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thebookishrunner_etc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
music_mentalist's review
4.0
The second book I've read be Cecilia. It was nice to have the familiarity of the mountain but have had that time gap. The start felt slow, but I felt the book concluded in a clever way with interesting reveals. I'm glad my lowkey suspicion for the unnamed chapters was correct. I look forward to the thrid book eventually she mentions in the Q&A. Nice to read something not driven by technology.
krobart's review against another edition
4.0
See my review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/day-1027-in-the-month-of-the-midnight-sun/
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/day-1027-in-the-month-of-the-midnight-sun/
audjfield13's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
richardpierce's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Interesting but not flawless. The telling of the story from the perspective of different people is all very well, but their voices are so similar on the page it can take a page or so to find out who is talking - my personal view is that this makes the novel's rhythm faltering and fragmented rather than as gripping as it could be. Having said all that - definitely worth a read.
rosekelly96's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
readingwiththechoob's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, what a novel!!! Highly HIGHLY recommend it!! Ekbäck cleverly weaves us into the characters’ minds as we uncover several truths about the Lapps and Blackåsen. Brilliant work! I don’t want to say more for fear of ruining such a great storyline. Must read!!!
daisymae's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
myweereads's review against another edition
4.0
“In the underworld, the dead live lives matching ours. If you walk barefoot, you can sometimes feel the soles of their feet against yours.”
In The Month Of The Midnight Sun by Cecilia Ekbäck is based on Blackåsen Mountain. This is a place of superstition and now murder. The deaths are blamed on the Lapp, Ester believes it, Magnus a minister is sent to survey mountain and Lovisa who is banished from the city by her father is closest to the wilderness of the place. Three people are caught amongst the haunting of the midnight sun.
I read the first book by this author called Wolf Winter, that was an intense noir story which I really enjoyed. I went into this one blind and was not disappointed.
The mystery of the deaths involves three people and it’s written in the voice of the three mentioned characters. Theres constant back and forth between timelines of when the murders occurred and to when they are being investigated. The story is told with an uneasy sense of foreboding dread. There is a strange claustrophobic atmosphere due to its’s setting.
I love a book with a map and this is included at the beginning of the book along with a character list to follow.
This was definitely an unsettling story set in the land of the midnight sun, the conclusion did not come without several surprises. A must read for fans of nordic noir.
In The Month Of The Midnight Sun by Cecilia Ekbäck is based on Blackåsen Mountain. This is a place of superstition and now murder. The deaths are blamed on the Lapp, Ester believes it, Magnus a minister is sent to survey mountain and Lovisa who is banished from the city by her father is closest to the wilderness of the place. Three people are caught amongst the haunting of the midnight sun.
I read the first book by this author called Wolf Winter, that was an intense noir story which I really enjoyed. I went into this one blind and was not disappointed.
The mystery of the deaths involves three people and it’s written in the voice of the three mentioned characters. Theres constant back and forth between timelines of when the murders occurred and to when they are being investigated. The story is told with an uneasy sense of foreboding dread. There is a strange claustrophobic atmosphere due to its’s setting.
I love a book with a map and this is included at the beginning of the book along with a character list to follow.
This was definitely an unsettling story set in the land of the midnight sun, the conclusion did not come without several surprises. A must read for fans of nordic noir.
aliilman's review against another edition
4.0
The prose is wonderful, and reading in first-person narrative was a breath of fresh air. I would have enjoyed this already enjoyable novel even more if I had read the first volume.