A review by jillian_roberts
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Who doesn't love the dysfunctional-family-with-secrets trope? This book was entertaining, but verrrrryyy drawn out. Definitely took a fat minute for me to get into (and out of) since who actually cares about financial scandals? Also, I feel like every time there was a huge change of events, it immediately went back to being slow. On the bright side, Larsson did a great job at making you care about the two main characters, which always makes a book better in my opinion. I also really enjoyed how complex the main mystery was- it felt like a criminal minds episode on crack. Overall, good, interesting mystery/thriller.