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Crow Girl
Crow Girl | Erik Axl Sund
183 posts | 98 read | 9 reading | 353 to read
The International Sensation It begins in a Stockholm city park where the abused body of a young boy is discovered. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, battling an apathetic prosecutor and a bureaucratic police force unwilling to devote resources to solving the murder of an immigrant child. But with the discovery of the mutilated corpses of two more children, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large. Superintendent Kihlberg turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in the psychopathology of those who kill, and the lives of the two women become quickly intertwined professionally and personally. As they draw closer to each other and to the truth about the killings, what surfaces is the undeniable fact that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of an insidious evil woven deep into Swedish society."
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DrasticallyJill
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The Crow Girl both mesmerized and disturbed me. Trigger warnings for almost all content. We are used to the darkness of most Scandinavian novels. The Crow Girl makes not attempt to drown out true monsters. It artfully illustrates broken memories, fragments of self shattered by trauma. I could not put it down. The authors (two under one name) wrote of horrors and the horrid. I recommend this book, but with caution and care.

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ChelseaM6010
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Reading The Crow Girl was a demanding journey, but one I‘m ultimately glad I went on. This book isn‘t for the faint of heart, and it‘s definitely not a book I‘d recommend as someone‘s first journey into crime fiction. This book is dark, and delves deep into the depths of human depravity. It‘s been a long time since I‘ve chugged out a chunkster in a month but I‘m glad I did. ⬇️

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This was my #Bookspin pick for March
#TBRTarot March pick

ChelseaM6010 To continue my thoughts: Erik Axl Sund has created a book that is engaging, gripping and extremely creepy. I would recommend checking trigger/content warnings for this book. As for me, this is going at the top of my favorites list. It‘s a book that I‘ll definitely be rereading. 📚 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7mo
CBee Congrats on finishing a chunkster 😀 7mo
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ChelseaM6010
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First line: “The house was over a hundred years old, and the solid stone walls were at least a meter thick, which meant that she probably didn‘t need to insulate them, but she wanted to be absolutely sure.”

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Itchyfeetreader
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This was a hard read. Hard,dark, upsetting content that I would have given up on but for the fact the plot and storytelling was so compelling. I wanted to know what happened very badly but also feel like I need to steam clean my brain. Read for my own challenge this year as a Nordic noir it was defiantly noir !

ElizaMarie Yes!!! I thought it was pretty difficult (subject matter wise) but such a good book! 9mo
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ElizaMarie
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Lobster #HousePanther finally let me finish this one :) I really enjoyed it. Had a bit of difficulty initially figuring out each person but… it got easier as the book progressed. #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

dabbe Sweet Lobster lovin' up some sun! 🖤🐾🖤 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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ElizaMarie
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Lobster decided I needed to take a break from reading. #HousePanther

dabbe Lookin' a little stern there, Lobster! 🖤🐾🖤 1y
RaeLovesToRead BOOP! 😍🥰 1y
ElizaMarie @dabbe yes!!! He looks so authoritative. Like I‘m in trouble for not giving him constant attention. 1y
dabbe @ElizaMarie 🤣🤣🤣 1y
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ElizaMarie
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Starting the #DoubleSpin first because it‘s a bit of a chunkster 🤓

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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Kiss the Girls

PageShifter It took me a while to recognize this book when I have used to see this cover ( https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1448244139... ) for it 2y
TheSpineView @PageShifter Very different cover. 2y
Klou Oooh I'm intrigued by that cover and title. Great choice! 2y
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sprainedbrain
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Fashionably late (as is usually the case) to this party… this behemoth has been on my shelves for 6 years!

The Crow Girl was actually published as 3 separate books in Sweden, which helps explain the crazy ups and downs throughout. It‘s very dark (if you have any triggers, avoid it), disturbing, and brutal, though the worst is mercifully left to our imaginations. Twisty with two excellent female MCs (written by 2 men!). Good stuff!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lizpixie This one has been sitting on my #shelfofshame for about the same amount of years. I got about halfway before it overwhelmed me & I dnf‘d it for later. Apparently much later! 2y
sprainedbrain @Lizpixie it is a LOT!! 2y
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EadieB
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#TheCrowGirl #EricAxlSund #BookSpinBingo

The abused body of a young boy is discovered in a Stockholm city park. DS Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation. With the discovery of the mutilated corpses of two more children, it becomes clear that a serial killer is at large. Kihlberg turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for her expertise in the psychopathology of those who kill, and the lives of the two women become quickly intertwined.

EadieB This is a dark and gritty Nordic Noir about brutal child abuse, a subject which is very difficult to deal with. The characters are well-drawn and the plot has great twists which make the book hard to put down and keeps you guessing. The book is a bit too long but still an enjoyable read. I'll be looking forward to their next book as the writing is excellent. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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Tove_Reads
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Anyone read this trilogy? Supposed to be really good, but not for the faint of heart. I got a bit of a Lars Kepler meets Nicci French feeling from the reviews.

Addison_Reads I've read it and loved it. It's definitely dark and gritty though. 3y
Tove_Reads @Addison_Reads 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 3y
EadieB @Tove_Reads Thanks! I‘ll check it out! 3y
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TrishB I‘ve read and loved it too. A great read 👍🏻 3y
Tove_Reads @TrishB 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 3y
Andrew65 No not aware of these. 3y
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Martta
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Mehso-so

I felt this was ok. It's basic nordic noir. I think the writer could have driven his point of child abuse through to the reader a bit more elegantly. You really don't need to have detailed descriptions of child abuse on every page of every chapter of the book. Readers are smarter than that and they do get the point without all the gore. 🤦‍♀️

I think with nordic noir there is a fine line between enough and too much violence...

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Gina
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As much as I ♡ a murder mystery that is written out side my country this one was too brutal for me to stomach. Especially because of the crimes against children. I just felt to uncomfortable with this material.

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Gina
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This is spot on♡

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Gina
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I am all cuddled in and enjoying this crisp WI evening...

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Gina
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I am doing such a disservice trying to pronounce these swedish towns in my head. I think I will need to check out the audio book to get the full flavor of these words...

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Gina
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Ohhhh this so speaks to my introvert side of being...

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Addison_Reads
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#LitsyAtoZ #LetterC @BookishMarginalia

If dark, twisty thrillers are your thing, you'll love this book. This book follows three main female characters as they try to solve a gruesome crime. Just when I thought I had things in this book figured out, the author switched things up and left me intrigued and wondering what he'd do next. It's a 700+ page book, but it felt like less. Trigger warnings: child abuse, animal abuse, suicide

FlowerFairy Thank you for the TW! There are some things I prefer to avoid. 🙃 5y
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ShannonOffDuty
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I loved this. Intriguing story, dark and odd. A lot of depth to all the characters as well. I was hooked.

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Shallwehaveteanow
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I‘ve finally picked this book up but I‘m actually surprised at how many pages there is in it and the size of the text too! It‘s so small and so many pages, over 700, I never expected that at all.
But it seems quite interesting so far, of course I‘m only 35 pages in, but it has held my attention so far and that‘s a good sign for the rest of the book.

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Shallwehaveteanow
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I‘ve finally picked this book up but I‘m actually surprised at how many pages there is in it and the size of the text too! It‘s so small and so many pages, over 700, I never expected that at all.
But it seems quite interesting so far, of course I‘m only 35 pages in, but it has held my attention so far and that‘s a good sign for the rest of the book.

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JPeterson
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#BlackCatChallenge: #Black

A small, small sampling of the black covers I have.

BookFreakOut Nice, I have that ADSOM edition! 6y
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KOTK
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Audiobook over last 2 weeks. Writer takes time to develop two fabulous female leads. It takes a twist twice, especially in the 3rd act. Found myself enjoying dog walks even more than usual. Whilst crime thrillers are not my thing usually this one might change my mind if I can get such depth. Must be a Scandanavian thing as their female characters are just better. 31 hrs on audiobook so not a quickie but so worth it

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Lovebooks87
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100 pages I and I'm addicted! Awful story but I can't put it down!!

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tricours
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Well, this was brutal. And extreme. But - many hours of entertainment, so I‘m not complaining. They could have found a better audiobook narrator though. In a book with Swedish place names and proper nouns in every second sentence it would be great if the narrator didn‘t consistently mispronounce every single one. It took me so long to realize Jeanette‘s husband was a Åke when Glaisters kept saying Orca.

tricours She also got all the Russian words wrong. Brutally wrong. And there were like three. How difficult is it to look up a pronunciation?! 6y
Peterfox123 I thought the narrator did an incredible job matching and remembering the numerous character voices. Without her ability, I doubt I‘d have stuck it out on what was ultimately a great book. Probably the difference for me is that I genuinely wasn‘t aware of the incorrect pronunciations being ignorant of the correct ones! Hence, it didn‘t grate. 6y
tricours @Peterfox123 there were no correct ones, so she obviously didn‘t bother with any research! I couldn‘t keep all the different characters apart though... 6y
Peterfox123 @tricours I can understand how that might be very irritating - especially in such a long audiobook- but, as I say, ignorance is bliss so I‘d never given it a thought till now. You‘ve made me wonder how much time, preparation and research the performers do. I do think it must have been an exceptionally difficult book to narrate though. 6y
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KOTK
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New audiobook. I have discovered I like the crime genre after all. Only if there is a string female lead though. Tried a few and if male dominated they appear tediously misogynistic. Is this common for crime genre outside of Sweden as their writers seem to love their female characters to be real.

jenniferw88 If you haven't tried him yet may I suggest this series as his protagonist is very strong. 6y
KOTK @jenniferw88 tganks for that. Added to the stack 6y
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Emma_S
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Loving reading a Swedish thriller as I‘m whisked around Sweden for the first time ever. Perfect scene setter (obviously) for what is so far a twisty, human and inhuman gripper of a read. #thriller#murdermystery#scandinoir

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Gizmo86
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At 768 pages this one took me a while but my goodness I was glad I did. Great storyline and thorough character development-one minor part towards the end that seemed to come from left field so didn't really have a purpose. The rest was fantastic and turned into more than what you'd think from the synopsis. Great plot twists and always keeps you guessing.

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eanderson
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Wow... this is probably the longest book I‘ve ever read. It‘s not the darkest but it isn‘t for everyone. It has some dark subject matter. I thought it was good though! I had a hard time picking it up occasionally but I think that‘s more due to a reading slump than the book. 🌟🌟🌟💫✨3.75-4/5

JillR This is indeed a long one! I found it a bit too long & struggled with it at times 7y
ephemeralwaltz Ooh, I have this on my shelf. I've heard mix reviews. 7y
Daisey So glad to hear it was good! 7y
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eanderson
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Finally!!! A little time to read. A break between classes... This week has been very busy! I‘ve missed you all! Happy Wednesday, Littens! 😋

monkeygirlsmama Happy Wednesday back at ya! Enjoy your reading break. 😺 7y
Robothugs I was just looking at this and thinking about reading it! How is it? 7y
Cathythoughts Happy Wednesday 😘 7y
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eanderson
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Going to try to get whatever reading I can in! This week is a very busy week!

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eanderson
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Raining and storming... calls for cuddling with Theo as he takes yet another nap today and reading! 🤗

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eanderson
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It‘s that day again... Wednesday!!! Which means we are almost to the weekend! 🤗 Ready for a good yoga class after crushing my small group class earlier. They left here very tired. 😅

robinb You go girl...show them who‘s boss!! 🤣🤣😂👍👍 7y
Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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eanderson
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Sunday morning cuddles with my puggy! 🤗 Decided to pick this book up again... I‘ve been bouncing around books a lot the past few weeks and have neglected this one. #pugsoflitsy

AmandaL Cutie! 🐶 7y
Cathythoughts ❤️🐶( I think there should be a Special pug emoji) , just for Theo soooo cute. 7y
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Bibliophilia
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MommyWantsToReadHerBook Sorry for the stupid question, but I've been trying to figure out where you're from and what alphabet that is 😊 Is it Cyrillic? 7y
Bibliophilia @MommyWantsToReadHerBook Yes cyrillic, greetings from Macedonia! 💜 7y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook Ah that's so cool, I completely forgot that Macedonia is a modern country... It looks beautiful and now I want to go there! 7y
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Bibliophilia @MommyWantsToReadHerBook I am glad you like it, you are welcome! 7y
CSeydel Gorgeous cactus! 🌵💚 7y
Bibliophilia @CSeydel Thanks, #CactusLove 💚🌵💚 7y
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JillR
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I like a #chunkster, but at times I lost track of this complicated story with huge amounts of psychology. It is very unpleasant in places, which is to be expected with paedophilia and abuse as subjects. There were so many storylines, characters & red herrings that my head is spinning & I‘m not sure in a good way. I *think* this was extremely good, rather than just brutally nasty (as I thought at times), but I‘m still gathering my thoughts.

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ephemeralwaltz
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Some #blue picks for today! The Crow Girl and The Bluest Eye are still TBR.

#ReadingResolutions
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ReadingRover
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Yes! Yes! Yes! Check out this haul I got from one of my fabulous clients who works for Random House!!! So excited!!!! 🤪 I said I wanted all the books and I got all the books!!!

emilyhaldi Nice!!! 🙌🏻 7y
mrozzz Lucky you! 😏📚😁👍🏻 7y
ReadingRover @emilyhaldi @mrozzz omg I know! I‘m incredibly lucky! I happen to have some fabulously bookish petsitting clients! 7y
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JillR
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We‘ve got a snow day! We braved the hills this morning for sledging and now I‘ve taken to the sofa for the rest of the day, cosy. Hope you‘re all keeping safe and warm too UK Littens! #beastfromtheeast 💨❄️

Yvonnel Let me know how you like this one. It‘s been on my radar but I hear it‘s pretty intense! 7y
JillR I admit I‘m struggling a little @Yvonnel - finding it a bit hard going. It‘s quite slow. Feel like I need to break the 200 page barrier! 7y
emilyhaldi That fireplace looks soooo cozy ☺️ 7y
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JillR It is @emilyhaldi, we have an old stone cottage and this is by far the warmest place to be this afternoon! 7y
ephemeralwaltz @JillR you can do it! I hope it gets better. I have this on my shelf and I want to get into it soon. 7y
MayJasper The 💨❄ is making me chilly even though heating in on full 7y
JillR @ephemeralwaltz it‘s not that I‘m not enjoying it it‘s just that so far there is lots of detail and characters and I‘m finding it slow but hard to keep up at the same time. @mayjasper the wind is howling making it feel much colder than it actually is! 7y
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JillR
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Ready for some Scandi-crime. It‘s forecasting below zero temperatures and snow in the UK this week so I‘m matching the weather to my reading ❄️

emmaturi Sounds good! 7y
JillR The book is so far @emmaturi , the weather not so much! ❄️ 7y
emmaturi we also have very cold weather here in Zurich! 7y
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eanderson
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Decided that it was time to tackle this chunker while waiting for a potential client to call. Over 700 pages... this may take a while. 🤗 from @Daisey for the #letshyggeswap I‘m looking forward to this! #mounttbrchallenge

Daisey So curious to hear what you think. Hope it‘s good! 7y
Bklover This looks interesting. And long. I just stacked it. Let us know what you think of it! 7y
VinceReads This has been sitting on my shelf for about 6 months now, I‘ll get around to it someday lol 7y
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Tonton
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Read this in bits between work stuff and I thought I knew how it would work out. Then read the rest in one go (increasingly compulsive). Very twisty in the end, I was only partially right! Hard to read descriptions of psychological and physical effects of abuse. Don‘t believe in trigger warnings, decide for yourself. A bit of light in the end. Strong women rule!

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Booksbooksbooks
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A very long book, but wonderfully told and with such interesting twists. Amazing ending and a great story.

TrishB Wow - haven‘t seen that cover before! 7y
Booksbooksbooks @TrishB I think I like it better than the other covers I saw! 7y
TrishB I like it too 👍🏻 7y
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Andrew65 Not heard of this book before , I definitely need to read it by the sound of it. 7y
Booksbooksbooks @Andrew65 it was a great story, well written with lots of twists. The only downside was it was so long! I really enjoyed the ending! 7y
Andrew65 @Booksbooksbooks I am targeting some longer books this year so it should fit right in. #yearofthechunkster 7y
Booksbooksbooks @andrew65 definitely would fit in then! I‘m eager to know what you think of it! 7y
Andrew65 @Booksbooksbooks The good news is the local library has a copy so will let you know when I get to it. 7y
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Tonton
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My haul today at Kinokuniya bookstore New Year 20%off sale! Got there too late for the lucky bags stuffed with books for 2018 yen, but this is a nice stack if I say so myself😎

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JPeterson
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Congrats @That-Bookish-Hiker 🎉

The Crow Girl is one of my absolute favorite horror, psychological thriller books. It sits proudly next to the Halloween decoration I refuse to pack away. 👻

#thatbookishhikergiveaway

Sue Oooh, nice skull! 7y
TricksyTails EEEEEEE! Love! 💀♥️ 7y
kamoorephoto Ooh I‘ve not seen that version! How‘s the book? I‘ve been thinking of reading... 7y
emilyhaldi I didn‘t get to this year but hoping for next year!! 🖤 7y
JPeterson @kamoorephoto It‘s the hard cover version that was first released in the US (I believe, anyways). It‘s very dark and disturbing, so if that‘s your sort of thing, go for it! I‘m actually thinking of rereading it next fall. 💀 @emilyhaldi Yes! It‘s huge, but worth it! ☠️ @Sue Thanks! @TricksyTails 🖤 7y
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Booksbooksbooks
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Still working my way through this monster of a book. It‘s not bad, it drags a bit...

RadicalReader @Booksbooksbooks I love how awesome the book sounds from the description here on Litsy 7y
Booksbooksbooks @RadicalReader it def sounds amazing, that‘s what drew me to it in the first place. It‘s a great story.... just a bit too long! (edited) 7y
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elliemcc11
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London bound and a weekend for two 😍😉

Opportunity for some reading time on the train 👍
#crime #fiction #sweden

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Booksbooksbooks
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Up next: the crow girl!!! I‘m only 40 pages in but it grabbed me right away! Has anyone else read this? What did you think?

VinceReads I haven‘t yet but it‘s on my shelf, can‘t wait to hear what you think. 7y
elliemcc11 I'm half way (I'm reading the 3 in 1 book version) and have just finished book. Like the writing style and it's a page turner but the subject matter is very dark... 7y
elliemcc11 At one point it all went a bit weird and the plot changed...i struggled that to follow that chapter initially 7y
Booksbooksbooks @VinceReads will definitely keep you posted on the flow! 7y
Booksbooksbooks @elliemcc11 I agree the writing style grabs you! But I‘ve heard it‘s a slower pace in the middle thanks for the reply! (edited) 7y
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elliemcc11
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#currentlyreading very good so far 👍

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BookBoggart
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Extremely rough day today. Now to relax eat my dinner and just not worry about nothing. #tome #baddays #muchlove #densebooks #canadianmadepoutine

DebbieGrillo Mmmmmm poutine 7y
brilliantglow Can't go wrong with poutine😃😃 7y
Mamashep Poutine makes everything better! 7y
bookloo I really need to get back to this book. So twisted. 💞 7y
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