Review: INCREDIBLE CHARACTERS, ENJOYABLE STORY!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka is the first book in the projected Lumikki Andersson trilogy, and is superbly rendered into English from its original language by Owen Witesman. This young adult mystery crime thriller has much going for it with a plot that is simple and engaging, but the author in trying to give an added touch to its intensity has in a way spoiled the flow and coherence of the story. Having said that, I'd like to insist that As Red as Blood is still one of the best novels I have read in its genre.Author Salla Simukka has crafted an incredible character in the form of the Lumikki (Finnish for Snow White). Formidable, strong and fully-developed, there is something about her that pulls you into the story and makes you want to know more about her. What is particular striking about the story is the cloud of uncertainty with which the story initially moves but dramatically opens up as the story progresses. Follow Lumikki as she is swept into a whirlpool of events to save her friends and herself, as her young self is burdened with a yoke too heavy for her age.