A review by jdurkan91
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson

dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Snowblind - Snjóblinda / Ragnar Jónasson

⭐️⭐️⭐️

~ Tension in the air could sometimes be palpable, but never as overwhelming as it was that Friday evening in the Siglufjörður theatre. But this time there was no production taking place and the auditorium was empty. What he and Tómas - both of them on duty that night - could not avoid was the body… ~

From Rekyjavík to Siglufjörður, we are back with a new Icelandic series by Jónasson. Our new hero is Ari Thór, a new policeman who moves from the capital to a rural area in his first assignment.

While enjoyable, this took a while to get into. When it got to the second half it picked up and enjoyed more. It was good to see it from the perspective of a naïve rookie who left everything to take this job.

The mystery that came was alright, after Hulda it seemed very slow in places, and the love triangle yeah it was there. But mostly this was Ari Thór’s story of fitting in. The landscape tells a lot of the story. Always night, always dark, snow defining the world.

From the ending I am dying to get into the next one. That epilogue was wild. Like most first books in a series, this is all introductions and world building. So I’m hoping for better things to come.

Audiobook Length: 8hrs, 50mins

Narrator: Thor Kristjansson

Translator: Quentin Bates

🎧 Listened to on Borrowbox 🎧 

• Read: 23/01/25 - 26/01/25
• Release Date: 2010 (Icelandic)