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Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1)

Yrsa Sigurdardottir,

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Why we're reading this: Icelandic Crime
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Jan 25, 2014 Rusalka rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: nordic, mudder, own, mystery, europe, ylto-topplers, translation, around-the-world, ylto-chunksters-gap-fillers

Mini Review to catch up on all my unreviewed reads from 2014. Always happy to chat more the book below if any one wants more info.
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A boy is discovered murdered in a uni in Reykjavik with strange symbols carved into him, that tie back into Iceland's witchcraft past. Don't mind if I do. I mean, I really don't think you need to add anything else to that description to make it pure Rusalka crack.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the protagonist Thora, although I ...more

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Feb 02, 2013 Andrew rated it it was ok

I'd had this on my list to read for a while and finally picked it up at the library. It was ok and I kept going with it but it lacked the edge that some of the better Scandi crime has and I didn't particularly engage with the lead character, Thora, a lawyer employed by rich German family to prove that the person arrested for their sons murder didn't do it. I didn't like the relationship between her and the representative of family, and found the overall plot quite plodding and was glad to get to ...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Tanya rated it it was ok

Shelves: around-the-world-2012

Iceland; crime

Started off well. A female lawyer asked to assist the family of a german student murdered. Got bogged down in the search for ancient documents; unrelated family issues and a rather lame romance. By the end of the book, I knew all about witchcraft in Iceland, but didn't care 'who done it'.

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Dec 11, 2011 Tasha rated it liked it

Shelves: crime, world, to-read-in-2012, around-the-world, read_in_2012

I really enjoyed reading "Last Rituals". Sometimes the history parts were a bit too long and hard to follow, but all in all it was interesting and captivating. I was always looking forward to go on. I also liked the character of Thora. She reminded me a bit of Bridget Jones in some ways. ...more

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