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markhoh 's review for:
The Absolution
by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Being an aficionado of Icelandic Noir, I’ve been keen to get my hands on this third installment of the Freya and Huldar series. I’ve read a fair few of Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s books and really enjoy her fast paced and edgy style. The theme of this book is teenage bullying, intermingled with the cyber space and the relentless nature of social media in perpetuating a 24/7 platform for bullies.
Sigurdardottir does a reasonable job in this regard and while her intent was not to write a book about bullying as such, I would have liked to see a little more in regards to the mindset of the parents of those who had been bullied. Minor detail in the scheme of the story.
Huldar is a fairly likeable character as is Freya although their evolving relationship is very slightly cheesy as are some of the other characters. I would like to see more of Gudlaugars character develop and not just in a lip service way.
The book ends with real clarity around the crime which helps to tie up loose ends. The last page had a clincher which was quite chilling. A great ending actually!
I’ll definitely read more of these!
Sigurdardottir does a reasonable job in this regard and while her intent was not to write a book about bullying as such, I would have liked to see a little more in regards to the mindset of the parents of those who had been bullied. Minor detail in the scheme of the story.
Huldar is a fairly likeable character as is Freya although their evolving relationship is very slightly cheesy as are some of the other characters. I would like to see more of Gudlaugars character develop and not just in a lip service way.
The book ends with real clarity around the crime which helps to tie up loose ends. The last page had a clincher which was quite chilling. A great ending actually!
I’ll definitely read more of these!