Catch Hold Of The Doll (Childrens House, #5) Created By Yrsa Sigurdardottir Delivered In Leaflet

couldn't get into it, Freyja amp Huldar

An old doll covered in barnacles, but with a locket around her neck is pulled from the sea with unintended consequences.
The director of an echofriendly home is accused of a serious crime, An expert is found murdered, And tourists disappear without trace,

Freyja is a child psychologist and Huldar is a Detective, When Disa and her daughter Rosa decide to take the old fishing boat out onto the lake, they didn't think they'd catch anything.
All they caught was an old doll, Rosa decided to keep it,

This is a dark, cleverly crafted and twisted tale, It starts of being quite a chilling read and continues into a well thought out crime story, This is a character driven story that's set in Iceland, The doll is the key to unlocking a series of mysteries that someone was determined to keep hidden.
The plot The plot involves a few past tragic events and unsolved crime cases linked to some recent mysteries.
I did feel half of the book was just full of information, It also jumps between different characters and scenes that don't seem connected, It's also a bit of a slow burner, I haven't read any o the other books in this series but it can be read as a standalone.


I would like to thank NetGalley HodderStoughton and the author YrsaSigurdardottir for my ARC of TheDoll in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of my favourite series I love the style of Yrsa Sigurdardottir's writing, and I am fully invested in these characters.
This is theth book in the series, and therefore, I have to compare it to earlier books.


I particularly liked that Freja has a more prominent role in this book as I felt she was sidelined in the previous two.
It was slightly contrived in the beginning how she and Hulder end up working so closely, but I didn't mind as I enjoyed reading about their relationship.


Unfortunately, I found that the mystery storyline was not as engaging or original as in her previous books.
It was clever and tied together nicely, as is her usual style, However, the reveal and ending were underwhelming which is a shame as I found the conclusions of the last two books particularly thoughtprovoking

This book was the first time in the series that I felt all storylines have been explored, and there is not much further the series can go.
Nonetheless, I am looking forward to reading the last in the series when released in English in May.
The Doll is theth book and one that took me the longest to get into, Not gonna lie, I was a bit scared this was going to be the dud for me, But it wasnt!!!!!! Once I got passed aboutpages or so the story started to pick up and I was hooked.
This one had quite the complex case that had me scratching my head wondering how in the heck was everything connected!!! The author did a great job weaving all those threads and tying everything together with an added twist right at the end.
I was pretty impressed! And once again, I love how Huldar and Freyjas relationship is evolving and I cant wait for the next book.

I was very concerned about reading this novel as evil haunted dolls are firmly on my nope list, alongside creepy children, things in the walls, and odd unexplainable noises.
Thankfully, I was perfectly all right after the first couple of chapters, when the doll becomes a tiny cog in a huge police investigation spanning various cases, all of which are tenuously linked.


Theres so much to take in here, and I think thats why I enjoyed it so much.
It feels like thousands of things are happening at once, all of them apparently related, and its a real joy to attempt to join the dots and work out what the hells going on.
Some areas are predictable where others arent, but throughout the story Sigurðardóttir kept me engaged,

She has some really skillfully written parts, and I felt her pacing was well balanced, Her characters are mostly fleshed out and relatable, and although from their relationships I soon worked out I was reading a novel which was part of a series, the plot makes sense without having knowledge of the books predecessors.
I did feel slightly disappointed with the ending it felt rushed, and most of it was reported by word of mouth, so I felt left out and cheated at not being allowed to see things unfold for myself.


I do feel strongly that this has been poorly marketed as a horror theres nothing remotely akin to the horror genre here, and the whole thing has a far more crime thriller feel to it.
Not that I was complaining if that barnacled covered dolly was present in any more scenes than she was, or if she was described in any further detail than Id already been given, I doubt I could have managed to finish the story unscathed.
Icelandic book, so Icelandic review,

Yrsa stendur alltaf undir sínu og hver bók á eftir annarri verður bara betri og betri! Þessi sería um Barnahús þykir mér einstaklega góð, þó ég hafi bara lesið,og núna.
Bækurnar standa sér á báti en sömu aðalpersónunnar standa vaktina í hverri bók.


Bækurnar hjá Yrsu eru alltaf með skemmtilegum twistum og eru bæði skemmtilegar og spennandi, sagan heldur áfram alveg þangað til i síðustu setningu og er yfirleitt stór slaufa alveg í blálokin sem maður bjóst alls ekki við.
Hingað til hefur þetta ekki klikkað,

Eitt sem ég verð að nefna en get ekki dregið einkunnina niður fyrir, ég hlustaði á þetta dem hljóðbók

og fór það einstaklega mikið í taugarnar á mér þegar utanaðkomandi hljóð flæktust inn i söguna, andadráttur, brak og alls konar hljóð.
Yrsa Sigurdardorttir is one of my alltime favorite authors and her work introduced me to a whole new landscape, that of Iceland's, as well as compelled me to search and learn more about the country's history and cultural heritage.
I sincerely hope that someday I will be able to write an elegy for the living queen of Icelandic crime fiction who broadened my horizons enough to consider Icelandic literature and culture as one of my most prominent influences.
Her sublime skills as a writer include the creation of gripping plotlines that balance masterfully between crime and horror fiction, the brilliant characterization that shined both in the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series and the "Chlidren's House" saga, and the impeccable descriptions of the harsh, unwelcoming Icelandic wilderness that both attracts and terrifies the reader.
Nevertheless, her best work, until today, was the standalone novel, I Remember You, a heartpounding ghost story told by different perspectives which has been adapted into a motion picture, directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson and starring Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Freyr, a psychiatrist who tragically lost his son and is drawn to an investigation into an apparent suicide when an elderly woman is found hanged in a church.
Both the novel and the film have been wellreceived by the readership and the audiences respectively, thus Yrsa became one of the most prominent representatives of contemporary Icelandic crime fiction and it should be mentioned that she began her writing career as a children's fiction author nearlyyears ago.


To read my full review, visit sitelink com/post/thedoll The Doll is the fifth instalment in the Freyja and Huldar series set in the remote Icelandic landscape and a superb addition to the Nordic Noir subgenre by the masterful Yrsa Sigurdardottir featuring police investigator Huldar and child psychologist Freyja.
An old weathered doll is found caught in the net of a fishing boat, A doll ravaged by the wear and tear of the sea for several years and appears covered in barnacles and worms from its previously watery grave.
A woman onboard still decides to take it home for her young daughter,yearold Rosa, who has desperately wanted a doll for many years.
This simple act of kindness sets into motion a series of fateful events, and five years later, skeletonized remains emerge from the oceans depths.
Identifying the skeleton proves harder than initially thought: In a country where everyone knows their neighbour, an unknown missing person is an impossibility.
As the mystery of the unidentified body deepens, Huldar dives into an investigation of a homeless drug addicts murder, and Freyja investigates a suspected case of child abuse at a foster care home.


The cases are linked through a single, missing witness: the girl who requested and received the doll as a gift years ago.
This is a riveting, enigmatic and compulsively readable work of Scandinavian Noir and a haunting tale that echoes down the years.
There are ample murders and the mystery is a dark and unsettling one that gets under your skin.
As always, Yrsas complex and impeccable plotting is on show throughout adding another alluring and nervewracking chapter to the series about the tenacious Huldar and Freyja.
There is a subtlety and nuance that did not appear in the previous instalments and the multiple plot threads are woven together beautifully in a well thought out fashion.
It is much more of a slowburn type thriller that demands to be drunk in, with the frigid atmosphere and scenic landscape described in a way that is difficult to resist.
The dynamic between Huldar and Freyja is that of a strong team, and I found myself absorbed and fully immersed in the wickedly twistyturny narrative.
An unsettling, multilayered and intricately plotted police procedural, Highly recommended. .