Frygt - Helene Tegtmeier

Title: Frygt (Fear)
Author: Helene Tegtmeier
Genre: Suspense
Rating: 2.5/5
# pages: 192
Date read: June, 2010

Police officer Martin R. Larsen is called out to the Botanical Gardens of Aarhus as a body has been found.

Three friends held a picnic in the garden at the time of the murder, but Martin can't figure out whether he should suspect them for the murder, or if they themselves are the next victims... for all signs indicate that he will strike again...

Not a very pleasant book, and I'm very dubious as to how realistic it was. That's usually not a problem, but I'm pretty sure this book was supposed to be realistic, which was unfortunate. I think the book would have benefitted from being longer, so not quite as much had to happen in as short a span of pages. The plot could easily have been stretched another 100 pages, as long as the author was competent enough to fill out the details. I'm not entirely sure that would have been the case though.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer

Title: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Genre: Paranormal
Rating: 3/5
# pages: 152
Date read: June, 2010

Bree Tanner can barely remember life before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood... life before she became a vampire.

Then Bree finds an unexpected friend in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they know only as "her". As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagines, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trus. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth?

To be honest, I wasn't sure I even wanted to read this novella. Everybody who's read Eclipse knows what's going to happen to Bree - why would I want to get to know and find sympathy for somebody I knew would die in the end?

And I have to admit, even after having read it, that's still my thought. This is NOT a novella for people who want happy endings - or even just closure. It was interesting enough, but I found myself much less engaged than usual, probably because I didn't care - and didn't want to care. The reason I still gave it a rating of 3, is that I can clearly see that this isn't the fault of the book.

I still love the Twilight saga, but I doubt I'm ever going to reread this.