Reviews

Arvtageren by Camilla Sten

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

debbielouwho'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

hermanr1013's review against another edition

3.0

Eleanor suffers from prosopagnosia, which means face blindness. Even those people who are closest to her look like strangers. Which is unfortunate, because she walked in on her grandmother’s murderer but has no way of recognizing him (or her). When Eleanor and her boyfriend get called to her grandmother’s family home to inventory her grandmother’s assets, Eleanor jumps at the chance to find out more about her mysterious family. However not everyone is who they say they are, and her grandmother’s killer may be closer than Eleanor thinks.

This story took awhile to truly grip me. It was interesting, but the ending seemed pretty far fetched. I did enjoy reading it, and once I got about halfway through, it was hard to put down!

livres_de_bloss's review against another edition

3.0

I think what let me down on this book was how it was advertised as “horror”. I loved The Lost Village and was expecting the same spookiness, atmosphere, and tension that made it so enjoyable. This book, while fine in it’s own right, is more of a family drama/domestic thriller.

I was expecting the house to be a foreboding character into itself; but, it was glossed over repeatedly. We were told how scared everyone was but didn’t get a good feeling as to why. The sense of place that made Lost Village excellent was missing here.

I enjoy Camilla Sten’s writing and will definitely give her next book a read. This wasn’t a bad read but because it was mismarketed as horror, it was let down.

kristianawithak's review against another edition

4.0

A murder witnessed by a woman who can't remember faces, an inherited estate filled with long kept secrets, and a storm trapping everyone in place! What could possibly go wrong?
Sten returns with a new novel filled to the brim with mysteries to solve and a setting that is chilly, but figuratively and literally.
Mysteries unfold in the past and the present across dual timelines giving ample time for both stories to be engaging and satisfying. I did not see the ending coming and I enjoyed the ride immensely.