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A review by rebeka_r
Vanished by Liza Marklund
3.0
I'm always looking for authors I haven't read so far and then love adding them to my favourite authors list and expanding it. So the next time I go to library I know right away who to look for. Usually I come home with at least one book by each author from that list. And every once in a while I borrow a book by someone new for me. This time I borrowed a book by Liza Marklund.
I have to admit when comes to thrillers I'm easily satisfied. I can't say that for this book though. I'm not saying that I didn't like the book because I did and once I started reading it I didn't stop until I finished but all the time I had a feeling that something is missing.
I didn't worry and fear for main characters. I wasn't excited or couldn't wait to continue reading because chapter ended with cliffhanger. To be honest I didn't feel anything. It didn't glue me to pages like I hoped it would.
The most interesting part for me in the book was relationship between Annika and Thomas and that's just because since the start I had a feeling that they end up together and I wanted to know if I was right. This was the most important to me. Not who killed those two men or what Paradise is and that tells a lot. In thrillers relationships aren't supposed to be the main story.
As for the main topic in this book... I didn't like the turn the book took in the end. I had a feeling that the whole book was about something else (Paradise) and I didn't like how fast it ended. Everything was solved even before all those new informations could sink into readers mind.
So in conclusion I have a mixed feelings about this book. I like it in general but there are some parts in the book that I didn't like. What I can say for sure is that I will put her on the list (in case I won't find any book from my favourite authors) so I will probably read some of her other books and I hope I'll like those better than this one.
I have to admit when comes to thrillers I'm easily satisfied. I can't say that for this book though. I'm not saying that I didn't like the book because I did and once I started reading it I didn't stop until I finished but all the time I had a feeling that something is missing.
I didn't worry and fear for main characters. I wasn't excited or couldn't wait to continue reading because chapter ended with cliffhanger. To be honest I didn't feel anything. It didn't glue me to pages like I hoped it would.
The most interesting part for me in the book was relationship between Annika and Thomas and that's just because since the start I had a feeling that they end up together and I wanted to know if I was right. This was the most important to me. Not who killed those two men or what Paradise is and that tells a lot. In thrillers relationships aren't supposed to be the main story.
As for the main topic in this book... I didn't like the turn the book took in the end. I had a feeling that the whole book was about something else (Paradise) and I didn't like how fast it ended. Everything was solved even before all those new informations could sink into readers mind.
So in conclusion I have a mixed feelings about this book. I like it in general but there are some parts in the book that I didn't like. What I can say for sure is that I will put her on the list (in case I won't find any book from my favourite authors) so I will probably read some of her other books and I hope I'll like those better than this one.