Engelsforstrilogin

fan blog for engelsforstrilogin (cirkeln, eld, nycklen) by Sara B Elfgren & Mats Strandberg. eng/da/se

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Okay, so it was a lot slower in main plot developing than I remembered!

I did however quite enjoy just getting to know the girls, their homelife, their circumstances and their struggles.

I remember when I read it the first time, I connected so hard with Minoo, and liked Vanessa less. Now I really enjoy Vanessa's snark, and her struggle with finding herself and what love even means! 💜.

Ofc Rebecka will always be in my heart. Her and Gustaf and Minoo 💚💚🤍.

I love Adriana as much as I've ever done. Really looking forward to more of her in the later books!

Now, on to Eld.

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Max är så fruktansvärt bra en young adult villain. Så mycket bättre än Chris okej.

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fuck in i helvete.. ah.

You haven't gotten any updates here since i have been too busy to post and now I'm almost done with the first book. My god, the climax scene. Linnéa, Elias, Vanessa. AHHAJAGSGAGAGSG

"Du är min syster i allt utom blod."

Ej, men jag kan for helvete inte med dom här tonåringar. Mitt hjärta 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔.

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Chapter 17-18 (iykyk)

such an absolutely badass bold narrative move. this book man!

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"Jag vet," avrbryter Minoo. "Du vet inte vem du är. Men vem fan vet det egentligen?"

S. 162.

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ok so when I read the danish ya series spektrum for the first time I remember thinking/saying "this is just like engelsforstrilogin, except danish and worse" and i will have to tell you... now that I'm 15 chapters into re-reading cirkeln, I get where past me was coming from.

engelsfors is so solid. like, solid plot, solid worldbuilding, solid characters, solid narration etc. any teen girl will relate to at least one of the main characters, or an aspect of them.

but compared to the spektrum kids, minoo, rebecka, vanessa, anna-karin and linnea (and ida, whom we haven't heard pov'ed yet at this point) are almost a little too polished (as characters). it's all a little too narratively tight to really invoke the same kind of "oh my babies, my absolute messy kids, you awfully flawed and REAL people" feeling that i immediately get from emilie, pi, nasrin, noah and alban.

but?? that's also really great. so i guess my point is here (still only 15 chapters in) that past me had a point, but ALSO, that they are both great and excellent for different reasons.

excited to see how my point of view may change on this as I get further into the actual witch-plot and all of that stuff

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HAHAHAH oh gods. had totally forgotten how hilarious the very first meeting under the blood red moon is.

Elingius: "Aha! Finally! You are the chosen one!"

Elingius: "Wait.. which one of you three is the chosen one?"

Elingius: "Wait... there's more more of you??? How many are you!?"

Mysterious ghost possessing Ida: "don't worry bro, all will be revealed soon. kbai"

AND AT THE SAME TIME. super tragic and ominous because one of them already died. like the stakes are HIGH from the get go.

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Dörren är låst.

"Den verkar vara trasig," säger Linnea.

Nej, nej nej nej. I can't. Forgot about this also.

"Jag tror det sitter nån där inne..."

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Kap. 2

i completely forgot this (witch trials) plotline hahaha

Fr, I remember so little. It can only be good ✌️.

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Cirkeln p1

here we go, this is the beginning of my re-read of this book series that I cherised and loved 10 years ago (when I was 19). really curious to see how it/i have changed <3.

elias malmgren. sweet boy. forgot how absolutely traumatizing the first chapter is.

bold to start a book series with mentions of self harm and an apparant suicide. but then you know what you're getting lol