A review by aitrionalois
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Larsson does it again!!! This book, like the first started really slowly but each piece was carefully thought out to play up the mystery and unravel it. Each time I thought I’d figured it out, I was wrong, which was kinda awesome. Obviously, because of the slow progression of the mystery and just having a complicated web of characters involved, there were times the book went veryyyy almost sluggishly slow, which made it hard to feel compelled to pick it up and read. 

I really liked the storyline for Lisbeth this time around. I very quickly found myself wondering about her limits as a person. But Larsson stayed true to character with her actions overall which made me happy because I’m so invested in her as a character. 

I thought this would be my last of the series, but the book ends on a cliffhanger, so I have to read book 3! 
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