Oh, I wanted to like this so much more than I did!
This is extremely atmospheric – from the claustrophobic, ice-cold location to the simmering hatred tOh, I wanted to like this so much more than I did!
This is extremely atmospheric – from the claustrophobic, ice-cold location to the simmering hatred that lies under the surface of so many of the character interactions, I was ready to be frightened and anxious.
Instead I was mildly curious and kind of bored.
The reasons behind literally everything are just dull. Each time I thought we were getting something good, it thudded into a huge nothing burger.
I did keep reading and I did finish the book, but found it ultimately disappointing.
I was expecting Icelandic Noir – you know bleak and gritty crime fiction. Instead, I got Icelandic Modern Gothic. Now, this may not have been a thing,I was expecting Icelandic Noir – you know bleak and gritty crime fiction. Instead, I got Icelandic Modern Gothic. Now, this may not have been a thing, but it certainly is now and it works!
Okay, someone may @ me to tell me how this isn’t Gothic, but it totally is. Young woman takes a job in a desolate location teaching two mysterious children. The town is sparsely populated and full of grim people who seem somehow mysteriously wrong. There’s a haunted, dark-haired man who seems to have his own secrets. And, oh, there’s a ghost story attached to the place where she’s staying.
Yep. Totally Gothic.
To be fair, there is a crime, but it’s not the focus of most of the novel.
I loved the book. It was extremely mysterious and chilling. The town is perfectly bleak and there’s something inherently dangerous that seems to seep into every page.
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