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Children's House #5
螚 魏慰蠉魏位伪
违螤螣韦螜螛螘韦螒螜 螣韦螜 螛螒 螚韦螒螡 螠螜螒 螚危违围螚 螣螜螝螣螕螘螡螘螜螒螝螚 螘螝螖巍螣螠螚. 螒螞螞螒 螒螤螣螖螘螜围韦螚螝螘 螛螒螡螒危螜螠螚.
螤苇谓蟿蔚 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 蟺蟻喂谓 渭喂伪 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏蠈蟻畏 蟿畏蟼 魏伪喂 苇谓伪谓 慰喂魏慰纬蔚谓蔚喂伪魏蠈 蠁委位慰 伪谓慰委纬慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 渭喂伪 渭喂魏蟻萎 尾维蟻魏伪 纬喂伪 蠄维蟻蔚渭伪. 韦慰 渭蠈谓慰 蟺慰蠀 蟺喂维谓慰蠀谓 蟽蟿伪 未委蠂蟿蠀伪 蟿慰蠀蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼, 蔚委谓伪喂 渭喂伪 魏慰蠉魏位伪 纬蔚渭维蟿畏 魏慰蠂蠀位维魏喂伪 魏伪喂 蠁蠉魏喂伪. 螚 蠈蠄畏 蟿畏蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蟻慰渭伪魏蟿喂魏萎. 螚 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蠀蟺慰魏蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 蟽蟿喂蟼 蟺伪蟻伪魏位萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 魏蠈蟻畏蟼 蟿畏蟼 谓伪 蟿畏谓 魏蟻伪蟿萎蟽慰蠀谓. 韦慰 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓慰 蟺蟻蠅委 畏 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 谓蔚魏蟻萎 魏伪喂 畏 魏慰蠉魏位伪 蔚尉伪蠁伪谓喂蟽渭苇谓畏.
危蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蠈谓 慰 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 蟺维谓蠅 蟽蔚 苇谓伪 蟽魏维蠁慰蟼, 伪谓伪味畏蟿蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓伪 慰蟽蟿维 蟽蟿慰谓 尾蠀胃蠈 蟿畏蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽伪蟼. 螌蟿伪谓 蟿伪 蔚谓蟿慰蟺委蟽蔚喂 胃伪 蠂蟻蔚喂伪蟽蟿蔚委 蟿畏 尾慰萎胃蔚喂伪 蟿畏蟼 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟿伪蠀蟿慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 谓蔚魏蟻慰蠉. 螝伪胃蠋蟼 蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蟺蠀魏谓蠋谓蔚喂, 慰 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 伪蟻蠂委味蔚喂 谓伪 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓维 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 蠁蠈谓慰 蔚谓蠈蟼 维蟽蟿蔚纬慰蠀, 蔚谓蠋 畏 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 魏伪蟿伪蟺喂维谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚 渭喂伪 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎蟼 魏伪魏慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏蟼.
危蠉谓蟿慰渭伪 胃伪 伪蟺慰未蔚喂蠂蟿蔚委 蠈蟿喂 慰喂 蠀蟺慰胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 蟽蠂蔚蟿委味慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼. 韦慰 魏位蔚喂未委 蟿慰 魏蟻伪蟿维蔚喂 蟿慰 魏慰蟻委蟿蟽喂, 蟺慰蠀 萎胃蔚位蔚 蔚魏蔚委谓畏 蟿畏谓 魏慰蠉魏位伪. 螝伪喂 蟺慰蠀 蟿蠋蟻伪 蟺喂伪 伪纬谓慰蔚委蟿伪喂鈥�
螚 螤螘螠螤韦螚 螤螘巍螜螤螘韦螘螜螒 韦螣违 螡韦螘韦螘螝韦螜螔 围螣违螞螡韦螒巍
螝螒螜 韦螚危 唯违围螣螞螣螕螣违 桅巍螘为螕螜螒
螤苇谓蟿蔚 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 蟺蟻喂谓 渭喂伪 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 渭蔚 蟿畏谓 魏蠈蟻畏 蟿畏蟼 魏伪喂 苇谓伪谓 慰喂魏慰纬蔚谓蔚喂伪魏蠈 蠁委位慰 伪谓慰委纬慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 渭喂伪 渭喂魏蟻萎 尾维蟻魏伪 纬喂伪 蠄维蟻蔚渭伪. 韦慰 渭蠈谓慰 蟺慰蠀 蟺喂维谓慰蠀谓 蟽蟿伪 未委蠂蟿蠀伪 蟿慰蠀蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼, 蔚委谓伪喂 渭喂伪 魏慰蠉魏位伪 纬蔚渭维蟿畏 魏慰蠂蠀位维魏喂伪 魏伪喂 蠁蠉魏喂伪. 螚 蠈蠄畏 蟿畏蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿蟻慰渭伪魏蟿喂魏萎. 螚 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蠀蟺慰魏蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 蟽蟿喂蟼 蟺伪蟻伪魏位萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 魏蠈蟻畏蟼 蟿畏蟼 谓伪 蟿畏谓 魏蟻伪蟿萎蟽慰蠀谓. 韦慰 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓慰 蟺蟻蠅委 畏 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 胃伪 蔚委谓伪喂 谓蔚魏蟻萎 魏伪喂 畏 魏慰蠉魏位伪 蔚尉伪蠁伪谓喂蟽渭苇谓畏.
危蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蠈谓 慰 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 蟺维谓蠅 蟽蔚 苇谓伪 蟽魏维蠁慰蟼, 伪谓伪味畏蟿蠋谓蟿伪蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓伪 慰蟽蟿维 蟽蟿慰谓 尾蠀胃蠈 蟿畏蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽伪蟼. 螌蟿伪谓 蟿伪 蔚谓蟿慰蟺委蟽蔚喂 胃伪 蠂蟻蔚喂伪蟽蟿蔚委 蟿畏 尾慰萎胃蔚喂伪 蟿畏蟼 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟿伪蠀蟿慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 谓蔚魏蟻慰蠉. 螝伪胃蠋蟼 蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蟺蠀魏谓蠋谓蔚喂, 慰 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 伪蟻蠂委味蔚喂 谓伪 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓维 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 蠁蠈谓慰 蔚谓蠈蟼 维蟽蟿蔚纬慰蠀, 蔚谓蠋 畏 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 魏伪蟿伪蟺喂维谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚 渭喂伪 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎蟼 魏伪魏慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏蟼.
危蠉谓蟿慰渭伪 胃伪 伪蟺慰未蔚喂蠂蟿蔚委 蠈蟿喂 慰喂 蠀蟺慰胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 蟽蠂蔚蟿委味慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼. 韦慰 魏位蔚喂未委 蟿慰 魏蟻伪蟿维蔚喂 蟿慰 魏慰蟻委蟿蟽喂, 蟺慰蠀 萎胃蔚位蔚 蔚魏蔚委谓畏 蟿畏谓 魏慰蠉魏位伪. 螝伪喂 蟺慰蠀 蟿蠋蟻伪 蟺喂伪 伪纬谓慰蔚委蟿伪喂鈥�
螚 螤螘螠螤韦螚 螤螘巍螜螤螘韦螘螜螒 韦螣违 螡韦螘韦螘螝韦螜螔 围螣违螞螡韦螒巍
螝螒螜 韦螚危 唯违围螣螞螣螕螣违 桅巍螘为螕螜螒
560 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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About the author
Yrsa Sigurdardottir
47听books2,758听followersYrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir is an Icelandic writer, of both crime-novels and children's fiction. She has been writing since 1998.
Her d茅but crime-novel "Last Rituals" published in the US in 2007, and the UK in January 2008 was translated into English by Bernard Scudder, and is book 1 of the Th贸ra Gudmundsd贸ttir series.
Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir graduated from high-school in 1983, finished a B.Sc. in civil engineering from the University of Iceland in 1988 and M.Sc in the same field from Concordia University in Montreal in 1997.
Yrsa now works as a civil engineer for the company Fjarhitun, as well as being a writer.
In 2000 the Icelandic department of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) awarded Yrsa for her book Vi冒 viljum j贸lin 铆 j煤l铆 (We Want Christmas in July).
Yrsa lives in the Reykjav铆k suburb of Seltjarnarnes. She is married with two children.
Her d茅but crime-novel "Last Rituals" published in the US in 2007, and the UK in January 2008 was translated into English by Bernard Scudder, and is book 1 of the Th贸ra Gudmundsd贸ttir series.
Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir graduated from high-school in 1983, finished a B.Sc. in civil engineering from the University of Iceland in 1988 and M.Sc in the same field from Concordia University in Montreal in 1997.
Yrsa now works as a civil engineer for the company Fjarhitun, as well as being a writer.
In 2000 the Icelandic department of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) awarded Yrsa for her book Vi冒 viljum j贸lin 铆 j煤l铆 (We Want Christmas in July).
Yrsa lives in the Reykjav铆k suburb of Seltjarnarnes. She is married with two children.
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April 2, 2021
A hideous barnacle covered doll is caught in a fishing net by young Rosa Thrastdottir and her mother Disa. Five years on bones are found on the sea bed in Faxafloi Bay and sex abuse allegations are made against children鈥檚 home manager Bergur Alvarsson. A random series of events - how do they connect? The investigations are led by Erla and Huldar.
The premise of the book is good and parts of the case are really interesting. The characterisation is good especially Hukdar and the Icelandic
setting adds an appropriate atmosphere to the storytelling. However, the style is plodding as the case and the writing take a very meandering and at times laborious path to get to the relevant information. The 鈥榟orror鈥� element just isn鈥檛 and that side of the plot line never takes off. There are some fortuitous evidential finds and discoveries as we build to a rather convoluted end.
Overall, it鈥檚 not bad but nor is it that great either as you have to wait with patience for the nuggets of information to arrive. I鈥檓 disappointed as I鈥檝e read this author before but this isn鈥檛 one of her best in my opinion.
With thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the arc in return for an honest review.
The premise of the book is good and parts of the case are really interesting. The characterisation is good especially Hukdar and the Icelandic
setting adds an appropriate atmosphere to the storytelling. However, the style is plodding as the case and the writing take a very meandering and at times laborious path to get to the relevant information. The 鈥榟orror鈥� element just isn鈥檛 and that side of the plot line never takes off. There are some fortuitous evidential finds and discoveries as we build to a rather convoluted end.
Overall, it鈥檚 not bad but nor is it that great either as you have to wait with patience for the nuggets of information to arrive. I鈥檓 disappointed as I鈥檝e read this author before but this isn鈥檛 one of her best in my opinion.
With thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the arc in return for an honest review.
September 19, 2021
This is the first book I鈥檝e read by Yrsa, but having read some of the reviews of her other novels, it certainly won鈥檛 be the last!
The Doll starts with a hideous doll being uncovered from the sea during a fishing trip. However, things take a dark turn shortly afterwards. Years later some of those involved in the doll鈥檚 story are dragged together when a young boy accuses one of the people who cared for him of a crime. Huldar and Freyja work to try and unravel several mysterious cases.
One of my favourite things is when an author is able to wonderfully tie up all the loose ends at the end of the story. Yrsa managed to do that wonderfully with this book, repeatedly blowing me away with the various twists and turns that I encountered during the final chapters of this novel. I found myself on edge and just wanted to keep reading!
I鈥檝e never before read a book set in Iceland, but I love it when a book can help me travel to new countries. However, I had two slight issues with this book, that dampened my enjoyment. Firstly, I personally felt that some of Freyja鈥檚 thought processes were quite clearly the author鈥檚, it didn鈥檛 seem to fully fit with her professional and academic life. I am aiming to become a psychologist myself and I just struggled to believe some of these parts. Additionally, I was sold by the perception of this book being a horror. I admit that there were horror aspects at the very beginning and at the very end, but the majority of the book didn鈥檛 fit this genre, and I was left feeling a little disappointed. That being said, as a detective thriller novel, I really enjoyed it. I also really liked that the doll was inspired by an actual doll that was found, it added a creepy layer to the story!
I would recommend this to anyone who loves a noir detective novel with a satisfying end. I want to thank Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton publishers and Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir for allowing me to read this novel and give my personal thoughts.
The Doll starts with a hideous doll being uncovered from the sea during a fishing trip. However, things take a dark turn shortly afterwards. Years later some of those involved in the doll鈥檚 story are dragged together when a young boy accuses one of the people who cared for him of a crime. Huldar and Freyja work to try and unravel several mysterious cases.
One of my favourite things is when an author is able to wonderfully tie up all the loose ends at the end of the story. Yrsa managed to do that wonderfully with this book, repeatedly blowing me away with the various twists and turns that I encountered during the final chapters of this novel. I found myself on edge and just wanted to keep reading!
I鈥檝e never before read a book set in Iceland, but I love it when a book can help me travel to new countries. However, I had two slight issues with this book, that dampened my enjoyment. Firstly, I personally felt that some of Freyja鈥檚 thought processes were quite clearly the author鈥檚, it didn鈥檛 seem to fully fit with her professional and academic life. I am aiming to become a psychologist myself and I just struggled to believe some of these parts. Additionally, I was sold by the perception of this book being a horror. I admit that there were horror aspects at the very beginning and at the very end, but the majority of the book didn鈥檛 fit this genre, and I was left feeling a little disappointed. That being said, as a detective thriller novel, I really enjoyed it. I also really liked that the doll was inspired by an actual doll that was found, it added a creepy layer to the story!
I would recommend this to anyone who loves a noir detective novel with a satisfying end. I want to thank Netgalley, Hodder & Stoughton publishers and Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir for allowing me to read this novel and give my personal thoughts.
December 2, 2021
Disa and her young daughter, Rosa, on a family fishing trip in Faxafloi Bay, catch nothing but a broken discarded doll that gets tangled in their net. Despite the long submerged doll being in a sorry and terrifying state, Rosa begs to keep it and her mother relents. Later that evening, Disa posts a picture of the doll on social media. By the next morning, she is dead and both Rosa and doll are missing.
Thus begins the latest installment in the Children鈥檚 House series. It isn鈥檛 until five years later that the series鈥� protagonists, Detective Huldar and psychologist Freya become, almost accidentally involved in the case which involves the murder of a drug-addicted homeless man and a suspected case of child abuse at a foster home. The only person who can, seemingly, help solve the cases is the still missing Rosa.
This is a series which has proven a little up and down for me. However, The Doll is possibly the best installment so far. A tale as dark and chilling as any Icelandic winter.
Thus begins the latest installment in the Children鈥檚 House series. It isn鈥檛 until five years later that the series鈥� protagonists, Detective Huldar and psychologist Freya become, almost accidentally involved in the case which involves the murder of a drug-addicted homeless man and a suspected case of child abuse at a foster home. The only person who can, seemingly, help solve the cases is the still missing Rosa.
This is a series which has proven a little up and down for me. However, The Doll is possibly the best installment so far. A tale as dark and chilling as any Icelandic winter.
July 22, 2021
The Doll is the fifth instalment in the Freyja and Huldar series set in the remote Icelandic landscape and a superb addition to the Nordic Noir subgenre by the masterful Yrsa Sigurdardottir featuring police investigator Huldar and child psychologist Freyja. An old weathered doll is found caught in the net of a fishing boat. A doll ravaged by the wear and tear of the sea for several years and appears covered in barnacles and worms from its previously watery grave. A woman onboard still decides to take it home for her young daughter, 11-year-old Rosa, who has desperately wanted a doll for many years. This simple act of kindness sets into motion a series of fateful events, and five years later, skeletonized remains emerge from the ocean鈥檚 depths. Identifying the skeleton proves harder than initially thought: In a country where everyone knows their neighbour, an unknown missing person is an impossibility. As the mystery of the unidentified body deepens, Huldar dives into an investigation of a homeless drug addict鈥檚 murder, and Freyja investigates a suspected case of child abuse at a foster care home.
The cases are linked through a single, missing witness: the girl who requested and received the doll as a gift years ago. This is a riveting, enigmatic and compulsively readable work of Scandinavian Noir and a haunting tale that echoes down the years. There are ample murders and the mystery is a dark and unsettling one that gets under your skin. As always, Yrsa鈥檚 complex and impeccable plotting is on show throughout adding another alluring and nerve-wracking chapter to the series about the tenacious Huldar and Freyja. There is a subtlety and nuance that did not appear in the previous instalments and the multiple plot threads are woven together beautifully in a well thought out fashion. It is much more of a slow-burn type thriller that demands to be drunk in, with the frigid atmosphere and scenic landscape described in a way that is difficult to resist. The dynamic between Huldar and Freyja is that of a strong team, and I found myself absorbed and fully immersed in the wickedly twisty-turny narrative. An unsettling, multilayered and intricately plotted police procedural. Highly recommended.
The cases are linked through a single, missing witness: the girl who requested and received the doll as a gift years ago. This is a riveting, enigmatic and compulsively readable work of Scandinavian Noir and a haunting tale that echoes down the years. There are ample murders and the mystery is a dark and unsettling one that gets under your skin. As always, Yrsa鈥檚 complex and impeccable plotting is on show throughout adding another alluring and nerve-wracking chapter to the series about the tenacious Huldar and Freyja. There is a subtlety and nuance that did not appear in the previous instalments and the multiple plot threads are woven together beautifully in a well thought out fashion. It is much more of a slow-burn type thriller that demands to be drunk in, with the frigid atmosphere and scenic landscape described in a way that is difficult to resist. The dynamic between Huldar and Freyja is that of a strong team, and I found myself absorbed and fully immersed in the wickedly twisty-turny narrative. An unsettling, multilayered and intricately plotted police procedural. Highly recommended.
July 3, 2024
Tudo come莽a com um passeio de barco e uma pescaria inocente que leva a um desfecho infeliz . Uma boneca de aspeto sinistro 茅 encontrada na rede de pesca e levada para a casa de Rosa ,na manh茫 seguinte a sua m茫e est谩 morta e a boneca desapareceu ! Anos mais tarde, Rosa est谩 desaparecida e v谩rios acontecimentos levam a que Huldar e Freyja se voltem a encontrar para trabalharem em conjunto .
Um livro muito bem escrito , mas as hist贸rias est茫o cada vez mais 鈥渟uaves鈥� 鈽猴笍 gostei da hist贸ria mas pensei que ia ver a boneca a aparecer em todo o lado (o que n茫o aconteceu) , a hist贸ria est谩 muito bem contada, sem pontas soltas , mas eu queria mais 馃き
Um livro que fala de drogas , abusos sexuais , crian莽as institucionalizadas e uma cobra 馃槼
Um livro muito bem escrito , mas as hist贸rias est茫o cada vez mais 鈥渟uaves鈥� 鈽猴笍 gostei da hist贸ria mas pensei que ia ver a boneca a aparecer em todo o lado (o que n茫o aconteceu) , a hist贸ria est谩 muito bem contada, sem pontas soltas , mas eu queria mais 馃き
Um livro que fala de drogas , abusos sexuais , crian莽as institucionalizadas e uma cobra 馃槼
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October 31, 2023
"... na vida e na morte, n茫o h谩 tecla que permita desfazer o que foi feito."
"A verdade 茅 que o amor raramente era correspondido em igual medida."
"Nunca ningu茅m conseguiu fugir 脿 dor. 脡 uma coisa que temos de olhar de frente."
A BONECA 茅 o 5掳 livro na s茅rie DNA ou Children's House (ainda n茫o percebi porque lhe chamam 2 coisas diferentes) da islandesa Yrsa Sigurdard贸ttir. Eu adoro ler estes livros, pelos vislumbres de um pa铆s onde eu n茫o ia gostar nada de viver ou sequer passar f茅rias no inverno馃ザ. Mas sou fascinada por qualquer pedacinho de informa莽茫o que retiro destes livros e dos personagens que l谩 vivem.
Em A Boneca, apesar de ser pleno ver茫o em agosto, chove praticamente todos os dias e as pessoas t锚m de andar vestidas com roupa de inverno馃槺. Que horror!
Adorei acompanhar Freija e Huldar em uma nova investiga莽茫o. No entanto, este caso policial n茫o me provocou a adrenalina do livro anterior, por exemplo. Nem nada que se pare莽a. E o desenlace de tudo n茫o foi convincente; as liga莽玫es entre os personagens (v铆timas e criminosos), tudo me soou muito for莽ado.
"A verdade 茅 que o amor raramente era correspondido em igual medida."
"Nunca ningu茅m conseguiu fugir 脿 dor. 脡 uma coisa que temos de olhar de frente."
A BONECA 茅 o 5掳 livro na s茅rie DNA ou Children's House (ainda n茫o percebi porque lhe chamam 2 coisas diferentes) da islandesa Yrsa Sigurdard贸ttir. Eu adoro ler estes livros, pelos vislumbres de um pa铆s onde eu n茫o ia gostar nada de viver ou sequer passar f茅rias no inverno馃ザ. Mas sou fascinada por qualquer pedacinho de informa莽茫o que retiro destes livros e dos personagens que l谩 vivem.
Em A Boneca, apesar de ser pleno ver茫o em agosto, chove praticamente todos os dias e as pessoas t锚m de andar vestidas com roupa de inverno馃槺. Que horror!
Adorei acompanhar Freija e Huldar em uma nova investiga莽茫o. No entanto, este caso policial n茫o me provocou a adrenalina do livro anterior, por exemplo. Nem nada que se pare莽a. E o desenlace de tudo n茫o foi convincente; as liga莽玫es entre os personagens (v铆timas e criminosos), tudo me soou muito for莽ado.
June 27, 2022
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**4.5 stars**
The Doll by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. (2018 in Icelandic, 2021 in English).
(Children鈥檚 House/Freyja & Huldar #5)
A mother and daughter are on a fishing trip with a friend. They catch nothing except a broken doll which looks terrifying. The daughter wants to keep it and that evening the mother posts a picture on Facebook. By morning, the mother is dead and the doll gone. Several years later and Detective Huldar is trying to identify a skeleton located on the seabed which is proving difficult, and he speaks to psychologist Freyja about it. As the mystery deepens, he is also drawn into an investigation of a homeless drug addict's murder, while Freyja tracks a foster care home case involving child abuse. It becomes clear the cases are all linked though a single, missing, vulnerable witness: the girl who wanted the doll years ago...
This book is part of one of my favourite crime thriller series, which you can absolutely read all the books as standalones as well. I always find Detective Huldar and psychologist Freyja a good mix of lead characters with their complementary careers and a background light sexual tension of will they or won't they hook up. This story features an extremely creepy sounding doll and several seemingly unrelated cases until there is a clear connection between all, being a young girl who is currently missing. It's a tension filled journey as Huldar tries to crack all the cases. The storyline is clever with many twists and mysteries around every corner (or over the page in this case haha), and yet all of the threads tie together nicely in the end.
Overall: highly recommend this suspense filled thriller for any crime fan.
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**4.5 stars**
The Doll by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. (2018 in Icelandic, 2021 in English).
(Children鈥檚 House/Freyja & Huldar #5)
A mother and daughter are on a fishing trip with a friend. They catch nothing except a broken doll which looks terrifying. The daughter wants to keep it and that evening the mother posts a picture on Facebook. By morning, the mother is dead and the doll gone. Several years later and Detective Huldar is trying to identify a skeleton located on the seabed which is proving difficult, and he speaks to psychologist Freyja about it. As the mystery deepens, he is also drawn into an investigation of a homeless drug addict's murder, while Freyja tracks a foster care home case involving child abuse. It becomes clear the cases are all linked though a single, missing, vulnerable witness: the girl who wanted the doll years ago...
This book is part of one of my favourite crime thriller series, which you can absolutely read all the books as standalones as well. I always find Detective Huldar and psychologist Freyja a good mix of lead characters with their complementary careers and a background light sexual tension of will they or won't they hook up. This story features an extremely creepy sounding doll and several seemingly unrelated cases until there is a clear connection between all, being a young girl who is currently missing. It's a tension filled journey as Huldar tries to crack all the cases. The storyline is clever with many twists and mysteries around every corner (or over the page in this case haha), and yet all of the threads tie together nicely in the end.
Overall: highly recommend this suspense filled thriller for any crime fan.
March 20, 2021
In a word...terrible. I expected so much from Yrsa Sigurdardottir having read and enjoyed The Legacy and, in so doing, meeting good characters (with the ability to grow as the series progressed) namely Detective Huldar and child psychologist Freyja. For reasons best known only to the author she introduces a horror element; a bedraggled doll and it would appear that anyone who encounters the doll will meet a rather violent death. The discovery of bones at sea, sexual abuse at the care home, the murder of a homeless man did little to rescue a dismal attempt at horror, and a poorly constructed deeply confusing crime story The last part of the novel (I use the term lightly) includes a long and rambling expose, unveiling of the perpetrators and thankfully, and it could not come sooner鈥�.the end. Thank you to netgalley for a gratis copy in exchange for an honest review鈥�..and that is what I will always deliver.
February 14, 2023
"袣褍泻谢邪褌邪" 械 锌褗褉胁邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 芯褌 谢褞斜懈屑邪褌邪 屑懈 锌芯褉械写懈褑邪 蟹邪 啸褞谢写邪褉 懈 肖褉械褟, 薪邪 泻芯褟褌芯 褖械 锌芯褋褌邪胁褟 芯褑械薪泻邪 3*, 邪 薪械 5*.
袧械 屑芯谐邪 写邪 芯褌褉械泻邪, 蟹邪屑懈褋褗谢褗褌 械 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褗褉. 袠褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 械 锌芯 褋泻邪薪写懈薪邪胁褋泻懈 卸械褋褌芯泻邪, 蟹谢芯胁械褖邪 懈 芯锌谢械褌械薪邪, 薪芯 褌邪泻邪 蟹写褉邪胁芯 芯锌谢械褌械薪邪 懈 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪邪 , 褔械 芯褋褌邪薪邪褏 褋 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械褌芯, 褔械 褋邪屑邪褌邪 邪胁褌芯褉泻邪褌邪 薪械 械 蟹薪邪械谢邪 泻邪泻 褌芯褔薪芯 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械 写芯 褉邪蟹胁褉褗蟹泻邪褌邪 懈 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 械 锌褉懈斜褟谐薪邪谢邪 写邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈 褉械褕械薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 蟹邪谐邪写泻邪褌邪 胁 械写懈薪 写褗谢褗谐 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 啸褞谢写邪褉 泻邪蟹胁邪 薪邪 肖褉械褟 泻邪泻胁芯 褋械 械 褋谢褍褔懈谢芯, 薪芯 斜械蟹 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 褟褋薪芯 泻邪泻 褉邪蟹褋谢械写胁邪褖懈褌械 褋邪 褋褌懈谐薪邪谢懈 写芯 褌械蟹懈 褉蟹泻褉懈褌懈褟.
袝, 写芯褉懈 懈 褌芯胁邪 薪械 褋械 芯泻邪蟹胁邪 褑褟谢邪褌邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪, 邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 褋械 懈蟹褟褋薪褟胁邪 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 斜褍泻胁邪谢薪芯 薪邪 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褌械 写胁械-褌褉懈 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈 芯褌 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪.
小 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 薪邪 褌械蟹懈 蟹邪斜械谢械卸泻懈, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 褋褍锌械褉 懈 屑懈 写芯褋褌邪胁懈 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻芯 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械.
袧芯 袠褉褋邪 屑芯卸械 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械!
袧械 屑芯谐邪 写邪 芯褌褉械泻邪, 蟹邪屑懈褋褗谢褗褌 械 屑薪芯谐芯 写芯斜褗褉. 袠褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 械 锌芯 褋泻邪薪写懈薪邪胁褋泻懈 卸械褋褌芯泻邪, 蟹谢芯胁械褖邪 懈 芯锌谢械褌械薪邪, 薪芯 褌邪泻邪 蟹写褉邪胁芯 芯锌谢械褌械薪邪 懈 芯斜褗褉泻邪薪邪 , 褔械 芯褋褌邪薪邪褏 褋 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械褌芯, 褔械 褋邪屑邪褌邪 邪胁褌芯褉泻邪褌邪 薪械 械 蟹薪邪械谢邪 泻邪泻 褌芯褔薪芯 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械 写芯 褉邪蟹胁褉褗蟹泻邪褌邪 懈 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 械 锌褉懈斜褟谐薪邪谢邪 写邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈 褉械褕械薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 蟹邪谐邪写泻邪褌邪 胁 械写懈薪 写褗谢褗谐 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉, 胁 泻芯泄褌芯 啸褞谢写邪褉 泻邪蟹胁邪 薪邪 肖褉械褟 泻邪泻胁芯 褋械 械 褋谢褍褔懈谢芯, 薪芯 斜械蟹 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 褟褋薪芯 泻邪泻 褉邪蟹褋谢械写胁邪褖懈褌械 褋邪 褋褌懈谐薪邪谢懈 写芯 褌械蟹懈 褉蟹泻褉懈褌懈褟.
袝, 写芯褉懈 懈 褌芯胁邪 薪械 褋械 芯泻邪蟹胁邪 褑褟谢邪褌邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪, 邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪 褋械 懈蟹褟褋薪褟胁邪 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 斜褍泻胁邪谢薪芯 薪邪 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈褌械 写胁械-褌褉懈 褋褌褉邪薪懈褑懈 芯褌 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪.
小 懈蟹泻谢褞褔械薪懈械 薪邪 褌械蟹懈 蟹邪斜械谢械卸泻懈, 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 械 褋褍锌械褉 懈 屑懈 写芯褋褌邪胁懈 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻芯 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械.
袧芯 袠褉褋邪 屑芯卸械 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯胁械褔械!
September 4, 2021
I expect more of Yrsa鈥檚 books. I loved the plot, the characters, and the mood. But how disappointing to suddenly solve and explain the murders in one long conversation between Huldar and Freyja as a fait accompli. It felt as if she was working to a deadline and ran out of time.
April 4, 2025
螚 Yrsa 未蔚 渭蔚 伪蟺慰纬慰畏蟿蔚蠉蔚喂 蟺慰蟿苇. 螌蟿伪谓 胃苇位蠅 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 - 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏蠈 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂位慰纬萎. 螤慰位蠉 蠅蟻伪委伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 尉蔚蟿蠀位委纬蔚蟿伪喂 蟽喂纬维- 蟽喂纬维. 螣 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏蟼 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽蟿蔚委 蟿喂 苇蠂蔚喂 蟽蠀渭尾蔚委. 螠苇蠂蟻喂 蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 纬委谓慰谓蟿伪喂 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂蟼. 螖喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪.
November 13, 2023
螤蟻喂谓 伪蟺慰 5 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪, 畏 巍蠈慰蠀蟽伪 渭蔚 蟿畏 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蟿畏蟼, 蠄维蟻蔚蠄伪谓 渭喂伪 魏慰蠉魏位伪 - 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺蠈渭蔚谓畏, 畏 渭畏蟿苇蟻伪 蟿畏蟼 蟺蔚胃伪委谓蔚喂 魏喂 畏 魏慰蠉魏位伪 蔚尉伪蠁伪谓委味蔚蟿伪喂. 螚 巍蠈慰蠀蟽伪 蔚蟺喂渭苇谓蔚喂 蠈蟿喂 畏 魏慰蠉魏位伪 蔚蠀胃蠉谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪位位维 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 未蔚谓 蟿畏谓 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蔚喂. 螛蔚蠅蟻慰蠉谓 蠈位慰喂 蠈蟿喂 蟿慰 渭蠀伪位蠈 蟿畏蟼 蟿畏蟼 蟺伪委味蔚喂 蟺伪喂蠂谓委未喂伪.
危萎渭蔚蟻伪 慰 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓维 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪魏维位蠀蠄畏 伪谓胃蟻蠅蟺委谓蠅谓 慰蟽蟿蠋谓 蟽蟿慰谓 尾蠀胃蠈 蟿畏蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽伪蟼. 螘委谓伪喂 魏伪位慰魏伪委蟻喂, 慰喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰喂 蟽蠀谓维未蔚位蠁慰喂 苇蠂慰蠀谓 维未蔚喂伪 魏喂 蠈蟿伪谓 蟺蟻慰魏蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 渭喂伪 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎蟼 魏伪魏慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 胃伪 蟽蠀渭渭蔚蟿苇蠂蔚喂 魏喂 畏 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪, 慰 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 魏喂 伪蠀蟿萎.
螛伪 渭慰蠀 蟺蔚委蟿蔚, 慰喂 蠀蟺慰胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 渭慰喂维味慰蠀谓 伪蟽蠉谓未蔚蟿蔚蟼 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螝喂 蠈渭蠅蟼, 渭蔚 魏维蟺慰喂慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪喂. 螌蟿伪谓 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚蟿蔚, 胃伪 蟿慰 未蔚委蟿蔚..
螣 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 魏喂 畏 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 苇蠂慰蠀谓 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬伪蟽蟿蔚委 尉伪谓维 蟽蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蔚位胃蠈谓 魏喂 苇蟿蟽喂 未蔚谓 未蠀蟽魏慰位蔚蠉慰谓蟿伪喂 谓伪 蟿慰 尉伪谓伪魏维谓慰蠀谓. 螘魏蔚委谓畏 苇蠂蔚喂 蟻萎蟿蟻伪 蔚蠂蔚渭蠉胃蔚喂伪蟼 蠅蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰位蠈纬慰蟼, 伪位位维 未委谓蔚喂 魏伪蟿蔚蠀胃蠉谓蟽蔚喂蟼 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 谓伪 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂 蟺慰位位维.
螚 螜蟽位伪谓未萎 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼, 苇蠂蔚喂 蟿慰谓 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟿畏蟼 谓伪 蟽蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 伪喂蟽胃伪谓胃蔚委蟼 蟺蠅蟼 谓喂蠋胃慰蠀谓 慰喂 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 渭蔚 渭喂伪 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓萎 伪蟿渭慰蟽蠁伪喂蟻喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 蔚谓蠋 蟽蠀纬蠂蟻蠈谓蠅蟼 胃委纬蔚喂 蟿伪 魏伪魏蠋蟼 魏蔚委渭蔚谓伪 蟿畏蟼 蠂蠋蟻伪蟼 蟿畏蟼, 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 维位位慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀蟿畏 纬蟻伪蠁蔚喂慰魏蟻伪蟿蔚委伪, 蟿畏谓 伪蟺慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 蔚蠀胃蠀谓蠋谓, 蟿畏谓 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎 蔚纬魏伪蟿维位蔚喂蠄畏, 蟿慰谓 伪位魏慰慰位喂蟽渭蠈 魏伪喂 蟿伪 谓伪蟻魏蠅蟿喂魏维.
螘谓蠋 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 蠈蟿喂 畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蠈蟽慰 蟺蔚蟻谓慰蠉谓 慰喂 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蠈位慰 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺位苇魏蔚蟿伪喂, 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 位蠈纬慰蟼, 蟺委蟽蟿苇蠄蟿蔚 渭蔚...
螝喂 蔚魏蔚委 蟺慰蠀 谓喂蠋胃慰蠀渭蔚 蠈蟿喂 蟺萎蟻伪渭蔚 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼, 苇蟻蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蔚谓伪 魏位蔚委蟽喂渭慰 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 渭蔚 喂谓蟿蟻委纬魏伪蟻蔚 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻伪...
危萎渭蔚蟻伪 慰 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓维 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪魏维位蠀蠄畏 伪谓胃蟻蠅蟺委谓蠅谓 慰蟽蟿蠋谓 蟽蟿慰谓 尾蠀胃蠈 蟿畏蟼 胃维位伪蟽蟽伪蟼. 螘委谓伪喂 魏伪位慰魏伪委蟻喂, 慰喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰喂 蟽蠀谓维未蔚位蠁慰喂 苇蠂慰蠀谓 维未蔚喂伪 魏喂 蠈蟿伪谓 蟺蟻慰魏蠉蟺蟿蔚喂 渭喂伪 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎蟼 魏伪魏慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 胃伪 蟽蠀渭渭蔚蟿苇蠂蔚喂 魏喂 畏 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪, 慰 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 魏喂 伪蠀蟿萎.
螛伪 渭慰蠀 蟺蔚委蟿蔚, 慰喂 蠀蟺慰胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 渭慰喂维味慰蠀谓 伪蟽蠉谓未蔚蟿蔚蟼 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼. 螝喂 蠈渭蠅蟼, 渭蔚 魏维蟺慰喂慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪喂. 螌蟿伪谓 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚蟿蔚, 胃伪 蟿慰 未蔚委蟿蔚..
螣 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 魏喂 畏 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 苇蠂慰蠀谓 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬伪蟽蟿蔚委 尉伪谓维 蟽蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蔚位胃蠈谓 魏喂 苇蟿蟽喂 未蔚谓 未蠀蟽魏慰位蔚蠉慰谓蟿伪喂 谓伪 蟿慰 尉伪谓伪魏维谓慰蠀谓. 螘魏蔚委谓畏 苇蠂蔚喂 蟻萎蟿蟻伪 蔚蠂蔚渭蠉胃蔚喂伪蟼 蠅蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰位蠈纬慰蟼, 伪位位维 未委谓蔚喂 魏伪蟿蔚蠀胃蠉谓蟽蔚喂蟼 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 谓伪 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂 蟺慰位位维.
螚 螜蟽位伪谓未萎 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼, 苇蠂蔚喂 蟿慰谓 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 蟿畏蟼 谓伪 蟽蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 伪喂蟽胃伪谓胃蔚委蟼 蟺蠅蟼 谓喂蠋胃慰蠀谓 慰喂 萎蟻蠅蔚蟼 蟿喂蟼 渭蔚 渭喂伪 蟽魏慰蟿蔚喂谓萎 伪蟿渭慰蟽蠁伪喂蟻喂魏蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 蔚谓蠋 蟽蠀纬蠂蟻蠈谓蠅蟼 胃委纬蔚喂 蟿伪 魏伪魏蠋蟼 魏蔚委渭蔚谓伪 蟿畏蟼 蠂蠋蟻伪蟼 蟿畏蟼, 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 维位位慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟺委蟽蟿蔚蠀蟿畏 纬蟻伪蠁蔚喂慰魏蟻伪蟿蔚委伪, 蟿畏谓 伪蟺慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 蔚蠀胃蠀谓蠋谓, 蟿畏谓 蟺伪喂未喂魏萎 蔚纬魏伪蟿维位蔚喂蠄畏, 蟿慰谓 伪位魏慰慰位喂蟽渭蠈 魏伪喂 蟿伪 谓伪蟻魏蠅蟿喂魏维.
螘谓蠋 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 蠈蟿喂 畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蠈蟽慰 蟺蔚蟻谓慰蠉谓 慰喂 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蠈位慰 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺位苇魏蔚蟿伪喂, 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 位蠈纬慰蟼, 蟺委蟽蟿苇蠄蟿蔚 渭蔚...
螝喂 蔚魏蔚委 蟺慰蠀 谓喂蠋胃慰蠀渭蔚 蠈蟿喂 蟺萎蟻伪渭蔚 伪蟺伪谓蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼, 苇蟻蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蔚谓伪 魏位蔚委蟽喂渭慰 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 渭蔚 喂谓蟿蟻委纬魏伪蟻蔚 喂未喂伪委蟿蔚蟻伪...
July 19, 2021
The Doll is the fifth story in the Icelandic Freyja and Huldar series. The cover instantly had me at hello. I am a huge fan of the creepy and intriguing and that cover came from the horror gods. The Doll is discovered after being trawled by a fishing net in Faxafloi Bay by Rosa Thrastdottir. Five years later bones have been discovered in the same place as the Doll, is it a coincidence or is this more to this story than meets the eye? Also, serious sex abuse allegations have been made against Bergur Alvarsson. Three different stories and timelines but just how do they knit together?
The premise of the story is intriguing but it didn鈥檛 quite hit the mark for me, unfortunately. I鈥檓 unsure if it was because I came into it mid-series or if it just was too slow for me. I usually love stories set in Iceland and in Scandinavia, the atmosphere and the landscape were fantastic but I struggled to find myself amid the story. There is so much happening in the story, I felt the author had a lot of balls to juggle that I did find myself losing focus with the events occurring.
Child Psychologist, Freyja, and Detective Huldar are investigating just how all three events connect. The only constant they have is a girl called Rosa. After discovering the barnacled doll they took it home, her mother took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook. Her mother was found dead the next morning and no sign of the doll or the picture posted on Facebook. Rosa is connected to the boy making accusations of sex abuse but she is now missing. Could she have all the answers to make the events make sense?
You might think that this book is a horror from the front cover but it is not. The Doll isn鈥檛 a supernatural element to the story, it鈥檚 more a side note or coincidence. The writing was brilliant and the landscape was atmospheric, I just think that some things didn鈥檛 click for me, it certainly won鈥檛 stop me from reading future books written by Yrsa.
The premise of the story is intriguing but it didn鈥檛 quite hit the mark for me, unfortunately. I鈥檓 unsure if it was because I came into it mid-series or if it just was too slow for me. I usually love stories set in Iceland and in Scandinavia, the atmosphere and the landscape were fantastic but I struggled to find myself amid the story. There is so much happening in the story, I felt the author had a lot of balls to juggle that I did find myself losing focus with the events occurring.
Child Psychologist, Freyja, and Detective Huldar are investigating just how all three events connect. The only constant they have is a girl called Rosa. After discovering the barnacled doll they took it home, her mother took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook. Her mother was found dead the next morning and no sign of the doll or the picture posted on Facebook. Rosa is connected to the boy making accusations of sex abuse but she is now missing. Could she have all the answers to make the events make sense?
You might think that this book is a horror from the front cover but it is not. The Doll isn鈥檛 a supernatural element to the story, it鈥檚 more a side note or coincidence. The writing was brilliant and the landscape was atmospheric, I just think that some things didn鈥檛 click for me, it certainly won鈥檛 stop me from reading future books written by Yrsa.
May 7, 2024
Extremely complicated. Lots of characters. (Write down their names, what they do, how they relate to other characters.) When writing this book, the author had a tremendous amount of detail to keep track of. I can imagine two-three bulletin boards with cue cards on them and string connecting this one to that and so on and so on...
Set in Iceland, the story starts with two murders, or kidnappings, or something. The reader won't get to figure this one out for a long while. Then there's a murder, bones and a doll found on the sea floor, and several characters which I continually got mixed up. (Similar names, or IMO they were.) The police investigators all have long back stories and have been or are involved with each other in all sorts of ways. (Who likes whom and who gets along with whom - take notes.) There's a runaway, drug smuggling, possible child abuse and lots of addicts. Plus interrogations, witness statements and lots of 'legal stuff' involving the police and child protective services.
Not to mention keeping track of the MC's and their lives, a snake, a dog, possible love interests. This book has it ALL. Lots of weighty paragraphs - interspersed with moments of action and dialogue. Lots of city detail, the environment - it's all there.
To sum: a fair read, C+ or
Three stars.
Set in Iceland, the story starts with two murders, or kidnappings, or something. The reader won't get to figure this one out for a long while. Then there's a murder, bones and a doll found on the sea floor, and several characters which I continually got mixed up. (Similar names, or IMO they were.) The police investigators all have long back stories and have been or are involved with each other in all sorts of ways. (Who likes whom and who gets along with whom - take notes.) There's a runaway, drug smuggling, possible child abuse and lots of addicts. Plus interrogations, witness statements and lots of 'legal stuff' involving the police and child protective services.
Not to mention keeping track of the MC's and their lives, a snake, a dog, possible love interests. This book has it ALL. Lots of weighty paragraphs - interspersed with moments of action and dialogue. Lots of city detail, the environment - it's all there.
To sum: a fair read, C+ or
Three stars.
August 30, 2021
Well, firstly, this didn't read like a horror. I am fairly new to the genre, so was a little wary. But, as I read this felt more like a thriller/ police procedural novel.
I hadn't realised this was part of a series, but I didn't feel my following of the story was hampered in any way, although I probably missed some of the full character development.
It was another slow burn, but my following of the story was more hampered by the fact the events seemed to be very confusing and irrelevant, which in turn got me rather frustrated. The Doll doesn't really take centre stage through a lot of the book, and that really irks me when that is literally the title!
I hadn't realised this was part of a series, but I didn't feel my following of the story was hampered in any way, although I probably missed some of the full character development.
It was another slow burn, but my following of the story was more hampered by the fact the events seemed to be very confusing and irrelevant, which in turn got me rather frustrated. The Doll doesn't really take centre stage through a lot of the book, and that really irks me when that is literally the title!
August 30, 2021
The Doll is the 5th installment in Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir鈥檚 Children鈥檚 House series featuring Detective Huldar and child psychologist Freya. To be honest, I鈥檓 finding the series becoming a little tedious and this story hasn鈥檛 changed my opinion. I was hoping for so much more as the series started out quite strongly back with book 1 - The Legacy. I find the two main characters fairly uninteresting on the whole and if anything I鈥檓 finding that they are becoming more like supporting actors as opposed to primary protagonists. Can鈥檛 do more than three stars sadly.
April 26, 2021
This is the first book I have read by Yrsa so I went into this read with no knowledge of their writing style.
I normally don't go for book with a creepy doll on the front but I thought I would give this a go as the blurb sounded right up my street. This book features Detective Huldar looking into the mystery revolving around a human skeleton that was discovered. How does the creepy doll that a little girl found years ago link up to all this?
I found this a very intriguing read, with plenty of aspects that will keep you guessing as to what could happen. I definitely wouldn't class this as a horror story which it seems to come under , that was the only part that let me down .
I will definitely look to read more books by Yrsa in the future , can't wait to see what else is to come!
Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read this book for free
I normally don't go for book with a creepy doll on the front but I thought I would give this a go as the blurb sounded right up my street. This book features Detective Huldar looking into the mystery revolving around a human skeleton that was discovered. How does the creepy doll that a little girl found years ago link up to all this?
I found this a very intriguing read, with plenty of aspects that will keep you guessing as to what could happen. I definitely wouldn't class this as a horror story which it seems to come under , that was the only part that let me down .
I will definitely look to read more books by Yrsa in the future , can't wait to see what else is to come!
Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read this book for free
October 19, 2023
En l盲skig docka fiskas upp ur vattnet av en mamma och hennes dotter. N盲sta morgon 盲r mamman d枚d och dottern h盲vdar att allt 盲r dockans fel. Ingen tar henne p氓 allvar och fallet l盲ggs ner. N氓gra 氓r senare blir flickan aktuell i en rad andra fall som p氓 ytan inte tycks ha n氓gon koppling. Men n盲r Huldar och Freyja b枚rjar rota i fallen inser de att de trots allt nog h盲nger ihop鈥� och att Dockan 盲r en viktig l盲nk emellan dem.
Det h盲r var en bok som varken skrek tjoho eller n盲he. Som varken var f枚r mycket eller f枚r lite. Den underh枚ll och den var sp盲nnande men den var ocks氓 l氓ng och seg och avstannad emellan氓t. Fallet var helt om枚jligt att lista ut svaret p氓 men det var heller ingen himlastormande twist n盲r det v盲l l枚stes. Dockan fick inte den plats som baksidestexten indikerade - det gjorde mig lite besviken, den skr盲ck盲lskare som jag 盲r.
Boken bjuder p氓 ett g盲ng stav- och slarvfel: p氓 bara tv氓 sidor (101 och 102) stavas huvudkarakt盲rens namn p氓 tre olika s盲tt: Huldar (som han heter), Haldur (som han inte heter) och Hudar (som han heller inte heter). Vissa meningar har omkastad ordf枚ljd vilket f氓r resultatet att man i huvudet l盲ser dem p氓 bruten svenska. Jag f枚rst氓r s氓klart vad det st氓r men blir lite irriterad n盲r det ju 盲r en bok som kontrollerats och g氓tt hela v盲gen till tryck utan att n氓gon reagerat!
Den passar dig som 盲r ute efter en deckare d盲r vi f枚ljer b氓de poliser och civila, och jag som f枚redrar det f枚rra 盲r glad att stor del kretsar kring just Huldar (som han heter). Freyjas del hade kunnat vara mer intressant (barnpsykologi l氓ter oerh枚rt sp盲nnande!) men jag tycker hennes kapitel n盲stan kunnat skippas helt. Hon 盲r en ganska ointressant bikarakt盲r som mest fyller den uttjatade rollen som the Love Interest till Haldur (som han ju inte heter).
S氓 inte tjoho, inte n盲he. Kanske鈥� okidoki?
Det h盲r var en bok som varken skrek tjoho eller n盲he. Som varken var f枚r mycket eller f枚r lite. Den underh枚ll och den var sp盲nnande men den var ocks氓 l氓ng och seg och avstannad emellan氓t. Fallet var helt om枚jligt att lista ut svaret p氓 men det var heller ingen himlastormande twist n盲r det v盲l l枚stes. Dockan fick inte den plats som baksidestexten indikerade - det gjorde mig lite besviken, den skr盲ck盲lskare som jag 盲r.
Boken bjuder p氓 ett g盲ng stav- och slarvfel: p氓 bara tv氓 sidor (101 och 102) stavas huvudkarakt盲rens namn p氓 tre olika s盲tt: Huldar (som han heter), Haldur (som han inte heter) och Hudar (som han heller inte heter). Vissa meningar har omkastad ordf枚ljd vilket f氓r resultatet att man i huvudet l盲ser dem p氓 bruten svenska. Jag f枚rst氓r s氓klart vad det st氓r men blir lite irriterad n盲r det ju 盲r en bok som kontrollerats och g氓tt hela v盲gen till tryck utan att n氓gon reagerat!
Den passar dig som 盲r ute efter en deckare d盲r vi f枚ljer b氓de poliser och civila, och jag som f枚redrar det f枚rra 盲r glad att stor del kretsar kring just Huldar (som han heter). Freyjas del hade kunnat vara mer intressant (barnpsykologi l氓ter oerh枚rt sp盲nnande!) men jag tycker hennes kapitel n盲stan kunnat skippas helt. Hon 盲r en ganska ointressant bikarakt盲r som mest fyller den uttjatade rollen som the Love Interest till Haldur (som han ju inte heter).
S氓 inte tjoho, inte n盲he. Kanske鈥� okidoki?
May 11, 2024
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August 6, 2022
Ju偶 podczas lektury powie艣ci grozy Yrsy Sigur冒ard贸ttir zauwa偶y艂am, 偶e to ten rodzaj autorki, kt贸ra donik膮d si臋 nie spieszy. Z uwag膮, pieczo艂owicie rozrysowuje intryg臋, buduje sw贸j 艣wiat, kreuje nastr贸j鈥� Czytelnik mo偶e na w艂asnej sk贸rze poczu膰 fale pod stopami, wilgotn膮 bryz臋 we w艂osach, smr贸d wyci膮ganego po艂owu, ze zniszczon膮 lalk膮 na czele. Obraz sytuacji pojawia si臋 powoli, nawet zbrodnia ma niespieszne tempo, 偶ycie w ksi膮偶kach Sigur冒ard贸ttir rz膮dzi si臋 swoimi prawami, 艣mier膰 tak偶e. Zreszt膮, autorka jest tutaj niczym w艂adczyni marionetek 鈥� obudzi艂a wielu bohater贸w i powi膮za艂a ich ze sob膮 w przesz艂o艣ci, w tera藕niejszo艣ci, tworz膮c zawi艂膮 intryg臋, w kt贸rej nie mo偶na wcale tak 艂atwo si臋 po艂apa膰. Wszystko jednak wi膮偶e si臋 ze sob膮 i nawet najmniejszy szczeg贸艂 ma tutaj znaczenie.
Kluczem do rozwi膮zania zawi艂o艣ci fabularnych jest tutaj tytu艂owa Diabelska Lalka 鈥� wy艂owiony z morskich otch艂ani koszmarek, kt贸ry chcia艂a pokocha膰 ma艂a dziewczynka, a kt贸ry przyni贸s艂 jej jedynie rozpacz i zniszczone, zaprzepaszczone dzieci艅stwo. Wydawa膰 by si臋 mog艂o, 偶e to jaka艣 kl膮twa, jaki艣 potw贸r ukryty za pustym oczodo艂em, horror, kt贸ry prowadzi w ramiona nadprzyrodzonego. U Yrsy Sigur冒ard贸ttir potworami jednak okazuj膮 si臋 ci najzwyklejsi ludzie i ich najwi臋ksze s艂abo艣ci. Duch贸w nie ma, a przynajmniej nie s膮 do dos艂owne zjawy, raczej widma z艂amanych pragnie艅 oraz uzale偶nienia, kt贸re prowadzi cz艂owieka w obj臋cia najgorszego. Autorka zdaje si臋 pyta膰, do czego zdolny jest cz艂owiek, a odpowied藕 okazuje si臋 przera偶aj膮ca.
A w tle 鈥濪iabelskiej lalki鈥� wyrasta przed oczami czytelnika Islandia, kraina zaskakuj膮ca pod ka偶dym wzgl臋dem. To nie tylko ksi臋偶ycowe krajobrazy, niezwyk艂e pomniki natury, nieujarzmiona, niespotykana przyroda, ale te偶 portret spo艂eczno-obyczajowy miejscowej spo艂eczno艣ci w ca艂ej swojej krasie. Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir nie owija w bawe艂n臋 鈥� pokazuje ludzi, kt贸rzy maj膮 swoje problemy, kt贸rzy potrafi膮 pogr膮偶y膰 si臋 w prawdziwej ciemno艣ci鈥�
Przed czytelnikiem krymina艂 niespieszny, opowie艣膰 ku przestrodze, miejscami przygn臋biaj膮ca, miejscami przera偶aj膮ca, historia zbrodni, kt贸rej konsekwencje ci膮gn膮 si臋 ca艂ymi latami. Rasowe islandzkie krymi.
Kluczem do rozwi膮zania zawi艂o艣ci fabularnych jest tutaj tytu艂owa Diabelska Lalka 鈥� wy艂owiony z morskich otch艂ani koszmarek, kt贸ry chcia艂a pokocha膰 ma艂a dziewczynka, a kt贸ry przyni贸s艂 jej jedynie rozpacz i zniszczone, zaprzepaszczone dzieci艅stwo. Wydawa膰 by si臋 mog艂o, 偶e to jaka艣 kl膮twa, jaki艣 potw贸r ukryty za pustym oczodo艂em, horror, kt贸ry prowadzi w ramiona nadprzyrodzonego. U Yrsy Sigur冒ard贸ttir potworami jednak okazuj膮 si臋 ci najzwyklejsi ludzie i ich najwi臋ksze s艂abo艣ci. Duch贸w nie ma, a przynajmniej nie s膮 do dos艂owne zjawy, raczej widma z艂amanych pragnie艅 oraz uzale偶nienia, kt贸re prowadzi cz艂owieka w obj臋cia najgorszego. Autorka zdaje si臋 pyta膰, do czego zdolny jest cz艂owiek, a odpowied藕 okazuje si臋 przera偶aj膮ca.
A w tle 鈥濪iabelskiej lalki鈥� wyrasta przed oczami czytelnika Islandia, kraina zaskakuj膮ca pod ka偶dym wzgl臋dem. To nie tylko ksi臋偶ycowe krajobrazy, niezwyk艂e pomniki natury, nieujarzmiona, niespotykana przyroda, ale te偶 portret spo艂eczno-obyczajowy miejscowej spo艂eczno艣ci w ca艂ej swojej krasie. Yrsa Sigur冒ard贸ttir nie owija w bawe艂n臋 鈥� pokazuje ludzi, kt贸rzy maj膮 swoje problemy, kt贸rzy potrafi膮 pogr膮偶y膰 si臋 w prawdziwej ciemno艣ci鈥�
Przed czytelnikiem krymina艂 niespieszny, opowie艣膰 ku przestrodze, miejscami przygn臋biaj膮ca, miejscami przera偶aj膮ca, historia zbrodni, kt贸rej konsekwencje ci膮gn膮 si臋 ca艂ymi latami. Rasowe islandzkie krymi.
July 17, 2021
Freyja & Huldar #5
An old doll covered in barnacles, but with a locket around her neck is pulled from the sea with unintended consequences. The director of an echo-friendly home is accused of a serious crime. An expert is found murdered. And tourists disappear without trace.
Freyja is a child psychologist and Huldar is a Detective. When Disa and her daughter Rosa decide to take the old fishing boat out onto the lake, they didn't think they'd catch anything. All they caught was an old doll. Rosa decided to keep it.
This is a dark, cleverly crafted and twisted tale. It starts of being quite a chilling read and continues into a well thought out crime story. This is a character driven story that's set in Iceland. The doll is the key to unlocking a series of mysteries that someone was determined to keep hidden. The plot The plot involves a few past tragic events and unsolved crime cases linked to some recent mysteries. I did feel half of the book was just full of information. It also jumps between different characters and scenes that don't seem connected. It's also a bit of a slow burner. I haven't read any o the other books in this series but it can be read as a standalone.
I would like to thank #NetGalley #HodderStoughton and the author #YrsaSigurdardottir for my ARC of #TheDoll in exchange for an honest review.
An old doll covered in barnacles, but with a locket around her neck is pulled from the sea with unintended consequences. The director of an echo-friendly home is accused of a serious crime. An expert is found murdered. And tourists disappear without trace.
Freyja is a child psychologist and Huldar is a Detective. When Disa and her daughter Rosa decide to take the old fishing boat out onto the lake, they didn't think they'd catch anything. All they caught was an old doll. Rosa decided to keep it.
This is a dark, cleverly crafted and twisted tale. It starts of being quite a chilling read and continues into a well thought out crime story. This is a character driven story that's set in Iceland. The doll is the key to unlocking a series of mysteries that someone was determined to keep hidden. The plot The plot involves a few past tragic events and unsolved crime cases linked to some recent mysteries. I did feel half of the book was just full of information. It also jumps between different characters and scenes that don't seem connected. It's also a bit of a slow burner. I haven't read any o the other books in this series but it can be read as a standalone.
I would like to thank #NetGalley #HodderStoughton and the author #YrsaSigurdardottir for my ARC of #TheDoll in exchange for an honest review.
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March 14, 2024Como todos os thrillers n贸rdicos, o efeito foi agarrar-me ali nas 10 primeiras p谩ginas e n茫o conseguir parar mais. Daqueles que quem me incomoda corre risco de vida porque eu quero 茅 ler e ler.
Freyja e Huldar est茫o de volta, n茫o um para o outro (aindaaaa) mas para se meterem em campo.
Freyja v锚-se a colaborar com a policia ap贸s uma den煤ncia de abusos sexuais de uma das casas de acolhimento do centro de prote莽茫o de crian莽as. Agora com outras fun莽玫es 茅 a ela que cabe a investiga莽茫o.
E n茫o 茅 que essa sua investiga莽茫o vai colidir com a investiga莽茫o de Huldar e Erla, que ap贸s marearem conseguem resgatar os restos mortais de dois brit芒nicos.
Quem s茫o os brit芒nicos?? E o que fazem na Isl芒ndia? Pois 鈥� t锚m que descobrir!
Uma boneca pescada e uma crian莽a, Rosa, que quer ficar com a boneca. Uma m茫e morta no ch茫o da casa de banho no dia seguinte 脿 pescaria e a boneca que volta a desaparecer.
Rosa n茫o se convence e quer descobrir o que aconteceu 脿 m茫e e quem levou a boneca. Quando come莽a a desvendar tamb茅m algo lhe acontece.
Contei com pelo menos 6 mortos, todos eles se interligam uns com os outros鈥�. E n茫o posso dizer mais nada!
No final tudo se vai desencadeando, todos os homic铆dios e acidentes s茫o desvendados.
O surpreendente 茅 o twist final, nunca esperei numa volta destas. E tudo se encaixa em torno de uma boneca 鈥� leiam leiam!
Freyja e Huldar est茫o de volta, n茫o um para o outro (aindaaaa) mas para se meterem em campo.
Freyja v锚-se a colaborar com a policia ap贸s uma den煤ncia de abusos sexuais de uma das casas de acolhimento do centro de prote莽茫o de crian莽as. Agora com outras fun莽玫es 茅 a ela que cabe a investiga莽茫o.
E n茫o 茅 que essa sua investiga莽茫o vai colidir com a investiga莽茫o de Huldar e Erla, que ap贸s marearem conseguem resgatar os restos mortais de dois brit芒nicos.
Quem s茫o os brit芒nicos?? E o que fazem na Isl芒ndia? Pois 鈥� t锚m que descobrir!
Uma boneca pescada e uma crian莽a, Rosa, que quer ficar com a boneca. Uma m茫e morta no ch茫o da casa de banho no dia seguinte 脿 pescaria e a boneca que volta a desaparecer.
Rosa n茫o se convence e quer descobrir o que aconteceu 脿 m茫e e quem levou a boneca. Quando come莽a a desvendar tamb茅m algo lhe acontece.
Contei com pelo menos 6 mortos, todos eles se interligam uns com os outros鈥�. E n茫o posso dizer mais nada!
No final tudo se vai desencadeando, todos os homic铆dios e acidentes s茫o desvendados.
O surpreendente 茅 o twist final, nunca esperei numa volta destas. E tudo se encaixa em torno de uma boneca 鈥� leiam leiam!
October 1, 2022
袨写 褋械褉懈褬邪谢芯褌 鈥炐斝笛傃佇盒� 泻褍褱邪鈥� 芯胁邪邪 屑懈 械 薪邪褬芯屑懈谢械薪邪 (蟹邪 褋械谐邪), 薪芯 褋械锌邪泻 斜懈 褬邪 芯褑械薪懈谢 褋芯 4,5.
袟芯褕褌芯:
袧邪褬芯屑懈谢械薪邪: 袨写 褋邪屑懈芯褌 锌芯褔械褌芯泻 懈屑邪屑械 屑懈褋褌械褉懈褬邪, 泻褍泻谢邪 薪邪褬写械薪邪 胁芯 屑芯褉械褌芯. 袩褉芯薪邪芯褤邪褔芯褌 械 薪邪褬写械薪 屑褉褌芯胁 胁芯 写芯屑芯褌, 邪 泻褍泻谢邪褌邪 懈褋褔械蟹薪邪褌邪. 袙褌芯褉懈芯褌 褋谢褍褔邪褬 薪邪 泻芯褬 褋械 褉邪斜芯褌懈 褋械 锌褉芯薪邪褬写械薪懈 泻芯褋泻懈 胁芯 屑芯褉械褌芯 (谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯写芯褑薪邪). 孝褉械褌懈芯褌 械 芯斜胁懈薪褍胁邪褮械 蟹邪 褋械泻褋褍邪谢薪邪 蟹谢芯褍锌芯褌褉械斜邪 芯写 褌懈薪械褬褵械褉, 泻芯薪 褌芯褬 褕褌芯 褌褉械斜邪谢芯 写邪 褋械 谐褉懈卸懈 蟹邪 薪械谐芯.
袣邪泻芯 褕褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪邪褌 懈褋褌褉邪谐懈褌械, 褌邪泻邪 写芯蟹薪邪胁邪屑械 写械泻邪 懈屑邪邪褌 械写薪邪 写芯锌懈褉薪邪 褌芯褔泻邪, 写械胁芯褬褔械, 泻芯械 胁芯 屑芯屑械薪褌芯褌 械 懈褋褔械蟹薪邪褌芯.
小褌懈谢芯褌 薪邪 袠褉褋邪 薪懈 械 胁械褱械 锌芯蟹薪邪褌, 薪械 褋械 褋褉邪屑懈 写邪 胁屑械褌薪械 芯锌懈褋懈 懈 写懈褬邪谢芯蟹懈, 锌芯蟹薪邪褌邪褌邪 褏械屑懈褬邪 屑械褤褍 谢懈泻芯胁懈褌械, 薪芯 懈 写邪 谐懈 褉邪蟹胁懈械, 芯写薪芯褋薪芯 蟹邪斜械谢械卸褍胁邪屑械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 胁芯 薪懈胁 懈 屑械褤褍褋械斜薪懈褌械 芯写薪芯褋懈 褋谢械写褋褌胁械薪芯 褋谢褍褔褍胁邪褮邪褌邪 芯写 锌褉械褌褏芯写薪邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪.
袦懈薪褍褋: 袣袪袗袌袨孝! 袩芯褋谢械写薪懈褌械 写胁械 谐谢邪胁懈... 袟薪邪褔懈 褋械 械 褉邪褋泻邪卸邪薪芯 胁芯 写械褌邪谢懈, 懈褋锌褉邪褕褍胁邪褮邪 薪邪 褋胁械写芯褑懈 芯写 锌芯褔械褌芯泻 写芯 泻褉邪褬 薪邪 懈薪褌械褉胁褬褍 褋芯 写懈褬邪谢芯蟹懈, 写芯写械泻邪 泻芯谐邪 褌褉械斜邪 褌芯邪 写邪 褋械 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈 褋芯 芯薪懈械 泻芯懈 薪邪褬胁械褉芯褬邪褌薪芯 褋械 胁懈薪芯胁薪懈 褌芯邪 谐芯 薪械屑邪. 啸褍谢写邪褉 懈 锌褉械褉邪褋泻邪卸褍胁邪 褋械' 薪邪 肖褉械褬邪. 小械 懈蟹薪械褉胁懈褉邪胁, 蟹邪褌芯邪 褕褌芯 芯褔械泻邪胁 褌芯邪 写邪 斜懈写械 泻邪泻芯 懈 锌褉械褌褏芯写薪芯, 锌邪 写邪 胁懈写懈屑械, 褱械 褋械 褎邪褌懈 谢懈 胁芯 谢邪谐邪, 褱械 锌褉懈蟹薪邪械, 褱械 锌褍泻薪械 锌芯写 锌褉懈褌懈褋芯泻. 袗 薪械 谐芯 褎邪褌懈胁屑械, 锌褉懈蟹薪邪, 械胁械 泻邪泻芯...
袟芯褕褌芯:
袧邪褬芯屑懈谢械薪邪: 袨写 褋邪屑懈芯褌 锌芯褔械褌芯泻 懈屑邪屑械 屑懈褋褌械褉懈褬邪, 泻褍泻谢邪 薪邪褬写械薪邪 胁芯 屑芯褉械褌芯. 袩褉芯薪邪芯褤邪褔芯褌 械 薪邪褬写械薪 屑褉褌芯胁 胁芯 写芯屑芯褌, 邪 泻褍泻谢邪褌邪 懈褋褔械蟹薪邪褌邪. 袙褌芯褉懈芯褌 褋谢褍褔邪褬 薪邪 泻芯褬 褋械 褉邪斜芯褌懈 褋械 锌褉芯薪邪褬写械薪懈 泻芯褋泻懈 胁芯 屑芯褉械褌芯 (谐芯写懈薪懈 锌芯写芯褑薪邪). 孝褉械褌懈芯褌 械 芯斜胁懈薪褍胁邪褮械 蟹邪 褋械泻褋褍邪谢薪邪 蟹谢芯褍锌芯褌褉械斜邪 芯写 褌懈薪械褬褵械褉, 泻芯薪 褌芯褬 褕褌芯 褌褉械斜邪谢芯 写邪 褋械 谐褉懈卸懈 蟹邪 薪械谐芯.
袣邪泻芯 褕褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪邪褌 懈褋褌褉邪谐懈褌械, 褌邪泻邪 写芯蟹薪邪胁邪屑械 写械泻邪 懈屑邪邪褌 械写薪邪 写芯锌懈褉薪邪 褌芯褔泻邪, 写械胁芯褬褔械, 泻芯械 胁芯 屑芯屑械薪褌芯褌 械 懈褋褔械蟹薪邪褌芯.
小褌懈谢芯褌 薪邪 袠褉褋邪 薪懈 械 胁械褱械 锌芯蟹薪邪褌, 薪械 褋械 褋褉邪屑懈 写邪 胁屑械褌薪械 芯锌懈褋懈 懈 写懈褬邪谢芯蟹懈, 锌芯蟹薪邪褌邪褌邪 褏械屑懈褬邪 屑械褤褍 谢懈泻芯胁懈褌械, 薪芯 懈 写邪 谐懈 褉邪蟹胁懈械, 芯写薪芯褋薪芯 蟹邪斜械谢械卸褍胁邪屑械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 胁芯 薪懈胁 懈 屑械褤褍褋械斜薪懈褌械 芯写薪芯褋懈 褋谢械写褋褌胁械薪芯 褋谢褍褔褍胁邪褮邪褌邪 芯写 锌褉械褌褏芯写薪邪褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪.
袦懈薪褍褋: 袣袪袗袌袨孝! 袩芯褋谢械写薪懈褌械 写胁械 谐谢邪胁懈... 袟薪邪褔懈 褋械 械 褉邪褋泻邪卸邪薪芯 胁芯 写械褌邪谢懈, 懈褋锌褉邪褕褍胁邪褮邪 薪邪 褋胁械写芯褑懈 芯写 锌芯褔械褌芯泻 写芯 泻褉邪褬 薪邪 懈薪褌械褉胁褬褍 褋芯 写懈褬邪谢芯蟹懈, 写芯写械泻邪 泻芯谐邪 褌褉械斜邪 褌芯邪 写邪 褋械 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈 褋芯 芯薪懈械 泻芯懈 薪邪褬胁械褉芯褬邪褌薪芯 褋械 胁懈薪芯胁薪懈 褌芯邪 谐芯 薪械屑邪. 啸褍谢写邪褉 懈 锌褉械褉邪褋泻邪卸褍胁邪 褋械' 薪邪 肖褉械褬邪. 小械 懈蟹薪械褉胁懈褉邪胁, 蟹邪褌芯邪 褕褌芯 芯褔械泻邪胁 褌芯邪 写邪 斜懈写械 泻邪泻芯 懈 锌褉械褌褏芯写薪芯, 锌邪 写邪 胁懈写懈屑械, 褱械 褋械 褎邪褌懈 谢懈 胁芯 谢邪谐邪, 褱械 锌褉懈蟹薪邪械, 褱械 锌褍泻薪械 锌芯写 锌褉懈褌懈褋芯泻. 袗 薪械 谐芯 褎邪褌懈胁屑械, 锌褉懈蟹薪邪, 械胁械 泻邪泻芯...
July 30, 2021
Outlandish,and it takes forever to get to the supposedly meaty part.Contrived "coincidences",pages and pages of nothing happening.A pity;this series started very well,good plots,good characters,but this one is awful.As for Freyja and Huldar, they might as well not be there at all,they play little or no part in the plot.
November 13, 2023
螠苇蠂蟻喂 蟿畏谓 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟽蔚位委未伪 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪 谓伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽蟿蠋 蟿喂 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 苇纬喂谓蔚, 慰蠉蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蠋蟼 胃伪 魏伪蟿维蠁蔚蟻谓蔚 畏 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 谓伪 未苇蟽蔚喂 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿喂蟼 (蟺慰位位苇蟼) 蔚蟺喂渭苇蟻慰蠀蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼蟿畏蟼. 螝伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 蠁蠀蟽喂慰位慰纬喂魏蠈 伪蠁慰蠉 蠅蟼 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿蔚蟼 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃慰蠉渭蔚 蟿喂蟼 苇蟻蔚蠀谓蔚蟼 蟿畏蟼 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭委伪蟼 (蟿慰蠀 围慰蠉位谓蟿伪蟻 魏蠀蟻委蠅蟼 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 桅蟻苇喂纬喂伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 蟽蠀渭渭蔚蟿苇蠂蔚喂 蟽蟿喂蟼 苇蟻蔚蠀谓蔚蟼) 魏伪喂 蟽蠀谓蔚蟺蠋蟼 蟿伪 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 渭伪蟼 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蟺蟿慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟻蠀胃渭蠈 蟺慰蠀 蟿伪 蔚谓蟿慰蟺委味慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿慰委. 螘谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏 渭慰蠀 苇魏伪谓蔚 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 畏 伪谓伪蟿蟻慰蟺萎 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪蟼, 慰蠉蟿蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟺蔚蟻委渭蔚谓伪. 螕蔚谓喂魏维, 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位蠈 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏蠈 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 纬蔚渭维蟿慰 渭蔚 蔚魏蟺位萎尉蔚喂蟼, 魏伪位维 渭蔚位蔚蟿畏渭苇谓慰 魏伪喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蔚纬渭苇谓慰 蟽蟿喂蟼 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭苇蟻蔚喂苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 蠋蟽蟿蔚 谓伪 渭畏谓 渭蔚委谓慰蠀谓 魏蔚谓维 魏伪喂 伪蟺慰蟻委蔚蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼, 蟺维蟻伪 蟿慰 蠈蟿喂 慰喂 蔚渭蟺位蔚魏蠈渭蔚谓慰喂 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰位位慰委 魏伪喂 慰喂 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 蠁伪喂谓慰渭蔚谓喂魏维 伪蟽蠉谓未蔚蟿蔚蟼, 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 未蔚谓 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 蟿委蟺慰蟿伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟿蟿蠈 蟽蟿畏谓 未喂萎纬畏蟽畏.
螖蔚谓 魏蠀位维 蟺慰位蠉 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪 畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪, 慰蠉蟿蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 魏慰喂位喂维 蠈渭蠅蟼. 螘委谓伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏维 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 苇蠂慰蠀谓 渭苇蟽伪 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭蔚蟻蔚委蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁苇蟼 蟿蠅谓 蔚纬魏位畏渭维蟿蠅谓, 慰蟺蠈蟿蔚 伪谓 胃苇位蔚蟿蔚 伪委渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓伪 魏慰渭渭伪蟿维魏喂伪 谓伪 蟺蔚蟿维纬慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 谓伪 尉苇蟻蔚蟿蔚 蠈蟿喂 未蔚谓 胃伪 蟿伪 尾蟻蔚委蟿蔚 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰. 螤蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼 蟿蠅谓 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓畏蟿蠋谓, 蟿喂蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚谓蟿蔚蠉尉蔚喂蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 蔚渭蟺位蔚魏蠈渭蔚谓慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 魏维蟺慰喂蔚蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼, 蠈蟿伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟺伪蟻伪委蟿畏蟿慰, 尾维味蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏维蟺慰喂慰蠀蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 蠀蟺蠈蟺蟿慰蠀蟼 谓伪 渭伪蟼 蔚尉畏纬慰蠉谓 蠈蟽伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 渭伪蟼 蟺慰蠀谓. 螝维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 畏 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪位蔚委蠄蔚喂 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蔚尉伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂魏维 伪谓伪位蠀蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁喂魏萎 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪, 蟺位伪蟿蔚喂维味蔚喂 位委纬慰 魏伪喂 未蔚谓 蠂蟻蔚喂维味蔚蟿伪喂. 螔苇尾伪喂伪 未蔚谓 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 蟽蔚 尾伪胃渭蠈 蟺慰蠀 谓伪 蟽蔚 伪蟺慰蟽蟺维 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎, 伪蟺位维 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪位蔚委蠄蔚喂.
螕蔚谓喂魏维 蟺维谓蟿蠅蟼, 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 苇谓伪 蠅蟻伪委慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 伪蟺慰蟻蟻蠈蠁畏蟽蔚 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿萎胃畏魏伪.
螖蔚谓 魏蠀位维 蟺慰位蠉 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪 畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪, 慰蠉蟿蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 魏慰喂位喂维 蠈渭蠅蟼. 螘委谓伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 伪蟽蟿蠀谓慰渭喂魏维 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 苇蠂慰蠀谓 渭苇蟽伪 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭蔚蟻蔚委蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁苇蟼 蟿蠅谓 蔚纬魏位畏渭维蟿蠅谓, 慰蟺蠈蟿蔚 伪谓 胃苇位蔚蟿蔚 伪委渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓伪 魏慰渭渭伪蟿维魏喂伪 谓伪 蟺蔚蟿维纬慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 谓伪 尉苇蟻蔚蟿蔚 蠈蟿喂 未蔚谓 胃伪 蟿伪 尾蟻蔚委蟿蔚 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰. 螤蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼 蟿蠅谓 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓畏蟿蠋谓, 蟿喂蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚谓蟿蔚蠉尉蔚喂蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰蠀蟼 蔚渭蟺位蔚魏蠈渭蔚谓慰蠀蟼 魏伪喂 魏维蟺慰喂蔚蟼 蟽蟿喂纬渭苇蟼, 蠈蟿伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟺伪蟻伪委蟿畏蟿慰, 尾维味蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏维蟺慰喂慰蠀蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 蠀蟺蠈蟺蟿慰蠀蟼 谓伪 渭伪蟼 蔚尉畏纬慰蠉谓 蠈蟽伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 渭伪蟼 蟺慰蠀谓. 螝维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 畏 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蟺伪蟻伪位蔚委蠄蔚喂 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蔚尉伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂魏维 伪谓伪位蠀蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻伪蠁喂魏萎 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪, 蟺位伪蟿蔚喂维味蔚喂 位委纬慰 魏伪喂 未蔚谓 蠂蟻蔚喂维味蔚蟿伪喂. 螔苇尾伪喂伪 未蔚谓 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 蟽蔚 尾伪胃渭蠈 蟺慰蠀 谓伪 蟽蔚 伪蟺慰蟽蟺维 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎, 伪蟺位维 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 蟺伪蟻伪位蔚委蠄蔚喂.
螕蔚谓喂魏维 蟺维谓蟿蠅蟼, 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 苇谓伪 蠅蟻伪委慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 伪蟺慰蟻蟻蠈蠁畏蟽蔚 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿萎胃畏魏伪.
December 4, 2022
Icelandic book, so Icelandic review. 馃グ
Yrsa stendur alltaf undir s铆nu og hver b贸k 谩 eftir annarri ver冒ur bara betri og betri! 脼essi ser铆a um Barnah煤s 镁ykir m茅r einstaklega g贸冒, 镁贸 茅g hafi bara lesi冒 1,2 og n煤na 5. B忙kurnar standa s茅r 谩 b谩ti en s枚mu a冒alpers贸nunnar standa vaktina 铆 hverri b贸k.
B忙kurnar hj谩 Yrsu eru alltaf me冒 skemmtilegum twistum og eru b忙冒i skemmtilegar og spennandi, sagan heldur 谩fram alveg 镁anga冒 til i s铆冒ustu setningu og er yfirleitt st贸r slaufa alveg 铆 bl谩lokin sem ma冒ur bj贸st alls ekki vi冒. Hinga冒 til hefur 镁etta ekki klikka冒.
Eitt sem 茅g ver冒 a冒 nefna en get ekki dregi冒 einkunnina ni冒ur fyrir, 茅g hlusta冒i 谩 镁etta dem hlj贸冒b贸k og f贸r 镁a冒 einstaklega miki冒 铆 taugarnar 谩 m茅r 镁egar utana冒komandi hlj贸冒 fl忙ktust inn i s枚guna, andadr谩ttur, brak og alls konar hlj贸冒.
Yrsa stendur alltaf undir s铆nu og hver b贸k 谩 eftir annarri ver冒ur bara betri og betri! 脼essi ser铆a um Barnah煤s 镁ykir m茅r einstaklega g贸冒, 镁贸 茅g hafi bara lesi冒 1,2 og n煤na 5. B忙kurnar standa s茅r 谩 b谩ti en s枚mu a冒alpers贸nunnar standa vaktina 铆 hverri b贸k.
B忙kurnar hj谩 Yrsu eru alltaf me冒 skemmtilegum twistum og eru b忙冒i skemmtilegar og spennandi, sagan heldur 谩fram alveg 镁anga冒 til i s铆冒ustu setningu og er yfirleitt st贸r slaufa alveg 铆 bl谩lokin sem ma冒ur bj贸st alls ekki vi冒. Hinga冒 til hefur 镁etta ekki klikka冒.
Eitt sem 茅g ver冒 a冒 nefna en get ekki dregi冒 einkunnina ni冒ur fyrir, 茅g hlusta冒i 谩 镁etta dem hlj贸冒b贸k og f贸r 镁a冒 einstaklega miki冒 铆 taugarnar 谩 m茅r 镁egar utana冒komandi hlj贸冒 fl忙ktust inn i s枚guna, andadr谩ttur, brak og alls konar hlj贸冒.
September 5, 2023
4,25猸�
Uma hist贸ria com muitos intervenientes e muitas situa莽玫es distintas em simult芒neo que n茫o parecem ter rela莽茫o aparente. No final as pontas soltas unem-se. Para alguns leitores poder谩 parecer um exagero, para mim demonstra a mestria da autora.
No entanto, existem alguns pontos menos positivos: n茫o esperem um livro de terror; o final pareceu abrupto e enfadonho, quase um debitar de informa莽茫o. J谩 a revela莽茫o final foi bem conseguida! Fica um sentimento agridoce.
Uma hist贸ria com muitos intervenientes e muitas situa莽玫es distintas em simult芒neo que n茫o parecem ter rela莽茫o aparente. No final as pontas soltas unem-se. Para alguns leitores poder谩 parecer um exagero, para mim demonstra a mestria da autora.
No entanto, existem alguns pontos menos positivos: n茫o esperem um livro de terror; o final pareceu abrupto e enfadonho, quase um debitar de informa莽茫o. J谩 a revela莽茫o final foi bem conseguida! Fica um sentimento agridoce.
January 28, 2024
3,5/5
April 20, 2021
Yrsa Sigurdardorttir is one of my all-time favorite authors and her work introduced me to a whole new landscape, that of Iceland's, as well as compelled me to search and learn more about the country's history and cultural heritage. I sincerely hope that someday I will be able to write an elegy for the living queen of Icelandic crime fiction who broadened my horizons enough to consider Icelandic literature and culture as one of my most prominent influences. Her sublime skills as a writer include the creation of gripping plotlines that balance masterfully between crime and horror fiction, the brilliant characterization that shined both in the Th贸ra Gudmundsd贸ttir series and the "Chlidren's House" saga, and the impeccable descriptions of the harsh, unwelcoming Icelandic wilderness that both attracts and terrifies the reader. Nevertheless, her best work, until today, was the standalone novel, I Remember You, a heart-pounding ghost story told by different perspectives which has been adapted into a motion picture, directed by 脫skar 脼贸r Axelsson and starring J贸hannes Haukur J贸hannesson as Freyr, a psychiatrist who tragically lost his son and is drawn to an investigation into an apparent suicide when an elderly woman is found hanged in a church. Both the novel and the film have been well-received by the readership and the audiences respectively, thus Yrsa became one of the most prominent representatives of contemporary Icelandic crime fiction and it should be mentioned that she began her writing career as a children's fiction author nearly 25 years ago.
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