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A review by kaleenazagrzebski
The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson
5.0
After devouring the Dark Iceland series by Ragnar Jonasson earlier this year, and having had the Hidden Iceland series on my shelf, unread for way too long, I knew his latest standalone was something that I needed to read.
The Girl Who Died is set in Skalar, a small isolated fishing village in Northern Iceland that is home to less than a dozen people. Una has recently graduated and is looking for a change, so she decides to take on a teaching job in Skalar, but when she arrives, she finds out she is going to be teaching only two students.
The Girl Who Died was a really quick read for me! I found myself captivated by Jonasson’s writing. I love the isolated Icelandic setting of the book and the “locked room mystery” feel. Similar to the Dark Iceland series, this isn’t a fast paced thriller, but more of a dark, slow paced book that centers around a tragedy that happens shortly after Una arrives that seems to be very similar to something that happened many years ago.
The Girl Who Died is set in Skalar, a small isolated fishing village in Northern Iceland that is home to less than a dozen people. Una has recently graduated and is looking for a change, so she decides to take on a teaching job in Skalar, but when she arrives, she finds out she is going to be teaching only two students.
The Girl Who Died was a really quick read for me! I found myself captivated by Jonasson’s writing. I love the isolated Icelandic setting of the book and the “locked room mystery” feel. Similar to the Dark Iceland series, this isn’t a fast paced thriller, but more of a dark, slow paced book that centers around a tragedy that happens shortly after Una arrives that seems to be very similar to something that happened many years ago.