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The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


"...It was the same fire that burns inside everyone who is being trampled on."

Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo, returns for the second in David Lagercrantz's sequels to Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium' trilogy. At the beginning of the novel, we find Salander in prison and, following a visit from her former guardian Holger Palmgrem, determined to delve deeper into her own past. She enlists the help of Mikael Blomkvist to investigate what she cannot while behind bars.

Lisbeth finds herself in further trouble while attempting to protect a young prisoner from a brutal gang leader, and strives to right the wrongs that have been committed against the young woman, while Blomkvist delves deeper into the story of a man who may have connections to the same past that touched Lisbeth and her sister, Camilla.

'The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye' is an intricately plotted and layered story, with Lisbeth's unorthodox methods and Blomkvist's investigative journalism unravelling the truth of the multiple injustices, all leading to a tense finale.

I enjoyed the previous book, 'The Girl in the Spider's Web', immensely (see below) - and 'The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye' more than lives up to expectations. Both have proved to be a superb continuation of Stieg Larsson's legacy. I have read that David Lagercrantz has signed to write a third novel, which I shall eagerly await.




The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


'The Girl in the Spider's Web' immerses you once more in the intense world of Lisbeth Salander, complete with criminal activity, dramatic action, and burning emotion at the heart of characters' motivation. David Lagercrantz has crafted an addictive addition to Stieg Larsson's legacy - you find yourself unwilling to stop reading in a race to the end, an ending which you do not wish to arrive in equal measure, and when it is over you are left wanting more. Let's hope this won't be the last we see of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.




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