Reading: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is the last book in the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. This book picks up where the second book left off, and the second book left you hanging with a HUGE cliffhanger.

Now, a little funny aside with this book: I accidentally got the large print version from the library. That may not seem like a big deal, but it really put me off. I felt like I was reading a children's book, and the book was looooooooooooooong. Like really really long. I know the number of words in the book was the same, but the large print is 900 pages! WTF!

Despite that little snafu though, I enjoyed the book. I still liked the second book better than the third though. This one has a bit of a split focus in the beginning, and at times I found it a little difficult keep track of all the characters. Still, the trilogy wraps everything up in a really great way and the things I didn't necessarily love about the first book started making more sense (the second book helped with this too).



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Does anyone remember what happened with Lisbeth's sister? Am I just having a brain fart and that's why I can't remember? Because if the book didn't explain this, I have a serious gripe. What was the point of her existence? Also, I did not like that Blomkvist found "love" with the police officer. Sorry, not feeling it. I hope they take that part out of the movie entirely, or make her character more prominent and interesting. I like strong female characters, but I didn't feel any special connection or charisma between them. I just didn't feel it. And did anyone else miss Palmgren? I really wish he showed up more in the last book.

Overall, a good and entertaining trilogy. All three books have great plots and the mysteries read like they're made for a movie. These definitely aren't stand alone books, you won't have a clue what's going on in this book without reading the second, but if you're up for a trilogy, this is a good one to check out.

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