Reviews

Gatið by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

marielotus's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

vakardien's review against another edition

3.0

diezgan nomocījos ar šo. bet izskatās, ka arī pašai autorei nav gājis viegli, vismaz tāds ir iespaids. pieļauju, ka ir grūti mēģināt turēt sērijas spriedzi un galveno varoņu attiecības, ja acīmredzami to stipri iztrūkst.

naglisr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

aether23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

2.5

gwenhwyfar82's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

crazysecondname's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

endlich musste ich erla nicht mehr ganz so sehr scheiße finden. das war schon echt ne erleichterung für mich.
und der fall war auch krass
aber ich hätt gern mehr von freyja gehört darum leider keine ganzen 5 sterne. aber vielleicht das nächste buch. wenn es denn mal auf deutsch rauskommt. ich kann ja leider kein isländisch...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

jmatkinson1's review against another edition

4.0

With the Reykjavik police force detailed to cover the important visit of Chinese officials, the last thing that was needed was a hanging corpse in eyesight. Lena and her team are forced to curt the man down before they can start investigating but they get even more of a shock when they find a young boy alone in the dead man's flat, a boy who has no idea where he lives or how he came to be there. As the investigation hones in on the man's friends and their tawdry entertainment, the race is on to find little Siggi's family as well.
This is a cracking piece of dark crime fiction with a solid and quite modern plot. what I particularly love is the setting and the way the author integrates modern Icelandic life. The culture is very different and, unlike may books of its type, this one feels incredibly authentic. Given that the series is built around the interaction between a police officer and a social worker, there is also the child protection aspect which is dealt with sensitively.

stisa06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

suzanne_between_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.25