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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
2.5 ⭐
Miðað við lýsinguna aftan á bókinni bjóst ég við meiru frá henni. Varð fyrir vonbrigðum við að lesa þetta bók, sérstaklega þar sem hún var hátt á metsölulistanum.
Fyrsta bókin sem ég les eftir þennan höfund og efast um að ég lesi aðra. Fannst hún fjalla meira um vandamál aðalperónunnar heldur en málið sjálft.
Miðað við lýsinguna aftan á bókinni bjóst ég við meiru frá henni. Varð fyrir vonbrigðum við að lesa þetta bók, sérstaklega þar sem hún var hátt á metsölulistanum.
Fyrsta bókin sem ég les eftir þennan höfund og efast um að ég lesi aðra. Fannst hún fjalla meira um vandamál aðalperónunnar heldur en málið sjálft.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Thank you Ragnar Jónasson for closing the chapter on Ari Thor Arason in this the sixth and final book of the series (will we get the prequal translated into English I wonder). It may sound very strange that a police-procedural/murder series set in a remote town in Iceland can feel warm and comforting, but that is what this series has been for me. As always I felt very at home from the first page. The novels are short, to the point, with realistic crimes and interesting outcomes. The characters are very well drawn and I feel like they are acquaintances - even friends. As always, Iceland in all its beauty and isolation, is ever present.
I have loved this series and shall miss Ari but I have also enjoyed Detective Hulda and have The Girl Who Died on my to be read pile to look forward to.
I have loved this series and shall miss Ari but I have also enjoyed Detective Hulda and have The Girl Who Died on my to be read pile to look forward to.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
Probably my favourite in the Dark Iceland series, as far as the plot goes. I'm marking it down because the quality of the writing wasn't as good as in the previous books. This one sounded underedited to me: there are many details that make the narration feel disjointed (e.g. backstory repeated multiple times as if it was completely new; characters who have been connected in earlier pages, but later on have never heard of each other), and the frequency they crop up with risks to become annoying.
I enjoyed seeing characters from the previous books appear again, especially someone who was in the first instalment and opened up a promising storyline the author hadn't followed up on since. In many ways, it feels like the series and Ari Thor's development are coming full circle, and so this book is a very fitting end to the cycle. But I've grown so attached to the character, I'd still love to know what happens next. It's a shame there may not be another book to explore that, especially since I already know the author's Hidden Iceland series is not for me.
I enjoyed seeing characters from the previous books appear again, especially someone who was in the first instalment and opened up a promising storyline the author hadn't followed up on since. In many ways, it feels like the series and Ari Thor's development are coming full circle, and so this book is a very fitting end to the cycle. But I've grown so attached to the character, I'd still love to know what happens next. It's a shame there may not be another book to explore that, especially since I already know the author's Hidden Iceland series is not for me.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced