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ronitamohan_louisskye 's review for:
The Reckoning
by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Well, that was way darker than I expected. This Freyja and Huldar series is a completely different kettle of fish from the Thora mysteries. I am definitely hooked, but also very disturbed.
Whereas the first Freyja and Huldar story was over-the-top gory, this book ekes out the gore over the course of the narrative. It's almost like a slasher film - you get an inkling of how the bad guy is killing people, then at the end, it's murder and mayhem everywhere. I prefer this approach, at least in this book, it makes more sense to keep the violence for the end.
Yrsa isn't holding back on showing the inhumanity of criminal behaviour with this series. The first book was disturbing enough, but this one? This is nightmare-inducing stuff. And, so painfully real. There are going to be so many readers who pick up this book and recognize the horrifying events contained within. Crikey.
The only part I probably could have done without is the Freyja and Huldar will-they-won't-they relationship. It's a bit annoying and detracts from the characters. On their own, the protagonists are very interesting, but together they don't always work.
I also wish there were more female detectives. There's only one at the moment, and she's a bit of a caricature. I hope Yrsa adds more in the future.
I think this series is shaping up to be really interesting. I do feel like the characters are going to need a lot of psychological help after these two cases. Any more like this and they might just quit their jobs.
Whereas the first Freyja and Huldar story was over-the-top gory, this book ekes out the gore over the course of the narrative. It's almost like a slasher film - you get an inkling of how the bad guy is killing people, then at the end, it's murder and mayhem everywhere. I prefer this approach, at least in this book, it makes more sense to keep the violence for the end.
Yrsa isn't holding back on showing the inhumanity of criminal behaviour with this series. The first book was disturbing enough, but this one? This is nightmare-inducing stuff. And, so painfully real. There are going to be so many readers who pick up this book and recognize the horrifying events contained within. Crikey.
The only part I probably could have done without is the Freyja and Huldar will-they-won't-they relationship. It's a bit annoying and detracts from the characters. On their own, the protagonists are very interesting, but together they don't always work.
I also wish there were more female detectives. There's only one at the moment, and she's a bit of a caricature. I hope Yrsa adds more in the future.
I think this series is shaping up to be really interesting. I do feel like the characters are going to need a lot of psychological help after these two cases. Any more like this and they might just quit their jobs.