Reviews

Arvtageren by Camilla Sten

haileyhardcover's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

I wanted to love this. Face blindness has always been intriguing to me and I was sure adding that element to a thriller was going to make it so much more confusing (in a good way) and keep me guessing until the end! Sadly, that’s not how it played out. I didn’t really get any shocking reveal moments because it all felt so obvious. Too many hints provided, maybe, or just not as thoughtfully executed as Sten’s previous book (which I LOVED!). Still a quick and enjoyable enough read, though.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Classism, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Cancer, Cursing, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Car accident, Bullying, and Sexual content

minimelon822's review against another edition

I enjoyed the premise but felt as though the main character’s medical diagnosis was only made relevant when the plot had room for it. I typically lean toward fast-paced and I just couldn’t get into it. May revisit later.

sammy104432's review against another edition

3.0

Fast easy thriller read.

Not as creepy as I expected it would be, but still worth a read.

This one does a lot of jumping back and forth in time, and the time stamps for chapters were not really helpful most of the time. Short chapters make it very easy to read though! 2 sittings done.

They could have done more with her prosopagnosia to be honest, that was a wasted opportunity.

paulabellman's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

bowerfamilyds's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

lunaseline's review against another edition

3.0

Jag har nog inte så mycket att säga om den här boken. På gott och ont! Sist klagade jag rätt rejält på Sten, för att hon bara skrev sin egen bok i en ny version (Bergtagen och Staden), men den här gången läser jag utan att bli särskilt upprörd.
Inte så att hon bryter ny mark, direkt - många av samma element, berättargrepp och samma typ av karaktärer återfinns även i Arvtagaren.
Men historien står något så när på egna ben och går förtjänstfullt från a till b till c. Inte direkt spännande, men ändå med vissa "jaha, hur hänger det där ihop?"-punkter. "Psykologin" bakom allt är väl lite fyrkantig, men går ändå att köpa. Och så gillar jag "pojkvännen". Trovärdig karaktär på ett sätt som pojkvänstyper sällan får vara.
Ja. Det var väl det.

damarisr's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

superr_ninja16's review against another edition

3.0

One grip I will say is how long they dragged out climax. But man it got me on my toes.

Also the drama! So scandalous It got my gasping and the whuuuut factor

slsmith1013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

2.75

debbie_cima's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0