While I have yet to read [b:Rupture|33257659|Rupture (Dark Iceland - English Publication Order #4; Original Publication #4)|Ragnar Jónasson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480949184s/33257659.jpg|53978242], [b:Blackout|29562395|Blackout (Dark Iceland - English Publication Order #3; Original Publication #3)|Ragnar Jónasson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1458513755s/29562395.jpg|49873860] is by far my favorite in the series that I have read to date. Yes, each installment in the series features that dark, oppressing nature, but this one had something even more sinister lying between it’s pages. Even though these books are deeply atmospheric and slow burning in pace, I found I couldn’t absorb the information fast enough as I was dying to get to the big reveal in the end. Ragnar has a way with taking a seemingly normal story and twisting it into the unreal; these books are completely in the realm of the natural, but the setting is so rich that it gives the books an otherworldly feature. I had none of this book figured out and was surprised by every last turn; I couldn’t give this book anything less than 5 stars in good conscience. Those who are fans of the series will be blown away by what the author has crafted in this entry and by where he is taking the characters we have grown attached to.

*Many thanks to Karen at Orenda Books for providing my copies; it always feels like she’s doing me a favor by allowing me to review these books!