I N C L U D E S A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
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Title: IsprinsessenAuthor: Camilla Läckberg, Gry Brenna (translator)
Published: 2003
Language: Norwegian (translated from Swedish)
Pages: 368
Rating: 3/5
This is the first book in the Fjällbacka/Patrik Hedström series.
Summary:
An author returns to her small home town after her parents have passed away and while she's there, her childhood friend is found murdered and she finds herself drawn to both the case and the detective investigating it.
Review:
I love a good nordic noir and a good mystery, and although this one didn't knock my socks off, I enjoyed it for the most part.
I love the setting of this book; getting to know this little community and seeing all these little secrets slither out as we go along. I really like the atmosphere and the grittiness of the book, and I overall found the mystery to be quite intriguing, especially towards the end (even though it wasn't entirely unpredictable).
I liked reading about the characters in general and I liked getting to know them. I did have some issues with the writing in parts though; there were several parts where I stopped and rolled my eyes a little bit, and I found that towards the end I got thoroughly annoyed with the focus on the characters weight and what they should and should not be eating (I didn't feel like this added anything to the story or the characters, it was just unnecessary).
Overall though, this was pretty all right and I might continue on with the series, just for the atmosphere and the suspense. 
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