The Darkness | 
1. I read a few pages at a time and several chapters at a time and everything in between.
2. The tagged book‘s ending was a disappointment.
3. I‘m gradually making my way through the Narnia books.
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pickInvestigator Hulda, feeling excluded as a 60+ woman surrounded by young male detectives in Reykjavik, is being forced to retire. She‘s allowed to tackle one last case, a drowned Russian asylum seeker deemed a suicide. Hulda doesn‘t believe it and opens the case determined to find the killer. Hulda brings a lot of baggage into this story, including a very low self-esteem, which tends to cause more problems—jeopardizing her otherwise brilliant ⬇️
Can you imagine those stats?
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1. It‘s all about what‘s due soon, what my book clubs are reading…and what strikes my fancy.
2. Tagged book is probably, maybe, what I‘ll start next.
#two4tuesday
so-soThis was an ok read set in Iceland. The main character was a 64 year old female detective getting ready for retirement but picks up one final case. I liked that the mc was an older lady but the story was kind of boring.
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I‘m so glad the Bloody Scotland Book Club went from monthly to quarterly. I love it, but I think a monthly schedule was a little unwieldy for all involved. As it is, there‘s usually at least one of the selections that‘s hard for me to find here. This time it‘s The Waiter.
That leaves The Darkness, which I just checked out from the library, and The Crow Trap which I have on my shelf.
You can watch later on YouTube if you don‘t want to do FB.
so-soMy #Doublespin. I appreciated the read after spending a week in Iceland this month. But a so-so-so. I liked the MC, a female detective. I didn‘t like how many mistakes the author had her make. And I sure as hell didn‘t like the “twist” at the end. Think I‘m donr with Nordic noir for awhile and will pick up some Tana French again.
It‘s only appropriate that my #Bookspin would be the tagged Icelandic noir while I‘m traveling Iceland. Photo is of the farthest western point in Europe in the West Fjords that also hosts the largest bird colony in Europe. Puffins are damn cute! #doublespin is a Swedish noir Blaze Me a Sun. @TheAromaofBooks
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
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pickExcellent! It's been a while since I've picked up Icelandic crime fiction and this was a wonderful reminder of how *insanely* good they can be. I was totally along for the ride (to the point where I was up crazy late because I couldn't put it down). A cop just about to retire picks up a cold case to review in her last week. And the rest is a twisty journey with atmospheric settings and perfectly executed red herrings 👏🏽
Went to the library today to pick up books by the authors coming to the Crime Lit fest in September. Well, this is like half of the ones I need to read before the event 😀
Very atmospheric, with a complex mystery with twists and surprises galor. And the ending... Sort of saw it coming but still...
pickThis was my first Iceland Noir book.
Oh friends, I was not ready.
60-ish detective forced into retirement takes on one last cold case.
Dark, dark, darker ▪️◾️◼️ ⬛️
pickMy first by this author. I think it‘s the first time my rating for a book has gone from 3 to 4 stars based on the Epilogue...I did not see that coming!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickI really enjoyed this! A quick read, I finished it in two sittings and it ends on a cliffhanger 👀
I look forward to the rest of this trilogy! 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book and a beer on this Saturday! Starting this tonight, by a new-to-me Nordic crime writer! I have heard great things about his books, and this trilogy in particular. Excited to dive in! 🍺📚
Trying out Thriftbooks for the first time, it seems like there are some good deals on there! Anyone else order from here? Pros/cons?
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I‘m flying through the squares rn! For now. I‘m loving the honeymoon phase with a challenge where I just do the easy bits. I read quite a lot of Scandinavian literature so this one wasn‘t too much of a challenge for me. I reckon my next read will just about count for autobiography but I might try to find something that fits more perfectly
pick9/15 #jumpstart2020 @Clwojick @Lizpixie
I liked this a lot more than I was expecting from the reviews, possibly as I‘m ill (did I mention...) and just wanted something noir to get really into, this was everything I was looking for. I loved Hulda and while I would have liked to see an ending that was fairer to the story‘s women, I can‘t deny I enjoyed reading it a lot.
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Back in my childhood bedroom while I get over this kidney infection, it‘s really knocked me sideways tbh. I think the antibiotics are working (slowly) but I‘m not very comfortable 😩 reading this even tho it doesn‘t have great reviews as I crave thrillers whenever I‘m sick, not sure why. As I‘ll be going to Iceland later this year I‘m trying to read as much Icelandic as I can! #jumpstart2020 @Clwojick @Lizpixie
panHaving liked his previous series I was so disappointed with this. Mainly because all the female characters play roles as victims in one shape or form. Each is considered powerless, with no agency and no ability to take control of their own lives, careers and destiny. With lots of stereotypes and tropes, it left the book feeling very dated and unappealing.
pickUgh I love when murder mysteries are layered and slightly depressing in a fascinating and realistic way #darkdarkdark I also love chain swallowing vegan sugar cookies #happyholidays
pickThis Icelandic crime novel had a twist ending I never saw coming, nor seen in any other novel. You should read it just for that! Hulda is a detective forced into early retirement who picks a cold case to close out her career. Like all good scandicrime novels, this one has multi-generational trauma, buried secrets, international sex trafficking, and a hard-boiled detective who lives in shades of gray.
pickReasonably good detective thriller. Very quick read, easy on the mind you might say.
bailedAm I a hipster, thinking police procedurals set in Reykjavík might be "less interesting" than other Icelandic crime fiction? Or am I having a case of first-in-series blues? Whatever it is, I didn't find this book as engaging as I'd hoped. Going to try the next book when it comes out to see how or whether my feelings toward this series change.
I really enjoyed this....Scandi-Noir....and it‘s only 99p at the moment for kindle
https://amzn.to/2IhIpmJ
pickOh my goodness, what a book! Huldar is a police inspector being forced into early retirement and is working on one last cold case involving a murdered Russian asylum seeker. There are three different stories being told and they all come together in the surprising ending. This is the first of a planned trilogy - the second one takes place 25 years before this one and comes out on May. I can‘t wait to read it!
pickFinished! I honestly loved this book more than his other series. Definitely didn't see that ending coming.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Will sell my copy if interested. US members only)
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so-soA good mystery with some twists and turns. Nowhere near as good as Jonasson‘s SNOWBLIND. If you have to choose, go with that one.
THE DARKNESS is, however, a quick and fairly satisfying read.
pickThe Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson
This is a real train ride of a book, it rattles along at a fast pace and keeps you on tenter hooks right to the thoroughly shocking end.....I didn‘t see that coming at all. The author has made real characters with totally believable flaws but Huldar is so likeable you feel for her all the way. A great book and a proper heart stopping end, brilliant
pickWow what a read this was. I love these sort of stories. There's lots going on and the mystery is very clever. There are many twists in the plot and the ending wow. It really does catch you out as it's not what I expected. It's clever though. I hope there are more to follow. #Netgalley
I had to take advantage of the snow to take a photo of the new Ragnar Jonasson. ❄️❄️
Since it‘s Christmas Eve I‘ve opened my parcel from Penguin. It‘s the first book in a new series from Ragnar Jonasson 😍😍
