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I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could, but this platform won't let me, so 3 stars it is.
Overall, the story was fairly solidly in line with the rest of the boss in the series but there was a point early on where it really felt as if David Lagercrantz was just using the main character as a convenient plot device rather than developing her character thoughtfully.
The chapter(s?) where the story hinged on a very in-depth analysis of the victim's DNA left me with the feeling that the story was contrived purely for the sole purpose of allowing the author to work in some random (albeit interesting) facts about the genetic mutations of Sherpas. And in order to do this he had to give Lisbeth a sudden interest in, and very detailed, working knowledge of DNA and genetic mutations found around the world.
I fully acknowledge that the previous character development to date does have Lisbeth being something of a savant with an eidetic memory, so the possibility is there for the character, but the brief passing explanation for her sudden interest in the subject seemed so shoehorned in that it felt incredibly disingenuous to the character.
Outside of that one aspect of the story, I did enjoy the book and would have given the rating an extra half star if I could. Had that bit about the DNA analysis been handled better I would even have given it 4 stars.
Overall, the story was fairly solidly in line with the rest of the boss in the series but there was a point early on where it really felt as if David Lagercrantz was just using the main character as a convenient plot device rather than developing her character thoughtfully.
The chapter(s?) where the story hinged on a very in-depth analysis of the victim's DNA left me with the feeling that the story was contrived purely for the sole purpose of allowing the author to work in some random (albeit interesting) facts about the genetic mutations of Sherpas. And in order to do this he had to give Lisbeth a sudden interest in, and very detailed, working knowledge of DNA and genetic mutations found around the world.
I fully acknowledge that the previous character development to date does have Lisbeth being something of a savant with an eidetic memory, so the possibility is there for the character, but the brief passing explanation for her sudden interest in the subject seemed so shoehorned in that it felt incredibly disingenuous to the character.
Outside of that one aspect of the story, I did enjoy the book and would have given the rating an extra half star if I could. Had that bit about the DNA analysis been handled better I would even have given it 4 stars.