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ronitamohan_louisskye 's review for:
Ashes to Dust
by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Another riveting read from the Icelandic Queen of Crime.
I've enjoyed reading Yrsa Sigurdardottir's books when I can get my hands on them. I love her protagonist Thora, a lawyer who is curious but not jaded. I couldn't put this book down, which is what I expect from a good whodunnit.
This book is much darker than I expected it to be and deals with a lot of terrifying issues plaguing the world right now.
It's a much heavier read as well. There are so many details, so many characters and so many plot points that you really need to concentrate so as to not lose the threads.
I would say, though, that the translation in this book isn't as good as her other works. It seems a bit verbose in the first few chapters but picks up eventually.
I also didn't like the ending. It's good, definitely, but I would have preferred if the killer had turned out to be someone else. But, I think that was the actual point of the story - that Thora and we, the readers, could be hoodwinked so easily.
Great read and I can't wait for more.
I've enjoyed reading Yrsa Sigurdardottir's books when I can get my hands on them. I love her protagonist Thora, a lawyer who is curious but not jaded. I couldn't put this book down, which is what I expect from a good whodunnit.
This book is much darker than I expected it to be and deals with a lot of terrifying issues plaguing the world right now.
It's a much heavier read as well. There are so many details, so many characters and so many plot points that you really need to concentrate so as to not lose the threads.
I would say, though, that the translation in this book isn't as good as her other works. It seems a bit verbose in the first few chapters but picks up eventually.
I also didn't like the ending. It's good, definitely, but I would have preferred if the killer had turned out to be someone else. But, I think that was the actual point of the story - that Thora and we, the readers, could be hoodwinked so easily.
Great read and I can't wait for more.