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DrasticallyJill
The Doll | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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The 5th installment of the Children‘s Home series crafts the most creepy find (aka, a creepy doll) to put in motion the narrative. Sigurdardóttir keeps the reader mesmerized with twists, turns, and loose threads that lead to a tight knot, which ensnares who and why. The line between reality is crossed by the presence of the cursed doll. Another great book!

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DrasticallyJill
Gallows Rock | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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The 4th installment of Sigurdardóttirs‘ Children‘s Home series confronts domestic abuse, non-consensual filming of sexual acts, and humiliation from the impact. A man found hanged with a nail imbedded in his torso in an Icelandic lava field starts the case. The ending is sad and satisfying, and the resolution is one of “If you had been there/If you had seen it/I betcha you would have done the same”. A great read within a great series.

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DrasticallyJill
The Absolution: A Thriller | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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The third installment of Sigurdardóttirs‘ children‘s home series will resonate with social media generation, and victims of bullying. In this installment, the crimes are intertwined. The murder of bullies; how their viciousness to victims created a ripple effect. The scheme is sorrowful, meticulous and nauseating. Hits home thematically. Personal note: Please be kind to others. This is fiction, but kindness is real.

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DrasticallyJill
The Reckoning: Children's House | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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The second installment of the Children‘s Home series does not disappoint. Like the first, Sigurdardóttir goes all in on story, macabre death and twisted pasts fracturing lives. Det. Huldar and psychologist Freyja don‘t take away from the story, which I liked. The book is a thriller and true page turner.

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DrasticallyJill
The Legacy | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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Incredible in the same way a fast paced and scandalous procedural is. The stories Sigurdardóttir writes are always a treat. This debut in a newer series is typical of the Nordic/Baltic crime genre. Yet for all the darkness and gore, her inventiveness in how the crime is uncovered applies real world tech and her knowledge to her creative narrative. Devouring the series!

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JosipaH
The Reckoning: Children's House | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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Very dark, slow burning thriller. Croatian translation.

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BarkingMadRead
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My #jolabokaflodswap24 arrived today from @Littlewolf1 in the cutest wrapping! Cannot wait to open it next week!! @MaleficentBookDragon

Littlewolf1 I hope you love it 😊 3mo
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AmyG
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Soubhiville I got the box from you today Amy! Thank you 😊. I‘m going to wait and open it on Christmas morning. 💚 3mo
AmyG Ah wonderful!!!! 😘 @Soubhiville (edited) 3mo
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The Witch Hunter | Max Seeck
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The local police have their hands full when a famous author‘s wife is found dead in what appears to be a ritual murder. Multiple murders later, it seems they are linked…someone is looking for and killing witches. But oddly they seem to have a role in their own murders. So for most of the book, the police are following this very logical conclusion…until it goes off the rails in an almost completely different t direction. Sadly this feels like 2 ⬇️

Texreader plots smushed together. The resolution seems to try to continue with the witchcraft theory while playing another context. Confused? Yea, me too. Meanwhile, there is a side story taking place some time ago in Venice and the primary detective. I‘m puzzled while she‘s concerned a hot-shot detective when the other cops almost always have to snap her out of some daydream. Before before the book goes off the rails, it‘s a complex and well-written ⬇️ 3mo
Texreader mystery and for that it‘s a pick, barely. I think the author tries to do too much with this first in a series and he really didn‘t know how to conclude the book & took off on a tangent to solve the murders. (edited) 3mo
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LiseWorks I totally agree, I was a little confused too! 3mo
TheSpineView Excellent! 🤩📖📚 3mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🇫🇮 2mo
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Readergrrl
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ANNND I received my #JolabokaflodSwap24 package!!! I‘m at work right now so can‘t take a photo or tag the giver yet (I‘ll do that when I get home). I want to post right away though as I tend to forget things in these busy busy days of holiday prep!!