I'm a huge fan of Yrsa Sigurdardottir. Sadly this was probably my least favorite book. It should have ended a bit sooner. But it was full of her signature twists and creepiness.

Man patīk šīs autores darbi, arī šis bija interesants un raiti lasāms. BET- viena teikuma dēļ, gandrīz, tika sabojāta visa grāmata. Jaunavības plēve? Nopietni? Vai švakas zināšanas piemita visiem, kas izlasīja šo grāmatu pirms tā tika publicēta?

Poprzednie części bardziej mi się podobały. Tutaj do jakiegoś 40% historia się wlokła, nic się nie działo, i dopiero później faktyxznie się rozkręciło. I wtedy było bardzo fajnie :) zaraz zabieram się za kolejna cześć

This was ok for a police procedural/crime book, but I was expecting creepy Chucky doll vibes and it didn’t deliver. I was honestly holding out for this doll to come back into play but I’m disappointed it didn’t have more to do with the story. Still, it’s written well and as far as crime fiction goes, it’s a good read, just not what I had been expecting.

Ainda vou ponderar as 4, mas para já fica assim...

Gostei da história, da originalidade e da construção de vários casos levarem a um grande desfecho surpreendente.

Mas, por outro lado, penso que esta história poderia ter sido contada com menos 100/150 páginas...

Existem várias interrupções nos diálogos para descrever o pensamento ou raciocínio de uma personagem, e durante 2/3 páginas o diálogo fica interrompido, o que me fez perder o fio à meada em alguns deles.

Overall, um bom policial, que ficaria melhor com menos páginas que só estão para encher

Не ну мала дитина у цій книзі просто робить мене всю роботу. Я у захваті від малої, якій нема ще трьох років. 10/10 за Сагу.
Фрейя та Хульдур – всі їхні зустрічі тримаються на кетчупі, чіпсах, бургерах і #Сагє.
Детективна лінія – ну як завжди п*здець.
Ця книга краще за попередню, але не набагато. Але тут більше взаємодії нарешті між двома головними героями, і мені сподобався кінець, записка від Хульдура ♥️
Дуже дивно, що Фрейя за фахом психолог, а не може поговорити відверто і відкрито із Хульдуром, вирішити всі питання, напряму дізнатися про його почуття до неї, бо вони в НЬОГО Є. Тільки сліпий не побачить їх.

Not the horror story I had expected but instead a rather complex detective story. I found it a little slow to start and felt the end, with its long explanation of how the events tied together, rather unbelievable.

I really like this series of books but this was super convoluted, and the ending kind of dropped the ball by having one character explain to another how everything was connected, and then there was a further unnecessary twist. I'll keep reading this series but this was like that meme of the lady staring at all the floating math equations when it came to keeping shit straight. I mean, yeah the end explanation was a cop out but I also think it was kind of needed just to make sense of shit.

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’t quite hit the mark for me, unfortunately. I’m 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’t a supernatural element to the story, it’s more a side note or coincidence. The writing was brilliant and the landscape was atmospheric, I just think that some things didn’t click for me, it certainly won’t stop me from reading future books written by Yrsa.