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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens—this international bestseller is a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat Nordic noir that chills to the bone, and not just because of the bleak winter setting.

Lumikki Andersson has made it a rule to stay out of things that do not involve her. She knows all too well that trouble comes to those who stick their nose where it doesn’t belong. But Lumikki’s rule is put to the test when she uncovers thousands of washed Euro notes hung to dry in her school’s darkroom and three of her classmates with blood on their hands. Literally.

A web of lies and deception now has Lumikki on the run from those determined to get the money back—no matter the cost. At the center of the chaos: Polar Bear, the mythical drug lord who has managed to remain anonymous despite hosting lavish parties and having a notorious reputation. If Lumikki hopes to make it out alive, she’ll have to uncover the entire operation.

Even the cold Finnish winter can’t hide a culprit determined to stain the streets red.

260 pages, Hardcover

First published February 20, 2013

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Salla Simukka

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EN: Salla Simukka is Finnish writer and translator who lives in Tampere. She has studied Nordic philology, Finnish language, general literature, creative writing and women's studies at the University of Turku.

Besides books, Simukka writes book reviews for the newspapers Helsinkin Sanomat and Hämeen Sanomat.

FI: Salla Simukka on Tampereella asuva suomalainen kirjailija ja suomentaja. Hän on opiskellut Turun yliopistossa pohjoismaista filologiaa, suomen kieltä, yleistä kirjallisuustiedettä, luovaa kirjoittamista ja naistutkimusta.

Kirjojen lisäksi Simukka kirjoittaa kirja-arvosteluja Helsingin Sanomiin ja Hämeen Sanomiin.

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Profile Image for Eleni Ouzouni (Life is Art).
287 reviews158 followers
September 22, 2015
“A noose around the neck was still a noose even if it was encrusted with diamonds.”

H Salla Simukka είναι γνωστή Φιλανδέζα συγγραφέας ενώ η τριλογία της Snow White έχει αποσπάσει τις καλύτερες κριτικές στην χώρα της αλλά και έξω από αυτήν. Ένα πάντρεμα σκανδιναβικής αστυνομικής λογοτεχνίας με ya fantasy.

Πρωταγωνίστρια μας είναι η δεκαεπτάχρονη Χιονάτη(Lumikki) που ζει στο Tampere της Φιλανδίας και φοιτά στην σχολή καλών τεχνών. Προτιμάει να μένει μόνη της απομονωμένη από τις κοινωνικές κλίκες και να παρατηρεί απλά τον κόσμο όλα αυτά μέχρι την μέρα που θα βρεθεί κατά λάθος μπλεγμένη σε μια φαινομενικά πολύ περίπλοκη ιστορία που είναι αποφασισμένη να λύσει.

Η γραφή της Salla Simukka είναι πολύ έξυπνη, διορατική και με όμορφο λεξιλόγιο. Ενώ έχει καταφέρει να δημιουργήσει ένα ισχυρό και φοβερά ανεπτυγμένο χαρακτήρα που σε τραβάει από την αρχή της ιστορίας να δεις την συνέχεια της εξέλιξης του. Με γρήγορη πλοκή που σε συνεπαίρνει, δράση και καλοδουλεμένους χαρακτήρες το "As Red as Blood" άξιζε σίγουρα την ανάγνωση του.

Το μεγαλύτερο παράπονο μου όμως είναι πως τα μέρη της ιστορίας δεν έρεαν ομαλά όταν γινόντουσταν οι αλλαγές από το ένα μέρος στο άλλο. Εκεί που βρισκόσουν στο τώρα ξαφνικά διάβασες ένα flashback ή εκεί που ήσουν με ένα χαρακτήρα εντελώς απότομα διάβαζες για κάποιον άλλο. Εύχομαι αυτές οι μεταβάσεις να έρεαν καλύτερα ή τουλάχιστον, να είχε πιο προφανή διαλείμματα, όταν οι μεταβάσεις συνέβαιναν.

Ένα βιβλίο που παντρεύει την ιστορία του κλασικού παραμυθιού της Χιονάτης με την σύγχρονη αστυνομική λογοτεχνία. Πρωτότυπο και ξεχωριστό σίγουρα κάτι διαφορετικό για να διαβάσετε. Ανυπομονώ για την συνέχεια γιατί η Salla Simukka έχει πολλά αναπάντητα ερωτήματα να μας εξηγήσει ακόμα!

“You aren't those words. You aren't the shouts and names. You aren't the awful things spat at you like flavorless gum. You aren't the punches or the bruises they cause. You aren't the blood running from your nose. You aren't under their control. You are not theirs.

Inside you is always the part of you that no one can touch. You are you. You are your own and inside you is the universe. You can be whatever you want. You can be anyone.

Don't be afraid. You don't have to be afraid anymore.”
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5,000 reviews1,390 followers
January 19, 2015
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Amazon Publishing and NetGalley.)

I found this book really boring. It didn’t suck me in, I didn’t really get the fairy-tale references, and the main character made some pretty suspect decisions. The other characters all seemed less than intelligent, and why anyone would think that finding a bag full of blood-covered money was a good thing I don’t know.
I really don’t want to read the sequel.
4 out of 10
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99 reviews52 followers
December 28, 2013
I`M SO IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK! ♥



Profile Image for Cindy.
523 reviews129k followers
March 14, 2017
The main character is the epitome of the trite sentiment, "I'm not like all the other girls". She doesn't have any meaningful relationships, values, or goals, but she involves herself in another character's contrived plot where she somehow outsmarts and escapes from a mafia gang. The book plays out like a thriller, yet every plan in the story follows through smoothly and easily. I actually don't even care if anything goes wrong, because the characters are so flat and uninspired that I have no reason to root for them.
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129 reviews35 followers
February 8, 2015
1.5 Stars

Lumikki is a loner. She has built walls around herself as a form of survival. She was ruthlessly bullying during elementary/middle school years and couldn't even find solace at home. To her, home was just as bad but for different reasons. She knew her parents loved her, but always felt they kept her at arms length. Now she is living alone while she attends a prestigious art school. Here she has finally been able to find a place where she is truly happy, the school's dark room. She is one of the few students who uses the room. So imagine her surprise when she finds thousands of blood covered euros hanging up in the dark room. Once she finds out where the money came from, she wants nothing more then to forget she ever saw it. Unfortunately, life has other plans for her.

I feel like something must have been lost in the translation of this novel. I notice most of the reviews written in Finnish and/or Swedish are pretty high, while a good number written in English are kina low. Lumikki was a strong, likable character. I just couldn't believe her back-story. She is a 17 year old who has super ninja skills and spy skills the would put the FBI to shame. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. There was never any mention of training in her past, and only one incident of her standing up to her former bullies. There is mention of Lumikki working out in the gym, but do not try and tell me she learned everything she knows at Planet Fitness.

The villains in this are out right laughable. You have a Finnish Mafia that can be taken down by small group of teenagers. All the side characters were pretty flat, with the exception of Elisa. She didn't have a fully fleshed out feel to her, but she at least strong presence and had something about her to make you care. Elisa is the one who brings out the best elements of Lumikki's personality. I had a hard time connecting with Lumikki until she became entangled with Elisa. When you get down to the bare bones mystery, I liked it. Average people get in over their heads with a crime syndicate, one mistake/misunderstanding is made, big chain of events is set off, innocents are dragged in, people die. Its a story-line that's been used thousands of times, but its one that works. Kind of like a Choose Your Own Adventure. I fully believe you could give it to a hundred authors, and they's turn it into a hundred completely different books. Its the author's personal pixie dust they add that makes them so different. Simukka had all the elements for a unique, edge of your seat mystery. Sadly, the execution fell flat.

I would be willing to try another book by Simukka if it was translated by someone else. Even though I didn't like this particular book, I liked everything Simukka brought to the table. You have two female characters who could have carried the slacking parts of the story if the characters had been just a little bit stronger. There is a touch of fairy tale to it. The fairy tale connection wasn't very strong, or needed for the most part, but I still liked it. And even if it is over used, I still enjoy the story layout used.
Profile Image for Dana Al-Basha |  دانة الباشا.
2,280 reviews967 followers
August 21, 2021
تدور أحداث القصة حول فتاة مراهقة لها ماضي غامض هاربة منه. تعيش لوحدها وتذهب الى مدرسة خاصة، حيث تكتشف في غرفة التصوير مئات العملات النقدية الملطخة بالدم والتي تم تنظيفها وتركها لتنشف. وتدخل الى عالم اجرامي غريب.
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1,590 reviews218 followers
October 30, 2016
Μια μαθήτρια που προσπαθεί να περνά απαρατήρητη, βρίσκεται μπλεγμένη άθελά της σε μια υπόθεση διαφθοράς. Η ιστορία κυλάει γρήγορα, χωρίς να έχει το "κάτι" διαφορετικό.
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24 reviews4 followers
July 23, 2014
If I was a teenager, or maybe even early 20's, I would probably give this book 4 stars, or possibly even 4 1/2. But as an adult and a writer, there were a great many details (in plot and writing style) that bugged me, and I feel 3 stars is being slightly generous. It is difficult to know whether these annoyances are because of the author herself, or because of the translation, which can sometimes screw things up. I am trying to be fair here.

As with all the books I receive through Amazon's Kindle First program (a choice between four books each month before they are published), I stepped into this one extremely wary and ready to set it down before I got too deep. The fact that I did not set it down is a huge plus for Salla Simukka. As a whole, I enjoyed the story. Simukka has a vivid imagination and a wonderful eye for detail. She writes with clarity, showing the scenes and actions, and only leaving out what she wants to show later. She kept me captivated and interested even through the problems I had with it. And I do like how Simukka uses classic fairy tale references, even though that has been getting a bit old lately. She made it unique enough for me to not groan, "Oh, not another fairy telling retelling..."

What annoyed me most was Simukka's attempt to create her own Lisbeth Salander with main character Lumikki Andersson. Lumikki even says once, as a joke, "I'm the secret love child of Hercule Poirot and Lisbeth Salander." It is amusing, and good of Simukka to acknowledge her inspirations and pay respects where they are due, but I feel she should have gone for a more unique character, instead of using someone else's. At seventeen, Lumikki seems too good to be true, too knowledgeable, too perceptive, too lucky. She gets herself into a number of tight situations (no pun intended), and escapes from them with ease and grace, like a Finnish Robert Langdon. She is too un-believable, and the fact that three teenagers are able to outmaneuver mafia bosses and henchmen at every turn made it too difficult for me to take this story seriously. I do try to keep in consideration, though, that this was written for a younger audience.

My other nitpicking's are minor, and have to do with Simukka's writing (or the translator's translating). There are quite a few unnecessary repetitions throughout the book, and some awkwardly written sentences, which brought me out of the scene and my imagination, as I had to stop and reread it to gather the full meaning. Also, there are a few instances where Simukka uses multiple different sentences in a paragraph that essentially say the same thing. This usually interrupted the flow and pacing, which are otherwise very well done.
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302 reviews
April 26, 2015
Η σκανδιναβική αστυνομική λογοτεχνία έχει κατακτήσει τα τελευταία χρόνια τα ράφια των ελληνικών βιβλιοπωλείων και όχι άδικα αφού όλοι φαίνεται να την αγαπούν ιδιαιτέρως εκτός ίσως από μένα.Όταν λοιπόν κυκλοφόρησε το «κόκκινη σαν το αίμα» μου κέντρισε το ενδιαφέρον μιας και πρόκειται για εφηβική σειρά με νεαρούς ήρωες, οπότε όχι τόσο έντονα αστυνομική.Δυστυχώς πρέπει να ομολογήσω πως αυτή η πρώτη μου επαφή με αυτό το είδος λογοτεχνίας δεν ήταν καθόλου μα καθόλου καλή.
Η Χιονάτη είναι μια νέα και δυναμική κοπέλα που αποφασίζει από πολύ νωρίς να ανεξαρτητοποιηθεί και έτσι πείθει τους γονείς της να την αφήσουν να πάει σε ένα καλλιτεχνικό σχολείο μιας μεγάλης πόλης της Φιλανδίας και να την νοικιάσουν ένα ολόδικο της διαμέρισμα.Τα πάντα θα ανατραπούν στη ζωή της όταν θα σε μια αίθουσα του σχολείου βρει μερικά ματωμένα χαρτονομίσματα που θα την οδηγήσουν σε τρεις από τους πιο πλούσιους και δημοφιλείς συμμαθητές της.Στην προσπάθεια της να τους βοηθήσει, η Χιονάτη θα μπλεχτεί σε ένα επικίνδυνο κόσμο γεμάτο ναρκωτικά και βία από τον οποίο δεν θα μπορέσει εύκολα να ξεφύγει.
Δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω ειλικρινά τι σόι βιβλίο μυστηρίου είναι αυτό εφόσον δεν υπάρχει ουσιαστικά κανένα μυστήριο.Εξ αρχής ξέρουμε τι έχει συμβεί και απλά περιμένουμε πότε η Χιονάτη θα το ανακαλύψει και αν την ανακαλύψουν αυτοί που την κυνηγούν.Οπότε δεν αντιλαμβάνομαι γιατί εξ αρχής πλασαρίστηκε ως αστυνομικό εφηβικό μυθιστόρημα.
Όσο αφορά τώρα τη Χιονάτη νομίζω πως είναι το μεγαλύτερο πρόβλημα του βιβλίου.Από τη πρώτη στιγμή μου έγινε ιδιαίτερα αντιπαθής και μέχρι και το τέλος του μυθιστορήματος δεν άλλαξε καθόλου η άποψη μου.Μου φάνηκε υπερβολικά κυνική και απότομη, όπως και ιδιαίτερα αλαζονική και σνομπ στον τρόπο ειδικά που αντιμετωπίζει τους γύρω της.Υποτιμά τους πάντες και τα πάντα και φαίνεται να θεωρεί τον εαυτό της καλύτερο από όλους τους άλλους και όχι άδικα αφού η συγγραφέας κάνει τα πάντα για να φανούν όλοι οι υπόλοιποι χαρακτήρες παντελώς ηλίθιοι.Ειλικρινά είχα καιρό να αντιπαθήσω ήρωα τόσο πολύ, χαίρομαι όμως που βρήκα ακόμη έναν χαρακτήρα να προσθέσω στις πιο εκνευριστικές ηρωίδες που έχω συναντήσει σε βιβλίο.
Πέρα από τα θέματα μου με τον συμπεριφορά και την προσωπικότητα της Χιονάτης, αντικειμενικά πρέπει να πω πως όλη η υπόθεση του βιβλίου δύσκολα μπορεί να γίνει πιστευτή.Όσο έξυπνη η πονηρή και αν είναι η Χιονάτη είναι απίθανο πως μπόρεσε να ξεγελάσει τόσους εκπαιδευμένους άντρες και να τους γλιτώσει μάλιστα απλά τρέχοντας. Δηλαδή πώς να πιστέψει κάποιος ότι είναι τόσο επικίνδυνοι όταν δεν μπορούν να πιάσουν ένα δεκαεφτάχρονο κορίτσι;Ας μην σχολιάσω καλύτερο το παρατσούκλι του εγκέφαλου της συνομωσίας.Πείτε μου ποιοι εγκληματίες διαλέγουν το όνομα πολική αρκούδα;Από τη πρώτη στιγμή που το διάβασα δεν μπορούσα να σταματήσω να χαζογελάω όλη την ώρα που το άκουγα, ειδικά όταν έγινε η αποκάλυψη του ποια είναι τελικά η πολική αρκούδα μου φάνηκε τόσο γελοίο που δεν μου γεννήθηκε απολύτως καμία περιέργεια να μάθω τι γίνεται στη συνέχεια.
Ένα ακόμη πράγμα που με ενόχλησε, και το υπόσχομαι θα σταματήσω να θάβω το βιβλίο, είναι η γραφή του.Η συγγραφέας προκειμένου να εντυπωσιάσει τους αναγνώστες χρησιμοποιεί πλήθος μεταφορών και παρομοιώσεων που αν και είναι καλές φαίνεται η προσπάθεια που έκανε για να τις σκεφτεί, καθώς δεν βγαίνουν αβίαστα αλλά υπάρχουν μόνο προς χάριν εντυπωσιασμού.
Το πρώτο λοιπόν μυθιστόρημα της τριλογίας της Χιονάτης ήταν για μένα προσωπικά μια παταγώδης αποτυχία και ειλικρινά δεν βρήκα τίποτα που να με κάνει να θέλω να συνεχίσω την σειρά.Δεν μπορώ να καταλάβω το ντόρο που έγινε γύρω από τη συγκεκριμένη τριλογία και ειδικότερα γιατί το ελληνικό κοινό ενθουσιάστηκε τόσο.Εγώ πάντως θα καταχωνιάσω αυτό το μυθιστόρημα στα βάθη της βιβλιοθήκης μου προκειμένου να μην το βλέπω.
Profile Image for Taghreed Jamal El Deen.
663 reviews663 followers
January 4, 2020
رواية مشوقة تنساب بعذوبة في سرد بسيط وممتع .. أحببت الفتاة بطلة الرواية " بياض الثلج " وجذبتني المقاطع التي كانت تتكشف جذور شخصيتها وأسرار طفولتها فيها .. كنت منسجمة ومشدودة إلى أن صدمتني النهاية السريعة والمباغتة، شعرت وكأن الكاتبة فجأة ملت الرواية وقررت إنهائها .. لم أجد الخاتمة منطقية لكني متحمسة للجزء التالي.
عموماً بداية لطيفة لقراءات العام ..❤
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519 reviews32 followers
July 1, 2021
3.5
Całkiem fajny młodzieżowy kryminał. Dosyć krótki, konkretny, nie rozwleczony. Jestem ciekawa kolejnych części i na pewno po nie sięgnę.
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663 reviews129 followers
February 7, 2019
Ένα εφηβικό μυθιστόρημα το οποίο μπορώ να πω ότι μου άρεσε αρκετά αν και έχουν περάσει πολλάαα χρόνια από τότε που ήμουν έφηβη. Δε θα σχολιάσω το αστυνομικό κομμάτι του βιβλίου, δεν νομίζω ότι ένας ενήλικος θα χαρακτήριζε το βιβλίο ως αστυνομικό, αλλά το κοινωνικό του κομμάτι είναι καλό αφού μιλάει για τη βία στα σχολεία, για τις "κλίκες" και την απομόνωση και για άλλα θέματα που πιστεύω ότι αφορούν τους εφήβους παγκοσμίως.
Επίσης μου άρεσε και η γραφή, ήταν στρωτή και η ιστορία προχωρούσε εύκολα. Δεν βαρέθηκα, οπότε θα διαβάσω και το δεύτερο βιβλίο τώρα.
Profile Image for Mai Laakso.
1,420 reviews59 followers
May 15, 2016
Salla Simukan Punainen kuin veri aloittaa nuorille tarkoitetun Lumikki Anderssonista kertovan trilleritrilogian. Lumikki Anderssson on suomenruotsalainen 17-vuotias lukiolainen. Lumikki kävi Tampereella lukiota, sillä kotikaupunkiin Hämeenlinnaan liittyi vakavia ristiriitoja, jotka hän halusi jättää taakse ja aloittaa puhtaalta pöydältä.

Samassa hän tajusi, että jotain oli vialla. Jokin oli väärin. Joku oli liian lähellä.
Hän tajusi sen liian myöhään.

Ongelmat eivät jätä Lumikkia rauhaan Tampereellakaan, vaikka hän oli oppinut ekaluokkalaisesta lähtien vaistoamaan vaaran ja pakenemaan. Tällä kertaa Lumikki kohtasi verisiä rahoja kasakaupalla, mutta löytäjät halusivat pitää ne. Ongelmana oli vain se, että yksi löytäjistä, Elisa, pelkäsi kuollakseen, että hän oli seuraava kohde. Mihin rahat liittyvät? Miksi ne oli heitetty Elisan kotitalon pihalle sillä aikaa, kun heillä oli kotibileet? Oliko isä tai äiti sekaantunut johonkin? Lumikki sai Elisalta selostuksen ja kun hän kuuli, että tytön isä oli poliisi, Lumikki arvasi tytön isän olevan sekaantuneen johonkin. Lumikki ei arvannut mihin soppaan pisti nenänsä, sillä pian hän oli vakoilemassa Elisan isää tai juoksemassa takaa-ajajia karkuun tai pukeutuneena maksetuksi naiseksi hienossa yksityisjuhlassa. Hän joutui väistelemään jopa luoteja. Joku oli jossain tosi suuttunut.
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227 reviews465 followers
December 18, 2019
بيضاء كالثلج، حمراء كالدم، سوداء كالأبنوس..
تهويدة مألوفة جدًا، أين سمعناها يا ترى؟..


يبدو أن هناك قصة أخرى لياض الثلج غير التي سمعناها، قصة قد تُصدَّق لأنها أكثر واقعية من أساطير الأطفال.
رغم أنها أكثر جنونًا وتطرُّفًا منها...
هناك قصص أخرى تمارس في الظلام أخفيت عنَّا..

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تفاصيل صغيرة جدا.. جدا.. كفيلة بتورطك في مصائب أكبر من أن يحبكها عقلك الوحيد.
كما يقول المثل "الحذر لا يمنع القدر". تتورط في مصائب أعظم من المصيبة العظيمة الأولى، كأن المصائب كانت تتربص منتظرة أن تلتقط فريسة سهلة نكرة مثلك، كل مرة..
كما التقطك الجميع كفريسة سهلة نكرة..
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أحببتها، اندمجت في حياة البطلة الشخصية على التوازي مع اندماجي بعقدة الرواية. تآلفت مع لوميكي كثيرًا، وكنت انتظر بين السطر والآخر مقطعًا آخر من ذكرياتها يعرفنيها أكثر. وأعجبني أن الرواية كما أظهرت بعض مشاعر الأخيار أظهرت بعض مشاعر الأشرار، الشر بالمناسبة لا يكون بلا سبب أو مشاعر، لكن هذا لا يغير أو يقلل إطلاقًا من شرِّه.
الشر لا يعني صراحةً منظرًا قبيحًا أو أفعالًا بغيضة. هناك أضواء ونجوم، ثلوج، أغنيات وترنمات تبعث الدفء، أزياء من ديزني لاند، قصور في الغابة، خدم، وصيفات، سيارات فارهة، أميرات، أمراء، حيوانات ببذل رسمية.

حتى مثلنا الأعلى يملك سرًا لا يريد أن يعرفه أحد. حتى الشخصيات "النزيهة" و"النظيفة" أصابت يدها القذارة. وأصحاب الأيدي القذرة ظلوا على الدوام حريصين على نظافتهم بعد كل مرة. مصادر الأمان الأولى قامت بنفض يدها بكل برود حين حاولنا دفع الغصة الخانقة والتكلم. اللون الأحمر الذي تتوق الصغيرات للتزين به يصبح مرة واحدة، وإلى الأبد، مثيرًا للقشعريرة والاشمئزاز.

أسلوب سلس، واضح جدًا إذا نظرنا إلى تصنيف الرواية الذي يستلزم غموضًا والتواءات في النص، راق لي لأن ذاكرتي لا تتعاون معي كثيرًا هذه الأيام. مناسبة إذا كنت تبحث عن مغامرة بهدوء.
السرد تلقائي وانسيابي، يتماشى مع أفكار القارئ تمامًا.
الترجمة أقيمها بثلاث نجمات
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384 reviews49 followers
February 7, 2017
И първата книга за годината е прочетена.
„Червена като кръв“ е интересна книга, притежаваща в себе си щипка от мистерия, криминале, загадки и тайни.
Много харесах, че действието в книгата се развива във Финландия, защото за първи път чета книга с развиване на действието там. Зареди да го кажа студа, който излиза от книга зареди мястото на развитие на действието книгата е много подходяща за тези няколко дни.
Настане на топло до камината с чаша колещ шоколад и изглед към прозореца ще се насладите на историята на Лумики и заедно с нея ще търсите истината.
Ревюто на книга тук: http://books99blogspot.blogspot.bg/20...
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108 reviews26 followers
April 21, 2017
Цялото ревю:
http://booksomnia.com/chervena-kato-k...

„Червена като кръв“ е книга за грешните избори и тежките последствия от тях. Книга за това как погрешно взетите решения на различни хора, на пръв поглед нямащи нищо общо помежду си, могат да се съберат в едно като парченца от пъзел, а картината се получава студена и кървава. Съвсем не е гледка за обикновени тинейджъри, каквито са и главните герои в книгата – Лумики, Елиза, Туука и Каспър.
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150 reviews37 followers
December 14, 2017
الحمد لله ... انتهيت ....

عندما بدات الكتاب لم يعجبني حيث كان مملا قليلا ... ولَم تعجبني شخصية لوميكي......ولكن بعد ذلك تعودت عليها والاحداث بدات تصبح مثيرة ...

الشيء الوحيد الذي لم يعجبني انه لا يوجد فاصل عندما تعود للزمن للوراء وفيما بعد تعود للواقع ..

انتظر الجزء الثاني والثالث لمعرفة ماذا سيحدث لها ...
Profile Image for Sophia Sardothien.
155 reviews510 followers
June 3, 2015
This book is so dull, I guess perhaps is the translation that made this book so lacking?

Thank you netgalley for proving me this book
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595 reviews43 followers
December 5, 2016
Bulgarian review: https://bookishipster.wordpress.com/2...

Actual rating: 3.5 stars.

Now that's a really quick read! I'll probably spend more time writing its review than i spend reading it. It was fast-paced, quite entertaining and overall good. It wasn't something spectacular or amazing, but i still liked it. The fact that it is finnish was also really interesting - i found the descriptions of the places and the whole atmosphere really enjoyable. I didn't really connect to any of the characters that much though.
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140 reviews
June 30, 2015
من الروايات التي ستبقى المفضلة عندي
كمية التشويق والحماس في هذا الكتاب كثيرة ، احببت طريقة الكتابة واحببت محتوى القصة
ابدعت الكاتبة بكل حرف كتبته.
القصة فريدة من نوعها وتجعلك تغوص في احداثها
حتى الآن من افضل الكتب التي قرأتها هذه السنة
احتاج فعلا للكتاب الثاني

★★★★★
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Author 6 books1,215 followers
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November 8, 2014
This YA novel in translation from Finnish has many of the hallmarks of the series it's been compared to, Stieg Larsson's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. That's not a bad thing, though. The writing here is tighter, though it follows some of the same overly-detailed contours which make me wonder if that's a particular writing style or done purposefully to be similar to Larsson's series.

Lumikki lives by herself in a small apartment while she's attending an arts school. When she stumbles upon money covered in blood in the school's dark room -- where she likes to collect her thoughts and have some alone time -- she begins to wonder what's going on with it. She doesn't act when she sees it, but she can't stop thinking about it. When she returns to the dark room later that day, she notices a boy taking off with a backpack. That was unusual, and when she follows him, she realizes he has the money. Then Lumikki realizes he, along with another boy and a third person, Elisa, have something to do with this blood money and despite her better mind about it, she wants to know what's up.

Elisa tells Lumikki they found the money in her yard. Elisa lives in a verrrryyy nice house and has luxury everything, despite the fact her parents don't work in lucrative jobs. Something's suspicious here, and Lumikki takes off to figure it out. Cue an underground drug ring, Elisa's shifty father, and a man...or someone...or someones...named Polar Bear, as well as a big wig named Boris, and there's a huge series of betrayals, lies, and a murder about to come to light.

Simukka's novel is fast-paced and Lumikki is an awesome character. She's definitely hard as hell, and she's got a backstory we don't get to know. She's sharp and observant, and she takes no shit from anyone. It's very similar to Lisbeth Salander, and she even makes a Lisbeth joke in the story. It doesn't feel like it tries too hard or it's trying to be an homage; rather, it just feels like it's part of the landscape and cultural narrative. It works for, rather than against, the story.

What doesn't work, though, is the weaving of fairy tales here. I'm not sure if this was meant to play off Sleeping Beauty or Snow White or the Snow Queen or if it was meant to sort of twist them all together. I think maybe this got a little lost in translation. It wasn't distracting or annoying. It just didn't coalesce.

There's a great friendship that emerges between Lumikki and Elisa, though it's clear that Lumikki's means of seeing and feeling friendship don't have much emotion to them. Again, there's something going on with this girl that we're left at a distance from, and it works. This is the first book in a series, and while it's entirely self-contained (almost a little too cleanly, with the wrap-up to the crime in the epilogue), there's so much here that begs for a second or third installment. Who is Lumikki? I want to know.

Pass this off to readers who like crime thrillers. The foreign setting is as fun as it is cold and bleak, and Lumikki is a compelling and frustrating-yet-enjoyable character.
Profile Image for Hussain Hamadi.
494 reviews746 followers
December 15, 2017
مراجعة وتقييم كتاب 📘
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اسم الكتاب: حمراء كالدم ( الجزء الأول من الثلاثية )
اسم الكاتب: سالا سيموكا
عدد صفحات الكتاب :279 صفحة
ترجمة للعربية : زينة إدريس
دار النشر : الدار العربية للعلوم ناشرون
نوع الكتاب : رواية بوليسية / تشويق وإثارة
تقييم الكتاب في صفحة Goodreads :
(3.42)
نوع القراءة : ورقي 📖
تاريخ القراءة : ١٤ ديسمبر ٢٠١٧ 🗓
سبب القراءة : للمناقشة في ( ريدرز قروب )
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📌 ملخص الرواية:-..
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^حين تتورط في أمور خاطئة يجب أن تتصرف بشكل صحيح ^
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تبدأ الرواية حول شخصية ( نتاليا ) التي تحاول القرار من منزلها خلسه مع حقيبة تحتوي على مبلغ كبير من المال للسفر حتى تلتقي بابنتها ذات الثلاث أعوام وتختفي من حياتها الحالية. فهل تتمكن من ذلك؟! ثم نعيش مع شخصية فتاة في الثانوية العامة تدعى ( لوميكي ) فكيف تتورط وهي الشخصية المنطوية في حادثه تقلب ذلك الهدوء الى صخب ؟! ومن هم الشخصيات الثلاثة ( إليزا وكاسبر وتاكا )؟ وما هي الورطة التي وقعوا فيها؟! وهل سوف يتمكنون التخلص منها؟! وما هي الاحداث التي سيمرون خلالها؟! اترك لكم كل ذلك وأكثر لحين قراءة الرواية.
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📌 أسلوب الكتابة :-..
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👈🏻 اسلوب الكتابة بسيط من ناحية السرد ولكنه يتمتع بشد القارىء من ناحية الاحداث بحيث يجعلك تود التعرف على ما سوف تصل اليه الاحداث.
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👈🏻 تقوم المؤلفة بالانتقال الزمني في الرواية لتعطي القارىء لمحات يستطيع من خلالها التعرف على اسباب ودوافع الشخصية.
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👈🏻 يخلو الكتاب من المشاهد الخادشة للحياء وهو ما يجعل الكتاب مناسب لفئة اليافعين ويستمتعون بها.
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🖊 التقييم :-.
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📝 أعطيت الرواية 5 /4.5 ✨ النهاية كانت مرضية.
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رواية خفيفة ومسؤلية وتجعلك تتشوق اثناء قراءتها وأشكر أعضاء ( ريدرز قروب ) على ترشيح الرواية للمناقشة الشهرية.
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أول تجربة قراءة لي مع المؤلفة وبشوق لقرأة الجزئين من الثلاثية.
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📌اشترك بقناتي مع كتاب لتشاهد المزيد من المراجعات للكتب والروايات 😊.
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#مراجعة_وتقييم#حمراء_كالدم#سالا_سيموكا# #رواية_بوليسية #تشويق_واثارة #اقرا_معنا #محبين_القراءة #اقرا #مكتبتي #قراءات_٢٠١٧ #قناة_مع_كتاب
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398 reviews5 followers
June 17, 2015
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La verdad es que realmente no sabía que esperar de este libro antes de leerlo pero lo que me he encontrado me ha gustado mucho, asique espero que la segunda parte vaya a mejor.
La verdad es que los personajes me han gustado aunque me han cautivado Lumikki y Elisa, Lumikki es una chica muy fuerte que se enfrenta a lo que sea , en cambio Elisa, es una niña de papá demasiado asustada, me ha parecido un detalle la amistad que se forja entre ambas.
Como ya he dicho, el libro me ha gustad mucho, tiene mucho misterio y la lectura se hace muy amena, asique estoy deseando probar el segundo.
Una chica solitaria demasiado valiente intentará destapar una serie de tráfico de drogas donde se involucrará con policías corruptos, mafias y correrá mucho peligro.
Profile Image for Maria Espadinha.
1,114 reviews488 followers
December 2, 2019
A estória:

Um thriller com suficientes peripécias para nos prender a atenção

( 3 estrelas )


A protagonista:

Uma rapariga solitária com um passado algo negro que cresce ajudando os outros e enfrentando corajosamente os seus medos. Uma personagem cativante.

( mais uma estrela )


O resultado final:

Um bom livro para os apreciadores de thrillers. Aconselho a lê-lo na praia, num dia de chuva ou numa noite de insónia!

( são 4 estrelas )
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192 reviews100 followers
April 25, 2017
Hmmm. I quite like this one!

When I initially picked up AS RED AS BLOOD, the first issue I ran into, believe it or not, was the fact that it was pitched as Six of Crows meets Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And I know that pitches are usually so very off, and that they mean nothing, but the comparison to SoC a)made me miss that series so much, and b)gave me the impression that AS RED AS BLOOD was either very confident, or is going to be setting itself up for failure.

Apparently, ARaB is very confident, but has absolutely NOTHING to do with SoC. The comparison is misplaced, so do not go into this one thinking the two books are in any way similar.

Another misconception I had was that this was going to be a Snow White retelling, but as a thriller. NOPE. The book seemed to be begging me to Just sit down, Nina, because today is not your day.

Yeah. I'm not sure if I put too much faith into this book, or if I just thought up a million dollar idea by mistake. Who knows.

But misconceptions aside, I quite enjoyed this one! The first chapter is exciting, short, and snappy, and it has this in medias res feel to it, almost (a style that I ADORE).

Lummikki is an amazing lead. She's a bit introverted and shy, but she's very curious? Curious enough to put her life on the line investigating someone else's case (which I really don't get, honestly??), but interesting just the same.

Oh, and this is translated from Finnish! And I believe the translator did a pretty good job, because the writing, for the most part, flows nicely. (As compared to my other 2017 translated read, WONDERFUL FEELS LIKE THIS by Sara Lövestam, [translated from Swedish], whose translations were about as smooth as sandpaper. So, as you can imagine, I was a bit worried going into AS RED AS BLOOD, but thankfully, the English wasn't choppy. Yay.)

Overall? Nice, quick, and easy read, if thrillers and mysteries are your thing.

Thank you, Penguin, for sending me a review copy in exchange for my honest review!
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355 reviews86 followers
December 26, 2022
See raamat oli üks tore noortekrimi. Et selline pehmem ja mitte nii hirmus, kui see vanematele lugejatele mõeldud krimi. Samas aga sai actionit ka siin loos. Ma vist oleksingi seda rohkem tahtnud, aga no nagu ma just ütlesin - noortekrimi.

Kuna tegemist oli sarja esimese osaga, siis jäi õhku väga palju vastamata küsimusi ja mul tekkis neid iga hetkega juurde ka. Peaks teised kaks osa ka Yagast ära ostma, sest ma tõesti tahan teada, mis saladused Lumikki vanematel on jne. Põnev!
Profile Image for Matti Karjalainen.
3,118 reviews69 followers
January 1, 2017
Salla Simukan "Punainen kuin veri" (Tammi, 2013) on nuorille aikuisille suunnattu romaani kansainvälisen huumekaupan kiemuroihin sotkeutuvasta lukiolaistytöstä Lumikki Anderssonista. Vauhtia ja vaarallisia tilanteita riittää talvisissa tamperelaismaisemissa. Jokunen ruumiskin saadaan.

Kuten päähenkilön ja kirjan nimistä voi päätellä, viitataan juonessa klassisiin satuihin. Fantasiamaailmoissa ei silti seikkailla eikä paria komeaa pytinkiä kummoisempia satulinnoja rakennella, vaan tyylilaji on realistinen trilleri (siinä määrin kuin Tampereelle sijoittuva trilleri nyt voi olla realistinen).

Aikuislukijalle muutamat juonenkäänteet esiintyvät hieman epäuskottavina. Suuremmin spoilaamatta puuttuisin ainakin siihen, miten helppo on soluttautua huumekartellia vetävän capo di tutti capin juhliin, vaikka moneen otteeseen ollaankin tehty selväksi, että elämää suuremmasta ja kaiken huomioon ottavasta rikollispomosta tässä on kyse. Loppu töksähtää myös hieman liikaa minun makuuni; kliimaksi jää puuttumaan.

"Punainen kuin veri" on vetävästi kirjoitettu kirja. Nopeatempoinen juoni pitää otteessaan, ja toiminnan käynnistyttyä kirjaa on vaikea laskea kädestään. Pitäisinkin pienenä ihmeenä, ellei romaani tavoittaisi ainakin kohderyhmään kuuluvia tyttölukijoita - ja toivottavasti pojatkin. Ulkoasusta se ei kyllä jää kiinni: harvemmin törmää yhtä kauniiseen nuortenromaaniin.

Lumikki Andersson on päähenkilönä sen verran kiinnostava, että jatkoa hänen seikkailuilleen jää odottelemaan.
Profile Image for Tatiana.
1,031 reviews70 followers
September 25, 2015
Хорошая идея для детектива, но автор решила из интересной истории, сделать плоскую историю для деток лет 13-14. Хотя некоторым авторам удается такое замутить с героями подростками, что диву даешься. Яркий пример "Очи черные". "Алая, как кровь" - больше о том, что Белоснежка лучше всех, а вокруг нее одни дебилы. И несмотря на то, что она такая смелая, сильная, умная, есть у нее тайна , которая тянется дымком на протяжение все книги и раскрывается только под финал. Для меня фишка не сработала, я уже угадала что там, и мне ее было даже не жаль. Да, вот такая я нехорошая XD


Автор не упустила момента опустить всех второстепенных героев, которые находились вокруг Белоснежки, что лично я нашла очень неприятным. Как будто главная книжная героиня таким образом самоутверждается. Разве это правильно? Это даже просто по-человечески не красиво. Плюс у книги совершенно дурацкий конец - опа и финал. Как? Почему так? Не верю! То ли перевод такой, то ли у автор дурацки слог, но даже читать местами были сложно, аж глаза резали некоторые слова и обороты. Было много избитых цитат, каюсь , что-то даже захотелось выписать, но оригинальностью автор не блещет. Вообщем, в обертке под детектив подсунули откровенную фигню. Вряд ли буду читать продолжение.
Profile Image for Paulo Pires.
246 reviews50 followers
January 15, 2015
3.9
« Lumikki Andersson 17 anos, inteligente, independente, com escassos recursos financeiros é uma "outsider"que privilegia a descrição. Aperfeiçoou ao longo do tempo formas de passar despercebida e assim não atrair excessivas atenções sobre si mesma.

No entanto, a surpreendente descoberta de notas ensanguentadas e a sua curiosidade levam-na a mergulhar no mundo do crime.


Este livro é direccionado para jovens adultos (YA), e é, na minha opinião, uma excelente porta para o sub-genéro literário do nordic noir.



Gostei especialmente da forma como o livro evoluiu, da tensão e da irreverência criada, com astucia, entre os jovens personagens. Gostei de um discurso coerente e realista quanto à sexualidade, em oposição à falsa inocência que muitas vezes (...)

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