The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

Millennium Trilogy, Book 3

Publisher: Vintage (November 2011)

577 pages, eBook (purchased myself in a Trilogy Bundle for $29.99)

Book Rating: 4 Stars

Content Note: Includes Sexual Situations, Infidelity, Violence and Swearing

After the ending in the second book, I wondered how there would be much left to explore in this book, but I was not disappointed. Complications and devious plotting abound from the get-go, leading you through another satisfying story of action and suspense. The two main characters in this series, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, are by no means perfect, in fact both characters have many flaws. But, over the course of this series, I felt I knew them both so well that even their most glaring faults could be overlooked, despite my disapproval, as one might do for a long-time friend. There are so many layers of complexity both in the story and in the characters of this series, that you can't help but be intrigued. I thought everything was tied up in a satisfying conclusion, where all is revealed, without any loose ends left untended. This was a great series and highly recommended!

Movie Adaptations/Modern Retellings/Related Works:

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)-English Dubbed

Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist

Movie Rating: r

My Rating: 5 Stars

Adaption: Verbatim-Tweaked-Veiled

Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

Millennium Trilogy, Book 2

Publisher: Vintage (November 2011)

738 pages, eBook (purchased myself in a Trilogy Bundle for $29.99)

Book Rating: 4 Stars

Content Note: Includes Sexual Situations involving Minors, Violence and Swearing

I typically don’t like the second book in trilogies, because they largely setup everything for the final book without much happening. This book was definitely not lacking in action and provided answers to a lot of questions I had from the first book along the way. Lisbeth Salander’s character growth throughout this story was interesting to watch and though she was largely on her own through most of this book by her own choice, Mikael Blomkvist’s loyalty was unfailing and I loved his character here even more than in the first book. I look forward to reading the third and final book in this series, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.

Movie Adaptations/Modern Retellings/Related Works:

The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)-English Dubbed

Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist

Movie Rating: R

My Rating: 5 Stars

Adaption: Verbatim-Tweaked-Veiled

Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Millennium Trilogy, Book 1

Publisher: Vintage (November 2011)

658 pages, eBook (purchased myself in a Trilogy Bundle for $29.99)

Book Rating: 4 Stars

Content Note: Includes Sexual Situations, Sexual Assault, Rape, Violence and Swearing

I thought the beginning and ending, largely dealing with the financial scandal were overly dry, but the middle dealing with the murder mystery was excellent and definitely kept my attention. The two main characters Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander were very intriguing and I liked both of them almost immediately. There exact relationship to each other being an enigma, it was clear that regardless of the lack of definition they did work well together and developed at least a friendship of significant importance to them both. I look forward to moving on to the second book in this series, The Girl Who Played with Fire.

Movie Adaptations/Modern Retellings/Related Works:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)-English Dubbed

Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace

Movie Rating: R

My Rating: 5 Stars

Adaption: Verbatim-Tweaked-Veiled

Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer

Movie Rating: R