A review by thebooktrail88
Trap by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
4.0
Snare was a novel that really stabbed its story and characters into your reading memory. This one takes Snare and sets it in a trap, which then grabs you and keeps you captive throughout.
The story of Agla and Sonja continues and boy does it ramp up! Agla is awaiting trial for fiscal misconduct, Sonja has to return to Iceland to save her son. Bragi is also once again at the heart of the story and the heart of the drug deals which flow through Iceland’s airports. Talk abot dealing and double dealing!
If a snare is a trap, then this one is that one on the cover which clams shut and makes you squeal. There’s a lot more detail to this story than the first installment and at times it felt overstuffed or maybe that was the financial jargon. There are several stories happening at once and the very short chapters both added tension yet jarred at times.
Still, it moved the story on and it was also exciting to head off to Nuuk. (other brief stays in Amsterdam and elsewhere were also a breather - but in 226 pages that was barely needed)
So, I now need part three to see how things pan out. Kudos to the translator. I don’t imagine this was easy to translate!
The story of Agla and Sonja continues and boy does it ramp up! Agla is awaiting trial for fiscal misconduct, Sonja has to return to Iceland to save her son. Bragi is also once again at the heart of the story and the heart of the drug deals which flow through Iceland’s airports. Talk abot dealing and double dealing!
If a snare is a trap, then this one is that one on the cover which clams shut and makes you squeal. There’s a lot more detail to this story than the first installment and at times it felt overstuffed or maybe that was the financial jargon. There are several stories happening at once and the very short chapters both added tension yet jarred at times.
Still, it moved the story on and it was also exciting to head off to Nuuk. (other brief stays in Amsterdam and elsewhere were also a breather - but in 226 pages that was barely needed)
So, I now need part three to see how things pan out. Kudos to the translator. I don’t imagine this was easy to translate!