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Maja Grå #2
Döden på en blek häst
Suggestiv spänningsroman med övernaturliga inslag
När Maja Grå kommer till Storbritannien är det inte bara för att studera vid den anrika konstakademin i Oxford. I Brighton står polisutredarna handfallna efter det ohyggliga mordet på Majas sedan länge försvunna mamma, och de behöver hjälp.
Maja Grå har förmågan att se mer än andra och inspektör King vid Brighton-polisen håller kontakten med den unga svenskan. Trots sin skeptiska inställning inser han att det är något speciellt med Maja. Men kan han verkligen sätta sin tilltro till en känslig och ganska skör ung tjej?
Medan höstmörkret smyger in genom Oxfords gränder fördjupar sig Maja i studierna. Hon har brutit sig loss från en svår uppväxt och landsortens bedövande strypgrepp. Med hjälp av den levnadsglada rumskamraten Nikita börjar Maja ta sig ur sitt nedärvda utanförskap och inleder ett trevande kärleksförhållande med oljemålaren Jack. Men Maja grubblar på den komplicerade relationen till modern. Varför valde hon att försvinna till Brighton, och varför blev hon mördad?
Majas sensibilitet skruvas upp till det outhärdligas gräns när hon förnimmer en övernaturlig närvaro på elevhemmet. Är det de döda som söker Majas hjälp? Gengångare som vill avslöja gamla illgärningar, eller en oberäknelig mor som försöker nå sin dotter från andra sidan? Maja Grå rycks in i en skoningslös dödsdans med skrämmande hemsökelser, häftig passion - och en gäckande mördare.
När Maja Grå kommer till Storbritannien är det inte bara för att studera vid den anrika konstakademin i Oxford. I Brighton står polisutredarna handfallna efter det ohyggliga mordet på Majas sedan länge försvunna mamma, och de behöver hjälp.
Maja Grå har förmågan att se mer än andra och inspektör King vid Brighton-polisen håller kontakten med den unga svenskan. Trots sin skeptiska inställning inser han att det är något speciellt med Maja. Men kan han verkligen sätta sin tilltro till en känslig och ganska skör ung tjej?
Medan höstmörkret smyger in genom Oxfords gränder fördjupar sig Maja i studierna. Hon har brutit sig loss från en svår uppväxt och landsortens bedövande strypgrepp. Med hjälp av den levnadsglada rumskamraten Nikita börjar Maja ta sig ur sitt nedärvda utanförskap och inleder ett trevande kärleksförhållande med oljemålaren Jack. Men Maja grubblar på den komplicerade relationen till modern. Varför valde hon att försvinna till Brighton, och varför blev hon mördad?
Majas sensibilitet skruvas upp till det outhärdligas gräns när hon förnimmer en övernaturlig närvaro på elevhemmet. Är det de döda som söker Majas hjälp? Gengångare som vill avslöja gamla illgärningar, eller en oberäknelig mor som försöker nå sin dotter från andra sidan? Maja Grå rycks in i en skoningslös dödsdans med skrämmande hemsökelser, häftig passion - och en gäckande mördare.
314 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2011
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October 22, 2023
Det dröjde inte många minuter förrän jag var fast i Döden på en blek häst. Amanda Hellbergs språk och känsla för detaljer är en sällsam njutning. Som skräckroman betraktat är den inte heller helt oäven, där smygande sinnesstämning och lite splatter blandas på ett lagom otäckt sätt.
"Jag lämnar Brighton baklänges, i ett tåg som är sensommarkvalmigt och septemberrått på samma gång. Min vagn luktar trycksvärta och kaffeandedräkt och jag har inte många medresenärer."
"Jag lämnar Brighton baklänges, i ett tåg som är sensommarkvalmigt och septemberrått på samma gång. Min vagn luktar trycksvärta och kaffeandedräkt och jag har inte många medresenärer."
December 9, 2019
Denna bok var konstig. Det tog mig en väldigt lång tid att bli klar med boken och jag fick tvinga mig själv att läsa boken. Det fanns några intressanta händelser i boken, men inte tillräckligt intressanta för två stjärnor.
November 8, 2018
Skulle kunnat klara mig utan kärleksdravlet.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 16, 2020
It had some interesting elements but I thought the ending was really weak and almost hammered into the text. Not recommended.
September 15, 2025
Köpte den på nån Ica Maxi inför en tågresa. Positivt överraskad. Var tvungen att läsa flera andra i samma serie sen.
February 3, 2011
This was not a very good book. Actually, this was herzschmerzschmulze, that is heartsickness of the sticky teenage kind.
But then, I only read the first 50 pages.
Most reviews I've seen have been positive. I had my suspicions, but read it anyway.
I had to sit and stare at the pages. What is this!? A youth novel? Not officially.
I can't see the fantastic about this novel. After 20 pages I'd had enough, but after 50 I had to give up. It just wasn't worth it. I am really disappointed.
Then, what's wrong? Well, it bothers me that everything is described in smallest detail. The vault would have fitted better in a gothic church. Ok. She was small and pretty with feathery blonde hair. Ok. All the presented characters are described as if wanted for questioning. Height, build, hair color, hair quality and clothes. Who cares?
Then they sit and talk silly and just in case you have forgotten, in spite of the endless descriptions, that we are in England, there's an english phrase here and there. I am not senile. Shut the f*** up.
Also, the kids drink copious amounts of alcohol. I just couldn't care less about how many beer they get from the bar or that it's cost price or if they have a mini-bulb strand over the bar. Can I just please think for myself for a minute, dear author? I'm suffocated.
So I gave up. I just feel sick and frustrated and angry. I am sure there will be great ghosts and love and obstacles. Maybe the weird girl dies. Maybe the blonde is a lesbian and falls in love with Maja. I don't care. If I wanted teenage tomfoolery, romance and drinking parties and pretentious art discussions, I'd either think back to my own teenage life or read a vampire book with roses on the cover. No thriller features can persuade me.
I am obviously not part of the target group for this book. I have nothing to say bout the technical parts. The language is good, surprising and uplifting. It was the contents that pined me.
The plot:
Maja Grå comes to Great Britain to study art at Oxford. At the same time she takes the opportunity to talk to the police about her mother's bloody death by murder.
The police is of course very charming and he also starts to believe in ghosts.
Maja Grå is cute, artistic and special. Her friends are also artistic and special, but in other ways. One of them has even met someone like Maja before, so he understands exactly how you mean. At the same time Maja wonders about her relationship with her mother, gets involved with melancholic painters and sees ghosts.
But then, I only read the first 50 pages.
Most reviews I've seen have been positive. I had my suspicions, but read it anyway.
I had to sit and stare at the pages. What is this!? A youth novel? Not officially.
I can't see the fantastic about this novel. After 20 pages I'd had enough, but after 50 I had to give up. It just wasn't worth it. I am really disappointed.
Then, what's wrong? Well, it bothers me that everything is described in smallest detail. The vault would have fitted better in a gothic church. Ok. She was small and pretty with feathery blonde hair. Ok. All the presented characters are described as if wanted for questioning. Height, build, hair color, hair quality and clothes. Who cares?
Then they sit and talk silly and just in case you have forgotten, in spite of the endless descriptions, that we are in England, there's an english phrase here and there. I am not senile. Shut the f*** up.
Also, the kids drink copious amounts of alcohol. I just couldn't care less about how many beer they get from the bar or that it's cost price or if they have a mini-bulb strand over the bar. Can I just please think for myself for a minute, dear author? I'm suffocated.
So I gave up. I just feel sick and frustrated and angry. I am sure there will be great ghosts and love and obstacles. Maybe the weird girl dies. Maybe the blonde is a lesbian and falls in love with Maja. I don't care. If I wanted teenage tomfoolery, romance and drinking parties and pretentious art discussions, I'd either think back to my own teenage life or read a vampire book with roses on the cover. No thriller features can persuade me.
I am obviously not part of the target group for this book. I have nothing to say bout the technical parts. The language is good, surprising and uplifting. It was the contents that pined me.
The plot:
Maja Grå comes to Great Britain to study art at Oxford. At the same time she takes the opportunity to talk to the police about her mother's bloody death by murder.
The police is of course very charming and he also starts to believe in ghosts.
Maja Grå is cute, artistic and special. Her friends are also artistic and special, but in other ways. One of them has even met someone like Maja before, so he understands exactly how you mean. At the same time Maja wonders about her relationship with her mother, gets involved with melancholic painters and sees ghosts.
June 22, 2014
Amanda Hellberg- Döden på en Blek Häst [Maja Grå #2] Läsutmaning 20
Plot.
I had this book in my shelf so I did not voluntarily buy or borrow it. It's a Swedish book which story is set in England. To be short: It's about a young woman who can interact with the dead, including her deceased mother. Basically, we follow her life in an art school, what she's painting and what she's doing while out with her friends. Some romance, odd romance to that, but at least it's refreshing and not in focus.
Characters.
It was some time ago that I finished this book, but I don't think I liked anybody particularly much. And since I can't remember; The book wasn't so good. MOSTLY boring and so was the characters.
Summary.
The ending was a bit exciting and unexpected but not enough to lift up the rest of the book. The most interesting part now afterward is almost the parts in class when they learned how to paint.
I have no interest or desire to read the first book or the sequel to this one, and I don't really recommend it to anyone. I don't remember why I gave the book 3 stars, maybe it was because of the ending. Now I felt it was a 2. aaaaagghhh, to be short, it's nothing special about this book.
Though you're really aware of the Swedish style this book is written in since it doesn't try to make everything perfect or romantic and clean. (especially with the romance)
K byyeeeeee
#lasutmaning20
Läs en bok där huvudkaraktären kan kommunicera med spöken.
Plot.
I had this book in my shelf so I did not voluntarily buy or borrow it. It's a Swedish book which story is set in England. To be short: It's about a young woman who can interact with the dead, including her deceased mother. Basically, we follow her life in an art school, what she's painting and what she's doing while out with her friends. Some romance, odd romance to that, but at least it's refreshing and not in focus.
Characters.
It was some time ago that I finished this book, but I don't think I liked anybody particularly much. And since I can't remember; The book wasn't so good. MOSTLY boring and so was the characters.
Summary.
The ending was a bit exciting and unexpected but not enough to lift up the rest of the book. The most interesting part now afterward is almost the parts in class when they learned how to paint.
I have no interest or desire to read the first book or the sequel to this one, and I don't really recommend it to anyone. I don't remember why I gave the book 3 stars, maybe it was because of the ending. Now I felt it was a 2. aaaaagghhh, to be short, it's nothing special about this book.
Though you're really aware of the Swedish style this book is written in since it doesn't try to make everything perfect or romantic and clean. (especially with the romance)
K byyeeeeee
#lasutmaning20
Läs en bok där huvudkaraktären kan kommunicera med spöken.
October 12, 2015
Jag hade höga förväntningar på den här boken och de infriades allihop. Det här var den första riktiga spökbok jag läst på nästan hur länge som helst. Det var precis så där mysigt rysligt som det ska vara, inget splatter (nåväl, lite blod var det väl) utan bara spöklikt. Läs mer på http://bokslut.blogspot.se/2012/09/do...
October 19, 2022
Mycket bra om än ruskig.
November 29, 2015
Seg i början men efter halva blir man verkligen helt fast!
did-not-finish
October 7, 2018Ger upp halvvägs in. Fastnar inte alls för språket och karaktärerna.
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