is the guerilla that told Sophia to" stay dead". That Joar is also the Cleaner. That the woman landowner hold out is Henry's mum.
Finally the climax was completely anticlimactic. I rarely give a writer only one star. But this book deserved one star. She really destroyed a legacy.
The dialogue is unrealistic and forced, or it's superfluous and does not move the story forward or contribute to characterization.
The structure is horrendous. Half the time you don't know what's going on. There is significant point-of-view head-hopping. We will be in one person's head, and then all of a sudden we're in the thoughts of somebody else without any clear marker to tell us that we have swapped. I counted a total of 12 points of view, including points of view that were completely unnecessary. It was like the author needed filler. Or a way to get the reader a piece of information.
There were way too many characters. And the interiority of the points of view characters were all way too similar. For example, every single POV character objectified other humans in the novel. They would refer to other characters as it, or doll, or hack, or they, in a derogatory way. It's a very boring when every single character thinks exactly the same.
And there are way too many implausible coincidences.
Finally the climax was completely anticlimactic. I rarely give a writer only one star. But this book deserved one star. She really destroyed a legacy.