The Reckoning by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Reckoning

Children's House #2

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir with Victoria Cribb (Translator)

314 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 358 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
mysterious 70%
tense 63%
emotional 36%
sad 36%
challenging 20%
adventurous 10%
reflective 3%

Pace

medium 64%
fast 25%
slow 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 41% | Character: 4% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 32% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 56% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 25% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

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