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christa_amnell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
danaisreading's review
3.0
I still don't entirely understand what Nora Linde brings to the series. It made sense for her to be in the first book, but she feels a little shoehorned in this one.
The twists are also not that twisty. I had two possibilities for the killer from the beginning and the actual killer was one of them. There are little vignettes about someone's life as he grew up, which I was able to identify fairly quickly. Same for guessing who the second murder victim's lover is. About the only thing I was surprised about was Otherwise, I enjoy the Swedish island setting for this series, and I will keep reading.
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Unless Sten is setting up Nora's divorce and developing a romance between Nora and Thomas. In which case, this is on super slow burn because Nora is still stuck with her awful, spoiled, and selfish husband.The twists are also not that twisty. I had two possibilities for the killer from the beginning and the actual killer was one of them. There are little vignettes about someone's life as he grew up, which I was able to identify fairly quickly. Same for guessing who the second murder victim's lover is. About the only thing I was surprised about was
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setting up Henrik as a physical abuser. His mental abuse of Nora has been evident in both books so far. But I did not see their last argument escalating into his slapping her.elluetut's review against another edition
4.0
Taas äänikirjana nopeasti edennyt ja kiinnostava juoni. Liittyy tiiviisti edelliseen osaan ja tämä selittää paljon ensimmäisen osan vajaaksi jääneitä kohtia. Ei niin kömpelö kuin eka. Samantapaisia henkilöhahmoja on kuitenkin liikaa ja ne meni sekaisin. Taisin jäädä Stenin koukkuun :) Pakko saada tietää lisää, mitä henkilöille tapahtuu.
gracefullypunk's review against another edition
3.0
Overall the series is a four-star one, but this book takes a hit because the translator wasn't nearly as good as the first, and that created some inconsistencies.
sheeprustler's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
polyhy_14's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
angelic712's review against another edition
4.0
It’s such a lovely mystery and makes me long to go boating. I love books that make you really want to travel to their location and keep you guessing.
aurora93's review against another edition
3.0
Jag läser normalt inte detektivromaner, men den här var inte som de andra jag läst. Boken var spännande från pärm till pärm, flera olika historier pågår samtidigt med sina egna spänningsmoment. Till skillnad från många andra författare i genren undviker Viveca Sten att fastna på onödiga detaljer eller späda ut historien med utdragna redogörelser och beskrivningar, vilket gör att historien utvecklas i en jämn takt utan att sakta ner. Kapitlen är korta, runt 1-4 sidor, vilket gjorde det lättare att följa med i tidslinjen mellan alla sidohistorier.
Alla är inte redo att ta sig an en hel bokserie, så jag uppskattade också att boken funkar lika bra som en stand-alone som en del av en serie. Jag hängde med bra i historien och tyckte att jag fick lära känna alla karaktärer trots att jag inte läst någon annan bok i Sandhamn-serien.
Alla är inte redo att ta sig an en hel bokserie, så jag uppskattade också att boken funkar lika bra som en stand-alone som en del av en serie. Jag hängde med bra i historien och tyckte att jag fick lära känna alla karaktärer trots att jag inte läst någon annan bok i Sandhamn-serien.