{"id":31086,"date":"2024-03-18T09:32:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31086"},"modified":"2024-03-18T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:32:17","slug":"review-under-the-storm-by-christoffer-carlsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/18\/review-under-the-storm-by-christoffer-carlsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Under the Storm by Christoffer Carlsson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31086\" data-postid=\"31086\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31086 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_11hc746 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_ix8z746 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_w8n8746 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=640%2C991&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31087\" title=\"under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson\" alt=\"under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?w=969&amp;ssl=1 969w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=768%2C1189&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=400%2C619&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mpx3747 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">On a cold November night, a farmhouse burns to the ground. Inside a young woman is found dead\u2014not from the fire but murdered. To the people in the rural community of Marb\u00e4ck, this becomes a reference point: a before and after. For ten-year-old Isak Nyqvist, it sets in motion something he cannot control, igniting his future into an unpredictable inferno.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The police focus their attention on Edvard Christensson, the boyfriend of the murdered woman and Isak\u2019s beloved uncle. After a quick investigation, Edvard is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison and Marb\u00e4ck believes it can return to its innocence. Vidar J\u00f6rgensson, the rookie officer who first responded to the fire, prides himself on helping solved the murder. Little does he know this will become the defining case of his career and that it will drive him to the brink of professional and personal disaster\u2014and link his fate to young Isak&#8217;s.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A celebrated author and professor of criminology, Christoffer Carlsson digs deep into the psyches of ordinary people and shows how one crime can haunt a community for decades. A #1 international bestseller,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Under the Storm<\/span>\u00a0is already a modern classic of Scandinavian crime fiction and demonstrates why many regard Carlsson as one of the great crime writers of his generation.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_mrs3747 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hut9747  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 27, 2024<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Random House<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Hogarth<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Under the Storm<\/strong> is a complex novel that covers a time period of over twelve years. There are three different timelines showing how the death of a young woman affects her small Swedish hometown. Specifically. Lovisa&#8217;s death permanently changes the lives of <strong>Vidar<\/strong>, one of the police officers who helped investigate the crime, and <strong>Isak<\/strong>, the nephew of the prime suspect in Lovisa&#8217;s death. Of course the life of the suspect, Edvard, is also changed, but the story goes further than that. The characterization is detailed and well done, even when the characters are hard to like at times. The book also has an overwhelming atmosphere of sadness surrounding almost all of the characters.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book was translated into English from Swedish, and sometimes the results are poetic, and sometimes it&#8217;s confusing. The first part of the book is very intriguing, but the middle of the book is slow. There is so much going on in the story, including a hurricane, so some of the information that slows the pace of the book is unnecessary, especially details about Vidar and Isak&#8217;s encounters with the women in their lives.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I enjoyed the twists and turns the case takes and like that things are resolved at the end. However, after all of the lengthy descriptions of events throughout the book, I was disappointed that things regarding the main characters were left somewhat vague. The author is a leading criminologist in Sweden, so this is an interesting crime novel that included much more than a typical procedural but didn&#8217;t always keep me fully engaged. I&#8217;m glad I read this book, although I liked the author&#8217;s <strong>Blaze Me a Sun<\/strong> more.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m5ez747 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TeemNK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3Tl0mSG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson\/1143564136?ean=9780593449394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/under-the-storm-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christoffer_Carlsson_Under_the_Storm?id=8TfBEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a cold November night, a farmhouse burns to the ground. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg\" title=\"under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson\" alt=\"under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?w=969&amp;ssl=1 969w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=768%2C1189&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson.jpeg?resize=400%2C619&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On a cold November night, a farmhouse burns to the ground. Inside a young woman is found dead\u2014not from the fire but murdered. To the people in the rural community of Marb\u00e4ck, this becomes a reference point: a before and after. For ten-year-old Isak Nyqvist, it sets in motion something he cannot control, igniting his future into an unpredictable inferno.<br \/><br \/>The police focus their attention on Edvard Christensson, the boyfriend of the murdered woman and Isak\u2019s beloved uncle. After a quick investigation, Edvard is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison and Marb\u00e4ck believes it can return to its innocence. Vidar J\u00f6rgensson, the rookie officer who first responded to the fire, prides himself on helping solved the murder. Little does he know this will become the defining case of his career and that it will drive him to the brink of professional and personal disaster\u2014and link his fate to young Isak's.<br \/><br \/>A celebrated author and professor of criminology, Christoffer Carlsson digs deep into the psyches of ordinary people and shows how one crime can haunt a community for decades. A #1 international bestseller,\u00a0Under the Storm\u00a0is already a modern classic of Scandinavian crime fiction and demonstrates why many regard Carlsson as one of the great crime writers of his generation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 27, 2024<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Random House<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Hogarth<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Under the Storm<\/strong> is a complex novel that covers a time period of over twelve years. There are three different timelines showing how the death of a young woman affects her small Swedish hometown. Specifically. Lovisa's death permanently changes the lives of <strong>Vidar<\/strong>, one of the police officers who helped investigate the crime, and <strong>Isak<\/strong>, the nephew of the prime suspect in Lovisa's death. Of course the life of the suspect, Edvard, is also changed, but the story goes further than that. The characterization is detailed and well done, even when the characters are hard to like at times. The book also has an overwhelming atmosphere of sadness surrounding almost all of the characters.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book was translated into English from Swedish, and sometimes the results are poetic, and sometimes it's confusing. The first part of the book is very intriguing, but the middle of the book is slow. There is so much going on in the story, including a hurricane, so some of the information that slows the pace of the book is unnecessary, especially details about Vidar and Isak's encounters with the women in their lives.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I enjoyed the twists and turns the case takes and like that things are resolved at the end. However, after all of the lengthy descriptions of events throughout the book, I was disappointed that things regarding the main characters were left somewhat vague. The author is a leading criminologist in Sweden, so this is an interesting crime novel that included much more than a typical procedural but didn't always keep me fully engaged. I'm glad I read this book, although I liked the author's <strong>Blaze Me a Sun<\/strong> more.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TeemNK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3Tl0mSG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/under-the-storm-christoffer-carlsson\/1143564136?ean=9780593449394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/under-the-storm-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christoffer_Carlsson_Under_the_Storm?id=8TfBEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31086"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31093,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31086\/revisions\/31093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}