A review by cjeanne99
The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Another book where I could have used a character map to keep track of all the people moving in and out of the story. Disturbing story of a group of pedophiles, and the women they married and interacted with. Although the primary voices are those of one of the daughters who was abused as a child and is now in her early 40s, and a police officer investigating the killings of immigrant children in Sweden. Killings that look to be ritualistic in manner. The stories of the killings intertwine with multiple rape stories and flashbacks. Jeannette K’s investigation brings her in contact with psychologist Sofia Z as well as the daughter of one of the pedophiles.  
The beginning was a little slow for me - but once it took off - I couldn’t stop reading. Tying the threads together at the end seemed a little off
Madeleine and Viggo coming to the “understanding” of Madeleine killing Viggo at Babi Yar was a leap for me - not sure how we got there

Some of the translation was reminiscent of a Kurt Wallender book. Must be the way Swedish grammar/dialogue translates to English. 
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