📚 BOOK TOUR REVIEW 📚 NIGHT SHADOWS by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Today I'm thrilled to be sharing my thoughts about Night Shadows as part of the book tour hosted by @randomthingstours. As always, thank you for my spot on the tour and for the advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. Night Shadows is released on Thursday 21 July. MY REVIEW Nordic Noir is a bit different from the crime thrillers and police procedurals to which I am accustomed; gritty, dark, occasionally disturbing, but always entirely credible. These books are one of the reasons I will read anything from Orenda Books. I have yet to read a book from them that I didn’t like. The translation into English by Victoria Cribb is outstanding and still conveys that darkness and sense of tension that was present throughout. This is the third in the excellent Forbidden Iceland series, and while it worked perfectly well as a standalone novel, I felt I had missed out on much of the character development and backstory. As with all quality crime novels, the author gives equal time to the investigation and the main protagonists, which only serves to make them more likeable, familiar, and credible. There were enough suspects to keep me guessing, and more than enough twists to change my mind more than once. Was one of them responsible for the arson attack, or was there a connection to the victim's father? My favourite character overall has to be Detective Elma, a good strong female lead, who seems to grow as a person, but also as a skilled investigator. Overall, I enjoyed the read and happily recommend this to any reader of crime thrillers but especially Iceland Noir. I will add the caveat that you should read the Forbidden Iceland series in order to better see the character development and for better context. I gave Night Shadows, by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, five stars, and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. #ad #gifted #nightshadows #forbiddeniceland #icelandicnoir #RandomThingsTours #blogtour #booklover #bookstagrammers #johnsbookshelf #bookstabloggers #bookreader #blogtour #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookaddict #igreads #bookblog #readabook #honestreviewsonly (at Southampton, England, U.K.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgM-PfarMcd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
