Scan barcode
c_ward68's review against another edition
3.0
3.5*s. Listened to the audiobook which suffered at times from a rather characterless reading. Grim thriller set in Lapland. Extremely bleak. Not sure if an accurate reflection of Lap society but there isn’t a pleasant main character in it and at times it’s faintly nauseating in the descriptions of squalor. It’s well written but probably too unrelentingly dark for me to try another.
lunaseline's review against another edition
5.0
Silvervägen läste jag som en bunt A4-papper. För första gången hade jag fått "bokpost" och äran att förhandsläsa för att recensera. Det gjorde mig nervös. Jag är en person som gärna blir omtyckt av andra - samtidigt som jag inte verkar tycka om samma saker som andra. Med andra ord: jag nervös att vilja såga - den redan omtalade - debutboken, men inte våga. Det slutade med en fyra i betyg och uppskattande ord i recensionen.
Så när jag började läsa Ödesmark (i smidigare e-format) var jag återigen nervös. Kanske hade jag med Silvervägen ändå påverkats av att jag fått boken, av att Stina verkade så trevlig, av att alla andra förmodligen skulle hylla den?
Så jag letar fel. Let's face it - det är inte särskilt mycket svensk spänningslitteratur jag godkänner nuförtiden, så jag vet var jag ska leta. Platta, störiga karaktärer (jag gillar Liv och Liam direkt, lär känna alla sidofigurer precis så mycket som jag behöver), överdrivna mord (ett skott i skogen känns inte särskilt orimligt), upplösningar som antingen är helt otrovärdiga eller som man såg på mils avstånd (slutet är självklart när det kommer, men det var bara hus-grejen jag själv hade räknat ut på förhand). Jaja, det är ju bara innehållet - jag brukar störa mig ännu mer på språket: stakig meningsbyggnad (det flyter fint här), metaforer och ordkrumbukter som används fel eller känns inkastade för att någon låtsas vara litterär (jag läser om varje symboliskt ord jag hittar, men de är både fina och genuina, dålig redigering (jag tror mig hitta ett stavfel - men det visar sig vara norrländska...)
Ja, jag gillar Stina och jag vill att hon ska gilla min recension. Men jag gillade Ödesmark ännu mer.
P.s. Femman är inte helt självklar, om jag nu ska knorra. Men Ödesmark tilltalar mig mer än Silvervägen, som faktiskt förtjänade sin fyra. Ergo: 4,5 (som alla vet avrundas uppåt). D.s.
Så när jag började läsa Ödesmark (i smidigare e-format) var jag återigen nervös. Kanske hade jag med Silvervägen ändå påverkats av att jag fått boken, av att Stina verkade så trevlig, av att alla andra förmodligen skulle hylla den?
Så jag letar fel. Let's face it - det är inte särskilt mycket svensk spänningslitteratur jag godkänner nuförtiden, så jag vet var jag ska leta. Platta, störiga karaktärer (jag gillar Liv och Liam direkt, lär känna alla sidofigurer precis så mycket som jag behöver), överdrivna mord (ett skott i skogen känns inte särskilt orimligt), upplösningar som antingen är helt otrovärdiga eller som man såg på mils avstånd (slutet är självklart när det kommer, men det var bara hus-grejen jag själv hade räknat ut på förhand). Jaja, det är ju bara innehållet - jag brukar störa mig ännu mer på språket: stakig meningsbyggnad (det flyter fint här), metaforer och ordkrumbukter som används fel eller känns inkastade för att någon låtsas vara litterär (jag läser om varje symboliskt ord jag hittar, men de är både fina och genuina, dålig redigering (jag tror mig hitta ett stavfel - men det visar sig vara norrländska...)
Ja, jag gillar Stina och jag vill att hon ska gilla min recension. Men jag gillade Ödesmark ännu mer.
P.s. Femman är inte helt självklar, om jag nu ska knorra. Men Ödesmark tilltalar mig mer än Silvervägen, som faktiskt förtjänade sin fyra. Ergo: 4,5 (som alla vet avrundas uppåt). D.s.
alipickle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kat7890erina's review against another edition
4.0
Darkly atmospheric and with a cast of complex and fully realised characters, this was an intriguing mystery to become absorbed into.
paigehamlett1'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? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
smamanda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
jelena666's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.25
lucyrambles's review against another edition
3.0
**This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review thanks to Random Things Tours and Corvus Books**
⭐⭐⭐ 3.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐
Jackson has brought to life the small village of Ödesmark, which is layered with a dark history and secrets from years gone by. The residents are all opposed to eighty years old, Vidar Bjornland, who owns the land they all live on. Whilst the years have taken some of Vidar’s strength, he still remains a fierce old man. All he wants is for his family to stay by his side until his dying breath, but they want their own lives elsewhere. He will chase them to the ends of the earth to make sure they cannot escape him. His daughter, Liv, has tried to get away from Odesmark several times and has never made it far under Vidar’s watch.
The story is told from Liv’s P.O.V, and Liam Lilja’s P.O.V, a single father that has lost his way several times and is controlled by his abusive brother, Gabriel, who also tells his side of the story. It was intriguing to learn the character’s backgrounds and understand what their motives would be for killing Vidar. However, these switching points of view and jumping between different years confused me greatly for a while. The first half of the book felt ‘jumpy’ and a bit scattered, but as I reached the halfway point I started to enjoy reading this book a lot more. Uncovering the characters and the town’s secrets became very enticing.
Liv seems lost in every sense of the word. She spent years trying to evade Vidar and get out of the village but failed every time. I felt most of the time she came across as a scared, and desperate girl whose only wish was to live her life how she chose to. Then she had Simon, and her life goals changed to be solely focused on protecting him and making sure his life wasn’t a misery as she felt hers had been.
Read the full review on my blog - https://lucyrambles.com/2021/02/16/book-tour-the-last-snow-by-stina-jackson-review/
⭐⭐⭐ 3.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐
Jackson has brought to life the small village of Ödesmark, which is layered with a dark history and secrets from years gone by. The residents are all opposed to eighty years old, Vidar Bjornland, who owns the land they all live on. Whilst the years have taken some of Vidar’s strength, he still remains a fierce old man. All he wants is for his family to stay by his side until his dying breath, but they want their own lives elsewhere. He will chase them to the ends of the earth to make sure they cannot escape him. His daughter, Liv, has tried to get away from Odesmark several times and has never made it far under Vidar’s watch.
The story is told from Liv’s P.O.V, and Liam Lilja’s P.O.V, a single father that has lost his way several times and is controlled by his abusive brother, Gabriel, who also tells his side of the story. It was intriguing to learn the character’s backgrounds and understand what their motives would be for killing Vidar. However, these switching points of view and jumping between different years confused me greatly for a while. The first half of the book felt ‘jumpy’ and a bit scattered, but as I reached the halfway point I started to enjoy reading this book a lot more. Uncovering the characters and the town’s secrets became very enticing.
Liv seems lost in every sense of the word. She spent years trying to evade Vidar and get out of the village but failed every time. I felt most of the time she came across as a scared, and desperate girl whose only wish was to live her life how she chose to. Then she had Simon, and her life goals changed to be solely focused on protecting him and making sure his life wasn’t a misery as she felt hers had been.
Read the full review on my blog - https://lucyrambles.com/2021/02/16/book-tour-the-last-snow-by-stina-jackson-review/
pepus's review against another edition
5.0
Ostres quina troballa. M'ha agradat molt. Ben estructurat. Bons girs argumentals I cirereta al final. Et seguiré d'aprop Stina, en tot el que escriguis a partir d'ara.