Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Krokodilväktaren by Katrine Engberg

9 reviews

maxire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jenniferesque's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide and Abortion

singalana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

Kirja oli erittäin vetävä ja nopealukuinen, “perinteinen” thrilleri, missä poliisikaksikko jahtaa murhaajaa. Krokotiilinvartija on Katrine Engbergin esikoisteos, ja jos kehityssuunta jatkuu, tulen varmasti lukemaan myös hänen tulevat kirjansa. 

Kirjan päähenkilöitä ovat rikostutkijat Jeppe Kørner ja Anette Werner, mutta tarinaa kerrotaan myös muiden hahmojen perspektiiveistä. Kirjassa tutustutaan ehkä hieman enemmän Jeppeen, ja toivoisinkin, että jatkossa myös Anetteen kiinnitettään enemmän huomiota. Kirjassa on moninainen joukko hahmoja, jotka on mielestäni toteutettu elävästi. 

Tarina sijoittuu Kööpenhaminaan, elokuun puoliväliin. Nuori nainen löytyy murhattuna asunnostaan, ja tutkinnan edetessä henkilöiden menneisyydestä pajastuu salaisuuksia. Pidin kirjailijan tyylistä kirjoittaa, sillä kuvailu ja tapahtumat olivat mielestäni sopivassa suhteessa, vaikka muutamassa kohdassa lause jäi vähän epäselväksi, mutta en tiedä onko tässä kyseessä suomentajan virhe vai alkuperäisteoksen epäselvyys.

Plussaa ehdottomasti tunnelmasta, miljööstä ja henkilöhahmoista. Tarinassakin on sopivaa imua, eikä kirjaa tahtoisi laskea käsistään. Miinusta siitä, että Jeppe ei päähenkilönä ole ehkä niin kiinnostava ja erilainen kuin voisi olla, itse olisin halunnut tietää enemmän Anettesta. Loppuratkaisu oli ohi nopeasti, sitä olisi voinut vielä hieman venyttää. Muutamia kysymyksiä jäi avoimeksi, mutta se ei sinänsä haittaa. Kaiken kaikkiaan vahva ja viihdyttävä, kokemus jäi plussan puolelle. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

allhailursula's review against another edition

slow-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

2.0

I think the translation was a bit unfortunate because it felt like trekking through thick mud trying to read this. 

The characters were a bit meh, and i found myself not liking them.

It was more of a cop procedural than i expected. I needed darker vibes and a grim setting to truly feel like a Scandinavian-noir ish book.

I did guess the killer and a bit of the mysterious elements pretty early but it didnt seem to take away anything from reading it because it was one of the few things i thought was done pretty okay. The mystery was mysterious lol

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

venetiana's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Won't even talk about the actual plot/plot twists, I guess those are up to taste.

But there are racist and ableist things in this book, and those are just very iffy. Ugh.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, and Classism

sundayray's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Stalking

Victim-blaming, adoption

cheri325's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This addition to the Nordic Noir genre was amazing. It’s part police procedural, part heartbreaking treatise of grief and loss. I can’t wait for the next book.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol