The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I'm sure many of you out there have heard of this book, considering it's a best-selling series by author Stieg Larsson and is now a hit movie (which I HIGHLY suggest). But, as we've promised, here's my review:
For those who are suspense junkies, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is your book. But, a word of warning: it's a slow starter. So, if you have the patience to deal with the information you receive in the beginning, then you will be in for a treat once the kicker comes into play (you'll see). Mikael Blomkist, the prominent character throughout the trilogy, has been sued for libel. But instead of fighting back, takes his punishment sitting. As he mopes through his time before jail, a strange character named Henrik Vanger comes to him with an even stranger proposition: solve a 4-decade old mystery that has been put to rest. After he regrettably accepts, he'll soon realize that he's in for one hell of a roller coaster ride. With the help of his soon-to-be close friend Lisbeth Salander, another prominent character in the trilogy, he'll solve a crime that was given up on far too soon, but not without a fight for his life. Once that's squared away, he solves his own issues at home and becomes the widely accredited journalist he should've been in the first place.
The next book in the series, The Girl Who Played With Fire starts off the same way as its predecessor. And by the same way, I mean you need the same kind of patience in order to make it through. But once you get through the hard part, it's smooth sailing. Word of advice: DO NOT skip ahead, you'll only be lost and then become frustrated. The beginning is very, very important to the rest of the book. Anyway, we meet our heroine from the last book, Lisbeth Salander, in a pickle that she may not be able to pull herself out of. Mikael Blomkist, reveling in his success from the Wennerstrom scandal, plans to drop another bomb, this time on the sex trafficking rings around Sweden. The eve of the story's release, however, brings tragedy to the Millennium team. The story's author, and his girlfriend, are murdered in cold blood in their apartment. The last person there? Salander. But, ladies and gentlemen, if you think that this is the end of our heroine, you are sadly mistaken. The book follows the police's goose chase to find Salander, with no real luck...until the end. Yep, here comes the inevitable cliffhanger. Can't take the suspense any longer? Imagine being me.
The third and final book, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest(I love the names..haha) picks up right where the second leaves off. Since I haven't finished the book yet, I'm at page 442 of 563, I'm not going to do a full-fledge book review. Instead, I'll just tell you that while it isn't a slow starter this time, it does die down as soon as you really start to get into what's going on. Yes, just like the two before, DO NOT skip ahead. Instead, read how awfully corrupt the Swedish government is. :) Once you get past that chunk, buckle your seatbelt. Things will get thrown at you, just like in the others, that you NEVER thought you would read.
Until then, kids...read on<3
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