A review by laurenechols
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff

2.0

2.5 stars | This latest addition to the Millennium series falls flat. I’m not sure if it was an issue with the newest writer taking on the saga or the translation itself, but the writing was sometimes difficult to follow, even at times from one sentence to the next. I don’t remember having this issue with any of the previous books. The additions after Stieg Larsson’s death are all going to be inherently inferior to the original three, but those written by David Lagercrantz were at least readable. There also seems to be even less research than in the Lagercrantz trilogy, though I know Larsson was a tough act to follow on that front. The fact that this is the lowest rated book of the series does not come as a surprise to me. If more sequels are written, I’ll continue to read out of my dedication to Larsson and his characters, but I sincerely hope the next effort is better than this one.