The Snowman

"Feels a little weird starting in the middle of a series may go back and start over."

"This was my third attempt at Nesbo, and I finally got one to stick. YAY. I really enjoyed this story, and it had a little more action sprinkled throughout than the other ones I tried. The killer in this book is eerie, and I was looking forward to finding out who it was. Unfortunately, it was really ******* obvious, and the red herrings didn't do much for me - but for once, it made perfectly logical sense. I just usually like to be surprised, but I'll accept being right one time. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the movie, and I'm glad I finished this one."

"Amazing thriller set in a chilling, winter environment. You never know what’s around the corner…. Or behind the garage door. "

"This book took me so long. <br/>Honestly, I would have rated this book a 4/5 when I was about halfway, then it just went downhill. I have read many reviews, seeing if I missed anything but I agree with almost everyone else when they say it just got too long. I’m all for a good plot twist and then they hint at someone and you’re completely wrong. I loved that about this book, until about 7 people were questioned and accused and they still never figured it out. I do know this is the seventh book of the Harry Hole series, I have not read others, I randomly came across this book as recommended but honestly I am glad that I read it. I did the 2/5, not because it was predictable because it wasn’t and the actual “scary/horror” parts were great. I rated it low because I did not understand or see a reason for the sexualization of the main character. Like there are affairs and cheating through the whole book, but it goes into intense detail when regarding Harry, and it is just quite unnecessary. Like why do I need to know he wants to **** his companion? He’s just a man, he wants to **** anything. The alcoholism didn’t really strike me, but again- it might be something from the past books in the series. <br/><br/>I will say, the movie is SO MUCH WORSE. Like horrible. I think it’s rated like 20% on rotten tomatoes. Anywho, I liked it but I wouldn’t recommend anyone to waste 600+ pages on a book I didn’t truly enjoy."

"Good serial killer mystery that can be a bit slow in places. If you are listening to the audio book version it can be a bit of a struggle to remember which character goes with what name because they are mostly Norwegian. I found it easy to figure out killer was before I was halfway through the book. With that said the ending is pretty intense & Harry Hole is one heck of a crazy & fascinating detective."

"This one will make your head spin. Dark, gruesome, and full of icy twists, "The Snowman" is Nesbo at his best. He plays fair, but I still got caught in his traps several times in this Harry Hole novel."

"CONS: Slow start, drags on a bit in a S. King’s IT kind of way for a bit. Like we get it, he’s got a drinking problem and likes to have sex with his ex wife <br/><br/>PRO: two point twist of an ending that really made it"

"Exciting and creepy crime fiction story. This is my first Harry Hole book and it won't be my last. The story was complex with some good twists. I was able to pull together a good guess at who was doing what, but I have to admit that I was second guessing myself as I continued through the pages."

"I don’t really have a specific favourite part , but I love how through the series he struggles with himself internally , so you’re not only reading a thriller mystery and trying to solve it going through, you’re also connecting with the story more because you have such a personal view of his mental state. The main character isn’t like usual “hero’s”, he’s more relatable. "

"Like a 3.7-8. I'll read the other novels if that's telling at all. I thought the building of the snowman aspect a bit cheesy and force-added just so there was a theme to attach to the serial killer. But overall enjoyable crime novel."