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This was an intriguing kidnapping mystery. I especially enjoyed the creepy, Criminal Minds-esque tone surrounding the cruel, evil psychopath.
Unfortunately, this book was packed with horrible language, always unnecessary, as well as lots of crude talk about women’s bodies. Because of those things, I will not be continuing the series.
Content: expletives (excessive), sexual perversion, profanity (excessive), tobacco, alcohol, crude talk, sexual innuendo, graphic violence
Unfortunately, this book was packed with horrible language, always unnecessary, as well as lots of crude talk about women’s bodies. Because of those things, I will not be continuing the series.
Content: expletives (excessive), sexual perversion, profanity (excessive), tobacco, alcohol, crude talk, sexual innuendo, graphic violence
I picked this book up to fulfill the last item in a reading challenge. Once again, I am grateful to the challenge makers (yay Crazy Challenge Connection group!) as once again I have discovered a new series/author/book, etc. through these challenges that I really enjoyed.
I liked the depth and complexity of the two protagonists, Carl and Assad, even when there were times I kind of disliked Carl himself (the abrasiveness I can ignore, the casual sexism not so much). I am looking forward to reading ...more
I liked the depth and complexity of the two protagonists, Carl and Assad, even when there were times I kind of disliked Carl himself (the abrasiveness I can ignore, the casual sexism not so much). I am looking forward to reading ...more
I rarely read books that are placed in a non-English space. In the beginning I found the names of the Danes and the names of places quite unusual and complicated. The author has given more international names to more important characters, so I quickly memorized them. The beginning of the story was quite boring, not enough animated. Between were the events of Merete, which had taken a few years ago and they greatly enriched the story. Merete was a rather unusual woman, and later I was quite surpr
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Jul 04, 2014
Mave
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2015
Ninix
marked it as to-read-maybe
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Eileen
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Vanessa
marked it as murder-mayhem
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Colleen
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Christina
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