A review by inknosedowl
Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I thought the premise was very intriguing and clever and she took me right away. It felt very well paced to me and I honestly couldn’t stop thinking about it when I would put it down. 

the only reason I am not giving this book at least 4 stars is because of the ending. It felt almost unfair that Markús just confessed after everything that had happened. It makes sense since he wanted to keep things buried in the past, but it just felt very abrupt. There were clues like the hair in the basement and the salmon priest and knife, but it almost felt unfair. Also the last page itself was very abrupt and felt unfinished so I had to give it a lower rating.

Overall it was a pretty good mystery and I think I’ll try her other books and see if they’re just as good.