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A review by usbsticky
The Other Son by Alexander Söderberg
2.0
I got this book free as a review copy.
I didn't know it was part of a trilogy until I started reading it. It's highly recommended that you read the first book before starting this one. I didn't and some of it was a bit difficult to follow but in the end, enough of the first book was explained that I was able to understand this one.
Basically, it's a book on gang warfare where gangs and trying to kill off each other and taking their business. The book has quite a big international stage with locales in Germany, Sweden and Columbia. I was a bit surprised at how few gang members that each gang had, I thought the organizations would be bigger. The main story is in Sweden but moves around a bit. There is quite a bit of violence.
It took me a while to get into the book because I didn't know the series characters but in the end I liked the book. I liked the book because the author invested in the characters and made them interesting. In this second book, the main characters are actually 3 members of the Swedish police and he author devotes a lot of time on them. He writes about their personal lives, what makes them tick and generally makes them come alive. I thought the characters were fascinating and made the book for me. Miles was lost and seemingly hated his life until this case was thrown into his lap and his newly found love was beaten. Tommy was a good cop until he lost his purpose in life and turned to the dark side. These two were probably the two strongest written characters in the book.
At the end, it seems that the main story just moves a little bit. Some people are killed and the main locale is moved. I guess we must read the last book to find out what happens.
Overall, I would say that this book must be read as part of the trilogy. There was a lot of action and the writing moved at a moderate pace. I liked the characters and I would definitely read the first and last book.
I didn't know it was part of a trilogy until I started reading it. It's highly recommended that you read the first book before starting this one. I didn't and some of it was a bit difficult to follow but in the end, enough of the first book was explained that I was able to understand this one.
Basically, it's a book on gang warfare where gangs and trying to kill off each other and taking their business. The book has quite a big international stage with locales in Germany, Sweden and Columbia. I was a bit surprised at how few gang members that each gang had, I thought the organizations would be bigger. The main story is in Sweden but moves around a bit. There is quite a bit of violence.
It took me a while to get into the book because I didn't know the series characters but in the end I liked the book. I liked the book because the author invested in the characters and made them interesting. In this second book, the main characters are actually 3 members of the Swedish police and he author devotes a lot of time on them. He writes about their personal lives, what makes them tick and generally makes them come alive. I thought the characters were fascinating and made the book for me. Miles was lost and seemingly hated his life until this case was thrown into his lap and his newly found love was beaten. Tommy was a good cop until he lost his purpose in life and turned to the dark side. These two were probably the two strongest written characters in the book.
At the end, it seems that the main story just moves a little bit. Some people are killed and the main locale is moved. I guess we must read the last book to find out what happens.
Overall, I would say that this book must be read as part of the trilogy. There was a lot of action and the writing moved at a moderate pace. I liked the characters and I would definitely read the first and last book.