The Reckoning by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Reckoning

Children's House #2

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir with Victoria Cribb (Translator)

416 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced

Description

Yrsa Sigurdardottir, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel, delivers another tour de force in her second novel in the Freyja and Huldar series.A chilling note predicting the deaths of six people is found in a school's ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 268 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 57%
tense 57%
emotional 47%
sad 31%
challenging 21%
adventurous 5%
reflective 5%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 21%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 73% | Plot: 20% | Character: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 52% | No: 35% | Yes: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 35% | No: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 13%

Average rating

3.85

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