A review by kathrynmhairi
Bitter Flowers by Gunnar Staalesen

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I did really enjoy this book, the descriptions of the Norwegian countryside made me want to go! However there were quite a lot of detective novel cliches - main character is a maverick, alcoholic, lost his daughter, been in rehab… It was well written though and pretty tense towards the end and, although I thought I’d worked it out, I was wrong!