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The Scent of Almonds by Camilla Läckberg

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ecdereus's review against another edition

3.0

Aardig speurdersromannetje als soort spin-off van Läckbergs Fjälbacka-serie met inspecteur Patrik Hedström als hoofdpersonage.

In dit korte verhaal, waar in een tijdsbestek van nauwelijks 24 uur twee doden te betreuren vallen tijdens een familiebijeenkomst op een vakantie-eiland dat door een hevige sneeuwstorm geïsoleerd raakt, staat Martin Molin (die kortgeleden aan Hedströms team is toegevoegd) voor de weinig benijdenswaardige taak de toedracht te achterhalen.

mxncehbrt's review against another edition

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mysterious 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

4.0

ria_sedai's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tina12's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

darson's review against another edition

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3.0

Considering that this book is fairly short, I expected that there would be more clues that we, as readers, would be able to base our own little investigation on.

The plot was good and had a lot of potential, although Läckberg disappointed me with the ending.
I expected it to be more mind-boggling than that.

Overall, I recommend it because of how short it is (you can read it in one sitting) and because of how the plot had me absorbed.

Just the ending could’ve been much better.

darson's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Considering that this book is fairly short, I expected that there would be <b>more clues</b> that we, as readers, would be able to base our own little investigation on.

The plot was good and had a lot of potential, although Läckberg disappointed me with the ending.
I expected it to be more mind-boggling than that.

Overall, I recommend it because of how short it is (you can read it in one sitting) and because of how the plot had me absorbed.

Just the ending could’ve been much better.