BOOK REVIEW: ASKEPOTT BY KRISTINA OHLSSON

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Title: Askepott
Author: Kristin Ohlsson, Elisabeth Bjørnson (translator)
Published: 2009
Language: Norwegian (translated from Swedish)
Pages: 481
Rating: 3/5

Summary:

During a rainy summer day in Stockholm, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train and a team of police investigators look into the case, which turns out to be much more sinister than they initially thought.

Review:

Ah, what a great crime story this was!

I really enjoyed this book; it was recommended to me by a friend because I wanted to read some Nordic noir and this was a great recommendation. It's filled with suspense and it was overall just a very thrilling read. 

I think the strongest aspect of this book is the mystery; it's dark, tense and gritty. The characters are interesting and really grow on you as you go along and I especially like how the characters approach the mystery from different viewpoints and sides. It's also the kind of mystery that's pretty hard to figure out completely, so I was really excited to get to the end when all was revealed.

This is, as far as I know, the authors debut novel and for a debut it's very good. It does have a few things that I didn't love though; I think it's a too long and it drags a bit in places. Sometimes it also feels like there are maybe too many perspectives going on all at once, which gets to be a bit much. 

Overall though, I very much enjoyed this and I will definitely be reading the next book in this series. It's a strong 3 star read for me and I bet the next books will be even better. 

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