The Crow Girl

This is a great book fairly long at 771 pages but is composed of 3 books, the story sucks you in from the first chapter. But i give a warning it contains very disturbing details involving abuse of children. It is very disturbing and can be upsetting. Overall still a great read.

Great book. I think this was 3 books combined into one book - which is fine with me. It is a bit dark for those who do not like reading about child sexual abuse. Having worked on a crisis team with child protective services for 21 years - I understand, and witnessed, the depravity that happens to children because I saw a lot of it first hand. I also have a degree in psychology, so I found a lot of the "thinking" and description of the psychological impacts very interesting.This book is probably not for everyone - many people don;t want to know what happens to some children.Having said that, the main character is a police Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg who is investigating the killing and mutilation of little boys, Sofia Zetterlund, a psychologist who helps her develop a profile of the killer. Other murders begin to occur - and they all seem to be related and connected somehow... but how?The story does jump around a lot from person to person - and between times. SO be sure and read the heading to know which time frame you are in !

Loved it

Wow! What a dark, wild ride. It definitely has gut wrenching images and content, but that is not withheld information to someone who hasn’t read this book yet. It literally says on the cover that is the most disturbing book you’ll read this year. So seeing that before you even begin the story kind of prepares you for being grossed out, and also should warn off readers who don’t have a strong stomach. I loved the story and in the end it all came together, but I have a few pros and cons I wanted to list out so that other readers are aware when they pick this book up.Cons -This book is LONG! It was originally 3 books (I think?) combined into one. Not a quick read, folks! It took me about a month to finish it, and I try to read a little bit each day, some times a lot in one day if I have the time.It was translated from another language. The translation was done VERY well, BUT they kept the original location names, which are very long and not familiar to me so it was very distracting to me when I was reading. I couldn’t pronounce any of them and some of the names were so long that I would actually just skip over them entirely and when the location would crop up again I wouldn’t realize the significance (if there was meant to be one). I’m sure this won’t be a problem for someone who is familiar with Sweden, but I am not.I was frustrated in the middle. A bit. It seemed like the tangled web just kept getting more and more tangled and I couldn’t keep up and it felt like it was dragging on. But I was determined to finish it! I had already invested so much time.Pros -It paid off! The end brought everything together, and the web in my head was untangled.It was an incredible, dark story. I would be curious to see this as a movie! Maybe there already is one, who knows!Enjoy!

Wow, what a premise. The story never ceases to keep you very interested. Some of the family life aspects of the police detective were a little too predictable to the point where they were reminiscent of network TV shows. That said, a very good Silence of the Lambs vibe in a well told story.