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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Elsker, elsker ikke er endnu et hæsblæsende, medrivende og bare hamrende godt kapitel i Helen Grace fortællingen. Plottet er fantastisk og så velgennemtænkt at de færreste vil kunne gennemskue det inden slutningen. Sæt dette sammen med en støt stigende spændingskurve og gensyn med elskede karakterer – og så har du en skøn læseoplevelse.
Handlingen finder sted i løbet af bare 24 timer, og det giver en hel speciel intensitet til bogen. Selvom det også medfører at der er mindre tid til at udvikle de enkelte karakterer, så er det alligevel lykkedes Matthew Arlidge at flette masser af oplysninger ind i fortællingen.
Det er en anden Helen vi møder i dette bind. Tidligere tiders begivenheder har sat deres tydelige præg, og hun har svært ved at stole på sit team som før i tiden. Omkostningerne for både hende og teamet har været store, og det kommer til at tage tid før Helen bliver sit gamle jeg.
Vi er vant til et højt tempo i Matthews bøger, men her hæves niveauet lige en gang mere. Det er imponerende hvordan det lykkedes ham at forene de psykiske aspekter fra både Helen og morderen med spænding og dramatik. Sproget flyder og holdes i meget stram snor der sammen med de korte kapitler hjælper med at skabe bogens intense stemning.
Der var også plads til et gensyn med Emilia Garanita, der er en meget speciel karakter. Nogle gange kan man ikke holde hende ud, og andre gange har man stor forståelse for hendes bevæggrunde. Det var dog forfriskende, at vi ikke oplevede direkte konfrontationer mellem Helen og Emilia i dette bind.
Elsker, elsker ikke er meget mere end ”bare” en krimi. Det er også en bog der udforsker hvordan fortidens traumer kan have indflydelse på fremtiden, og at det ikke altid er muligt at flygte fra sin fortid.
Handlingen finder sted i løbet af bare 24 timer, og det giver en hel speciel intensitet til bogen. Selvom det også medfører at der er mindre tid til at udvikle de enkelte karakterer, så er det alligevel lykkedes Matthew Arlidge at flette masser af oplysninger ind i fortællingen.
Det er en anden Helen vi møder i dette bind. Tidligere tiders begivenheder har sat deres tydelige præg, og hun har svært ved at stole på sit team som før i tiden. Omkostningerne for både hende og teamet har været store, og det kommer til at tage tid før Helen bliver sit gamle jeg.
Vi er vant til et højt tempo i Matthews bøger, men her hæves niveauet lige en gang mere. Det er imponerende hvordan det lykkedes ham at forene de psykiske aspekter fra både Helen og morderen med spænding og dramatik. Sproget flyder og holdes i meget stram snor der sammen med de korte kapitler hjælper med at skabe bogens intense stemning.
Der var også plads til et gensyn med Emilia Garanita, der er en meget speciel karakter. Nogle gange kan man ikke holde hende ud, og andre gange har man stor forståelse for hendes bevæggrunde. Det var dog forfriskende, at vi ikke oplevede direkte konfrontationer mellem Helen og Emilia i dette bind.
Elsker, elsker ikke er meget mere end ”bare” en krimi. Det er også en bog der udforsker hvordan fortidens traumer kan have indflydelse på fremtiden, og at det ikke altid er muligt at flygte fra sin fortid.
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Wow. That was an intense 24 hours, actually less than but still. DI Helen Grace is back on the job, it's been 9 months since her false incarceration but things are not back to any kind of normal. Before heading to work one morning she hops on her new motorcycle to take a spin. Her ride ends up at the scene of a homicide which is just the first of many she will have to encounter that day. She has no idea that in the next 24 hours she will be dealing with a string of murders that are all related. Once Grace and her team realize a pattern of deaths is emerging the race is on to catch the killer before any more people die. The question is, however, who is the killer?
All of Arlidge's DI Helen Grace titles are fast reads, in my opinion, but this one was an especially fast read. He did a heart-stopping job of making the reader feel the intensity and the urgency of the crime spree and the MIT team to solve it and put an end to it. I seriously can't get enough of DI Helen Grace.
All of Arlidge's DI Helen Grace titles are fast reads, in my opinion, but this one was an especially fast read. He did a heart-stopping job of making the reader feel the intensity and the urgency of the crime spree and the MIT team to solve it and put an end to it. I seriously can't get enough of DI Helen Grace.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Once again, Arlidge has created one fast paced bad ass story! Helen Grace is one likable, screwed up cop who you root for to the very last page.
Hmmm. I don't know what to say about this series or what I think about it really. It is rough, every kind of horrible thing you can think of is in this series repeatedly and it is excessive. I don't know what to think about the female characters. A lot of them seem like caractuiures, rather than fully round people. (Why do most of them not get on? Has Helen got the same allure of her namesake? Emilia cruelty is undeniable and I can't quite understand it, all I've got is she has no scruples and will step on anyone to get what she supposed wants. She doesn't care who she hurts or if her actions lead to peoples lives being destroyed. All that for a crime reporting job in London/getting money to support her big family but it doesn't seem worth it when blood will end up on your hands. Her and people like her torture the victims. It's utter cruelty.)
Though I do think that maybe characters development/character study with nuance isn't what the author was going for. There is so many blanks about the characters, but what we do know, is there for a purpose. I think it's meant to be a fast entertainment. They are very easy to binge, short snappy chapters that lead you to say "One more chapter" again and again. So it does do that successfully.
It was very obvious from the first book that this series was written by a man.
It is gritty and dark. It is harsh. Utter depravity is commonplace. It is hard to read at times.
But I kinda do want to see what happens to the characters/how the story develops throughout the series.
mostly overall general spoilers for the whole series;
Also, Helen would have some serious chronic pain from everything physical she has been through. Seriously, she would struggle with it daily, her body has taken far too much for it to be believable that it wouldn't cause any permanent problems for her. Even if that is just a wonky walk or something. Or she feels the cold more easy in her bones that had been broken.
also, bloody ell. why is everyone in this series have a literal tantrum over a rough day. "they were my catch! i should be given more kudos! how dare they! I'm not going to let them do this to me! i shall destroy them!" Just because occasionally they have to do some boring parts of the job. Like why are they so paranoid? They see slights where there is none and always go to the most extreme option. They are always so aggressive.
Also, why are most of the new characters the most deranged people ever? Either there is madness lurking in the soil of portsmouth or Helen manages to bring out their darkness through jealously the moment they meet her.
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Especially as she's enabling her siblings learned helplessness/laziness rather than truly helping them.Though I do think that maybe characters development/character study with nuance isn't what the author was going for. There is so many blanks about the characters, but what we do know, is there for a purpose. I think it's meant to be a fast entertainment. They are very easy to binge, short snappy chapters that lead you to say "One more chapter" again and again. So it does do that successfully.
It was very obvious from the first book that this series was written by a man.
It is gritty and dark. It is harsh. Utter depravity is commonplace. It is hard to read at times.
But I kinda do want to see what happens to the characters/how the story develops throughout the series.
mostly overall general spoilers for the whole series;
Spoiler
Emilia behaviour is getting worse and worse throughout the series. It's abhorrent. She is abhorrent. She used to hover the line, but now she's so over the line, the line no longer exists. Her behaviour is degraceful, especially as she always goes after the victims. She dines on their pain like it's nothing and doesn't care she's hurting people. She's a ghoul. She gives the victims no privacy or grace. I know she's been a victim in the past and had a rough life but she has turned from victim to abuser.Also, Helen would have some serious chronic pain from everything physical she has been through. Seriously, she would struggle with it daily, her body has taken far too much for it to be believable that it wouldn't cause any permanent problems for her. Even if that is just a wonky walk or something. Or she feels the cold more easy in her bones that had been broken.
also, bloody ell. why is everyone in this series have a literal tantrum over a rough day. "they were my catch! i should be given more kudos! how dare they! I'm not going to let them do this to me! i shall destroy them!" Just because occasionally they have to do some boring parts of the job. Like why are they so paranoid? They see slights where there is none and always go to the most extreme option. They are always so aggressive.
Also, why are most of the new characters the most deranged people ever? Either there is madness lurking in the soil of portsmouth or Helen manages to bring out their darkness through jealously the moment they meet her.