With no previous experience with murder mystery/ crime novels, I expected that I would read the first impression and find no interest. However, the strange combination that Ridpath concocted through this mystery and the theme of a historical time-period intrigued me to put my name in for this book.
Although it took me a few days to find a pace with this book, I am delighted that I persevered as I found myself engaging with both the mystery of the murder and the historical context that Ridpath laid out. The mystery in itself was a little extended for me and I felt that some aspects were elaborated on a little too much, including a wide range of significant characters that I felt got a little confused at times; I do, however, blame this on my lack of patience. Nonetheless, Ridpath was successful in keeping the reader engaged in the mystery through progressive exposure of new leads and information that, had I had more experience with this genre, I may have picked up on and been able to solve the mystery along side Magnus as the book progressed.
Overall, I am very much satisified with my experience with this book and am delighted to have found out that this book is one of a series as I feel the combination of murder mystery and Ridpath's fascination with Icelandic history will help me to venture into this genre of book quite comfortably.
Although it took me a few days to find a pace with this book, I am delighted that I persevered as I found myself engaging with both the mystery of the murder and the historical context that Ridpath laid out. The mystery in itself was a little extended for me and I felt that some aspects were elaborated on a little too much, including a wide range of significant characters that I felt got a little confused at times; I do, however, blame this on my lack of patience. Nonetheless, Ridpath was successful in keeping the reader engaged in the mystery through progressive exposure of new leads and information that, had I had more experience with this genre, I may have picked up on and been able to solve the mystery along side Magnus as the book progressed.
Overall, I am very much satisified with my experience with this book and am delighted to have found out that this book is one of a series as I feel the combination of murder mystery and Ridpath's fascination with Icelandic history will help me to venture into this genre of book quite comfortably.