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In the Month of the Midnight Sun
In the Month of the Midnight Sun | Cecilia Ekback
8 posts | 4 read | 8 to read
Sweden, 1855. 'Worst thing I ever saw...' The Minister of Justice receives a disturbing message. A massacre on one of Lapland's mountains - a priest, a law enforcement officer, and a local settler have been slaughtered by one of the indigenous Sami people. The murderer is in custody; he refuses to talk. The Minister dispatches his son-in-law, a geologist, to investigate for there is more than one reason to visit Blackåsen: it is a mountain with many secrets, a mountain that has never been mapped. Magnus does not journey alone. The Minister's daughter, in disgrace, is sent with him. What they discover about the murders and what lies behind them will be as nothing compared with what they discover about themselves. And self-knowledge will come at a bitter price. From the stifling heat and restricted society of a Stockholm summer to the wild landscape of Sweden's far north, this novel tells a powerful story of the collision of worlds old and new.
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emmaturi
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It is actually a library haul. So these will definitely be read this month. I will see what else I manage to sneak in too! #bookhaul #tbr

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emmaturi
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This is my latest book, set in Sweden in 1858. So far so good! #book #currentread

ErikasMindfulShelf I didn‘t know she wrote another book. I really liked (edited) 5y
emmaturi I hadn't heard of her before, got this from a subscription! @irre 5y
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Moonpa
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Mehso-so

Atmospheric but a bit too slow for me. First book off #MountTBR

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Weave
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Recent purchase ~ In the Month of the Midnight Sun by Cecilia Ekbäck (Kindle edition?~ Q8.99 from amazon UK). I read Cecilia Ekbäck's first book, 'Wolf Winter' last year & I enjoyed it, a great story with a lot of atmosphere.

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BookBelle84
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Pickpick

I absolutely love her novels! I become completely absorbed in her world and never want to leave. She weaves the storyline and characters together so well and makes me adore even the most annoying characters. This will definitely be added with Wolf Winter as one of my all time favorites.

Weave I enjoyed 'Wolf Winter' too, it was so atmospheric, the story was so well written & brilliant characters.📚 7y
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BookBelle84
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So excited to start this one! I loved Wolf Winter and the author will be doing a talk next week in my city so I hope to finish before then.

StaceyKondla Wolf Winter was fabulous! I have this one on my TBR as well. Happy Reading! 😊 7y
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Heather_Reads
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Panpan

This had the potential to be an excellent book, but instead it was mediocre. I had loads of problems with it, including poor editing (like weird punctuation and repeated sentences); three first person narratives that all sounded like the same voice; and the fact it was made up of too many short sentences and didn't give me a chance to get into the flow. I appreciate the themes, but it could have been executed much better. (2.5 stars).

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Heather_Reads
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I'm so excited for my next read - it was the first book I got as part of my #Bookabuy subscription and looks like it'll be a cracker.

Also, how do people feel about personalised book stamps? Are you a lover or a hater?

theshrinkette Absolute lover. I have one of those as well. 8y
Heather_Reads @theshrinkette I'm glad someone else likes them! I know people can be reeeeally against them. 8y
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