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Obviously I needed to start another series.... But this was quite great. If you like the murder mystery/noir genre. And my book club is talking about doing an Iceland trip. So I'm back to reading books in this setting. It's trip prep, right?

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I‘m in! Great idea, @DieAReader and @GHABI4ROSES !

I‘m going for TWO bingos on my #BookSpinBingo card! Just started the tagged book last night.

#KickTheSlump

Although it starts out slowly, I enjoyed Last Rituals, but then I‘m a big fan of Scandinavian crime fiction. This is the first of the Thora Gudmundsdottir mysteries, and unlike some, I liked her character, although I found Matthew Reich flat.

After a young student is found brutally murdered, solving the crime leads the duo to ancient tales of witch trials and current a attempts to practice horrible rituals.

A fine, complicated story.

I kept waiting for the suspense to show up but it never did. I loved the atmosphere and the amount of history included in the story, but overall it was pretty boring. The characters didn‘t have any redeeming qualities, the motive behind the murder was a mystery up till the last page and even then it still didn‘t seem to be worth reading the 334 pages for. The plot was slow and moved in circles and two characters held all the answers, if only 👇🏻

Been doing okay as far as this week goes for #bfc. The weather hasn‘t been great so I‘ve substituted walking outside with standing and watching tv or just wandering aimlessly around the house much to the confusion of the dogs. Only had one day where I didn‘t get my 3 meals in again due to traveling. I don‘t think I finished any books...started 3 but haven‘t finished any. Hoping to be better this week. #fitwizards @Clwojick @wanderinglynn

I rate this book 4/5 stars. It's an easy read with an interesting topic, characters and keeps your attention. For my full review can be found on https://thecaptivatedbybooks.wordpress.com Read this for #backpackingthrougheurope challenge

So I barely made it on my ✈️ from Philly to London. Chatted it up with Belle (even went on a call with N and made me some 💷💷💷 so now I have some cash and am on my way to catch a ⛴ to Iceland. They say the best time to see the northern lights is from October to March but 🤞🏽 i get a nice view. Next book for #backpackacrosseurope is tagged book. #jennysEuropeantravels

My favorite part of finishing a book is picking the next one - even though I can never decide! 😂 #TBR #booknerdproblems

Think I'll pick one of these... What do you think?

Tried this one on audiobook. Good narrator, but there is no pace to this whatsoever. Moving on.

Doing a little extreme reading here. Listening to this one while watching tonight's Atlanta United game. #currentread #seriousreadingskills

On its way back to the library unfinished. I felt the writing left a lot to be desire that I didn't care to find out who done it. Here are better written mysteries out there to waste my time on this.

About 70 pages in. I want to like the book. I like the plot idea. I like the setting. But it is not at all very subtle. And of those 70 pages less than half seems necessary to the story or character development. To me it's like how not to write a crime novel. But I will slave on in the hopes it gets better.

A great start to the series. Thora is wryly amusing, and the gruesomeness of the murder is not dwelt upon for longer than necessary. This was actually the second book I read in the series, but it is good enough to start with if you like to read series in order 😉

#aprilbookshowers Day 12 - #dropeverythingandread
I wish I could drop everything and read today. The TBR stack is slowly growing on my nightstand. 📚

#aprilbookshowers Day 7 - #womenintranslation
This one is translated from Icelandic. Another place I would love to visit someday...

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This weekend's stack from used book store in Shibuya. Just finished Last Rituals, translated from the Icelandic. I have this feeling the voice is probably a bit wittier and ironic in the original. What next for Sunday evening? Saving Full Dark House for last as I enjoy Christopher Fowler so much!

The book is advertised as: "A tale of secret symbols, medieval witchcraft and modern murder." And it's true!
An Icelandic lawyer helps investigate the murder and mutilation of a witchcraft-obsessed student in the history department of Reykjavik university.

#funfridayphoto with @Liberty