The Night Raven
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- Author：Johan Rundberg
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Summary
Mika is not your average orphan—and she’s about to prove it。
It’s 1880， and in the frigid city of Stockholm， death lurks around every corner。 Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter。 But at least the notorious serial killer the Night Raven is finally off the streets…or is he？
Mika is shocked when a newborn baby is left at the orphanage in the middle of the night， by a boy with a cryptic message。 Who is he？ And who is this “Dark Angel” he speaks of？ When a detective shows up， Mika senses something even more sinister is going on。
Drawn in by Mika’s unique ability to notice small details—a skill Mika has always used to survive—the gruff Detective Hoff unwittingly recruits her to help him with his investigation into a gruesome murder。 Mika knows she should stay far， far away， and yet…with such little hope for her future， could this be an opportunity？ Maybe， just maybe， this is Mika’s chance to be someone who matters。
Reviews
Heather
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Fantastic mystery This story is set in an 1880s Stockholm world， filled of poverty， death and frigid cold， yet through the complexity of the mystery and the observations of the gifted protagonist， Mika， I was drawn in and I want to read more。
Sara Wise
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** “Sometimes things do add up， even if they don’t seem to at first。” **Originally written in Swedish， Johan Rundberg’s “The Night Raven” is a delightful mystery with a plucky heroine。Twelve-year-old Mika lives at the Public Children’s Home， helping to oversee the orphaned children also residing there。 Filled with extremely strong powers of observation， she can easily read a situation。When a newborn child is mysteriously abandoned one night — along with a curious message “The Dark Angel knows I’ ** “Sometimes things do add up， even if they don’t seem to at first。” **Originally written in Swedish， Johan Rundberg’s “The Night Raven” is a delightful mystery with a plucky heroine。Twelve-year-old Mika lives at the Public Children’s Home， helping to oversee the orphaned children also residing there。 Filled with extremely strong powers of observation， she can easily read a situation。When a newborn child is mysteriously abandoned one night — along with a curious message “The Dark Angel knows I’m the one who took her” — Mika becomes intrigued about the baby’s background。And when Valdemar Hoff， a police detective， learns of her ability to closely observe and decipher situations， he draws her into investigating a dead body， wondering if it could be related to the city’s past Night Raven case。Rundberg does an incredible job of creating a plot filled with lots of suspense， as well as developing intriguing characters， including the spunky and daring Mika。 He reveals the importance of paying attention （“I have to pay attention to detail all the time because my life depends on it”）; finding confidence and believing in one’s self; determining and accepting one’s identity; and finding the ability of becoming the hunter and not the prey。Fans of characters like Nancy Drew and Young Sherlock Holmes will love “The Night Raven，” which is due out Nov。 1。 One word: the book is supposed to be for children ages 10 to 14， but I really would not recommend it for those on the younger end of the scale … perhaps starting at 12 or 13， as there are a couple of mild curse words and some dark， disturbing themes。Five stars out of five。 Amazon Crossing Kids provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest， unbiased review。 。。。more
Jessie
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Surprise twist！I was pleasantly surprised with the story line。 Was slightly slow going， but it kept me interested。Set in the 1880's。Mika is a well thought out character and believable。 Valdemar seems to be a sort of down and out cop that is trying to make a better impact on his community by figuring out this serial killer situation。This seems a little dark for a children's novel。 The age level says 10-14 on Amazon but some of the descriptions were semi-graphic and the characters were around dead Surprise twist！I was pleasantly surprised with the story line。 Was slightly slow going， but it kept me interested。Set in the 1880's。Mika is a well thought out character and believable。 Valdemar seems to be a sort of down and out cop that is trying to make a better impact on his community by figuring out this serial killer situation。This seems a little dark for a children's novel。 The age level says 10-14 on Amazon but some of the descriptions were semi-graphic and the characters were around dead bodies a few times。 Maybe I just don't see myself reading this at that age。 But also， maybe their brains are processing it differently at that age？ I'm not saying it's inappropriate， just not expected。 Haha。Otherwise， a very entertaining read。 There's some foreshadowing that you may make connections before they are revealed， but the author is good at keeping it suspenseful。 Maybe if parents are letting their 10 year old read they can sit with them to help them understand some of the goings on？ That would be my recommendation。 。。。more
Amanda
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This was a free book and I think I got confused what it was about。 I probably wouldn’t have read it if it hadn’t been free。 It was decent， but not at all the genre I thought it would be。 It was sort of a darker， Swedish version of Flavia de Luce， without the laughs。 It also felt fairly anachronistic for 1880 Sweden。I thought it would me a more magical middle grade reader。 It was gritty enough I wouldn’t let my 10 year old read it until he’s a tad older。 Nothing too horrendous， just too dark for This was a free book and I think I got confused what it was about。 I probably wouldn’t have read it if it hadn’t been free。 It was decent， but not at all the genre I thought it would be。 It was sort of a darker， Swedish version of Flavia de Luce， without the laughs。 It also felt fairly anachronistic for 1880 Sweden。I thought it would me a more magical middle grade reader。 It was gritty enough I wouldn’t let my 10 year old read it until he’s a tad older。 Nothing too horrendous， just too dark for him right now。 。。。more
Carla
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Great read…definitely kept my interest。 I plan on reading the sequel！
Eyv
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Captivating， not just for YA readershipThe author draws the reader in quickly， with vivid imagery and believable characters that stick in your mind despite yourself。 You actually care about what happens next and are challenged to put the pieces together with the main character- no spoon fed answers and no writers tricks either。 Come， enter this world and discover for yourself - book 2 had better deliver as well！
Amber
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3。5 stars。 Cute book about an orphan in Sweden who helps solve a crime。 Quick read。 I’ll probably read the next one。
Char
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This book was a great read。 I can't wait to read more from this series。 This book was a great read。 I can't wait to read more from this series。 。。。more
Alex
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2。5
T A FERRIS
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Orphan girl grows up quicklyA orphan girl becomes detective and learns how to he！p and she's grows up very quickly and learns the life can be cruel as well。interesting story 。 Orphan girl grows up quicklyA orphan girl becomes detective and learns how to he！p and she's grows up very quickly and learns the life can be cruel as well。interesting story 。 。。。more
Renee Heston
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This book was fantastic！ I don’t typically read YA books， but I would definitely recommend。
beverly mattingly
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Short but sweetThere was so much sadness in this book so I just kept reading hoping for a happy ending。 There was a realistically happy ending and that is all we could expect。 I really enjoyed reading about this clever girl and the kind policeman she helped。
Beth Everitt
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might be YA but oldster liked itI was tired of murder mysteries， dystopian stories and romance novels so I chose this from Amazon first reads October。 Might be young adult but at 69 I enjoyed it。 No romance， no supernatural/zombies， just a good story with a bit of unreal added。 Going to purchase the next book， & I am frugal with book purchases， so I think quite well of the writer at this point。
Rachel
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Completely engrossing and it pulled me in from page one so much that I basically read this in one sitting。 I'm not sure that this should be called a 'middle grade' or 'children's' book。。。it is pretty dark。 I'm guessing it is labeled as such since the main character is 12 （although a more mature and well-spoken twelve than I've ever encountered！）。 So don't let that classification scare you off。。。this is definitely a good read for adults as well。 I hope that the remaining books in the series ultim Completely engrossing and it pulled me in from page one so much that I basically read this in one sitting。 I'm not sure that this should be called a 'middle grade' or 'children's' book。。。it is pretty dark。 I'm guessing it is labeled as such since the main character is 12 （although a more mature and well-spoken twelve than I've ever encountered！）。 So don't let that classification scare you off。。。this is definitely a good read for adults as well。 I hope that the remaining books in the series ultimately get translated。 It appears that the next one will come out in English next year but I haven't seen if there are plans to do any more beyond that one。 。。。more
Mary
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I am never good at mysteries。 This one included， even it being a YA book。
Anne
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The story per si is good， but I felt disappointed by the end。 I found it to be unfair， and I'm disappointed because I thought Mika， more than anyone， wouldn't be so harsh to judge someone who was doing justice to HER OWN KIND。 Also， did she really think of her requirement as merci？ Really？？ Because to me， it seems there are worse fates than death。 The story per si is good， but I felt disappointed by the end。 I found it to be unfair， and I'm disappointed because I thought Mika， more than anyone， wouldn't be so harsh to judge someone who was doing justice to HER OWN KIND。 Also， did she really think of her requirement as merci？ Really？？ Because to me， it seems there are worse fates than death。 。。。more
Merrie Durbano
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The Night Raven reviewGreat read。 Mika and her detective friend solve more than one mystery in this fast paced story。 Mike is an orphan with a very special skill set， a much needed asset to solving the Night Raven case。 The story also give much insight into what it is like to truly live in poverty。
Brittany Begley
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Good readGreat details and had a great mix of dark themes with some touches of childhood curiosity。 Wasn't shocked with the resolution of the case， however the way it was handled was very interesting and definitely left me curious for where Mika's story goes next。 Good readGreat details and had a great mix of dark themes with some touches of childhood curiosity。 Wasn't shocked with the resolution of the case， however the way it was handled was very interesting and definitely left me curious for where Mika's story goes next。 。。。more
Rae
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This was a fun read。 Older elementary kids could handle it。 Mika is a likable character， and it sets up a series well。
Renee
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This was one of my Prime Reads this month and I didn't realize it was a kids book。It was fine but I think I was looking more into it than I should have。 Interesting short story This was one of my Prime Reads this month and I didn't realize it was a kids book。It was fine but I think I was looking more into it than I should have。 Interesting short story 。。。more
Marianne Reese
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After a baby is dropped off at the orphanage in the middle of the night along with a mysterious message， Mika， a teen at the orphanage， works with Detective Valdemar to try to solve the mystery。 Mika’s insight into the investigation proves invaluable … and extremely dangerous…as other crimes are exposed， putting their lives in jeopardy。 Are their lives worth the risk？This dark mystery intended for middle schoolers is a page turner that keeps the reader wondering what’s going to happen next。 The After a baby is dropped off at the orphanage in the middle of the night along with a mysterious message， Mika， a teen at the orphanage， works with Detective Valdemar to try to solve the mystery。 Mika’s insight into the investigation proves invaluable … and extremely dangerous…as other crimes are exposed， putting their lives in jeopardy。 Are their lives worth the risk？This dark mystery intended for middle schoolers is a page turner that keeps the reader wondering what’s going to happen next。 The story line is intriguing with plenty of suspense and some violence。 。。。more
Gayle Scarratt
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Oh， I really wasn't sure about this book but thought I'd give it a go as it was an amazon first reads kindle book。 I can't believe how good it was， I'm not into mysteries or crime books but this had a beautiful way about it Mika's story whilst sad， is heartwarmingly beautiful。 The thing I like best is whilst this mystery is solved Mika's is not！！！ Can't wait for the next one xxx Oh， I really wasn't sure about this book but thought I'd give it a go as it was an amazon first reads kindle book。 I can't believe how good it was， I'm not into mysteries or crime books but this had a beautiful way about it Mika's story whilst sad， is heartwarmingly beautiful。 The thing I like best is whilst this mystery is solved Mika's is not！！！ Can't wait for the next one xxx 。。。more
Ashley Hampton
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Loved the setting and characters Really enjoyed this book。 It pulls you in from the first page and leaves you wanting more。 I loved the characters and the whole story。 Great book for middle grade and adults。
D。 Starr
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Tracking a KillerListed as YA， I would confidently recommend this book to adults， too。No objectionable languageNo sexViolence and abuse referred to， but not described in great detailLikable charactersWell translated from original language。Interesting plotlineShort chaptersBelievable characters Excellent descriptions of Sweden in the winter in the late 1800's。Plot no spoilers:Mika， who lives in an orphanage， realizes that the wrong man has been executed for several horrible murders。 Against the o Tracking a KillerListed as YA， I would confidently recommend this book to adults， too。No objectionable languageNo sexViolence and abuse referred to， but not described in great detailLikable charactersWell translated from original language。Interesting plotlineShort chaptersBelievable characters Excellent descriptions of Sweden in the winter in the late 1800's。Plot no spoilers:Mika， who lives in an orphanage， realizes that the wrong man has been executed for several horrible murders。 Against the odds， since who listens to the fantasies of an impoverished child， she convinces a reluctant local policeman to join her in finding the real killer。I plan to read the next in the series。 Recommended 。。。more
Robyn
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Free Prime | Well written， good translation， abrupt ending | I took a phone call after what felt like a short time reading and discovered I was already halfway done， because it had drawn me in and the translation felt so natural。 Unfortunately it just。。。ended， with no real climax or wrap-up。 I know it's first in a series， but it was startlingly abrupt。 Free Prime | Well written， good translation， abrupt ending | I took a phone call after what felt like a short time reading and discovered I was already halfway done， because it had drawn me in and the translation felt so natural。 Unfortunately it just。。。ended， with no real climax or wrap-up。 I know it's first in a series， but it was startlingly abrupt。 。。。more
Melissa
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This was such an enjoyable read！ I loved Mika and how intelligent she was。 I really liked the social commentary it made on how poor children are treated。 It was so much fun to read！！
Mrs Wendy Waters
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a good read An interesting yet somewhat odd story。 Twists and turns all the way。 The question remains - who is Mika Moonwind
Tim Shepard
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Quick and interestingA short book but it had a good adventure and good characters。 Reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes in some ways。 The character being a young teen will certainly make it interesting to young people。 Live the setting， and。putting it in the late 1800s is a huge help to the storyline。
Linda
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An orphan girl searches for a serial killer in Victorian SwedenMika is a twelve year old girl who lives in an orphanage where death is always near， whether by starvation， freezing or casual violence。 An encounter with a policeman leads to her assisting him to catch a serial that is terrorizing the city。 I found Mika to be a believable character， not perfect but very smart。 She has a complicated reason for her actions beyond a simple need for justice that is the consequences of her circumstances。 An orphan girl searches for a serial killer in Victorian SwedenMika is a twelve year old girl who lives in an orphanage where death is always near， whether by starvation， freezing or casual violence。 An encounter with a policeman leads to her assisting him to catch a serial that is terrorizing the city。 I found Mika to be a believable character， not perfect but very smart。 She has a complicated reason for her actions beyond a simple need for justice that is the consequences of her circumstances。 I also want to mention the excellent translation。 The language flowed naturally and smoothly。 。。。more
Shawn McKay
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Great read for young and oldI liked the story line， the characters， a nd the lack of gratuitous violence for violence 's sake。I would recommend this book for the pleasure of anyone between the ages of 14 to 75 years of age。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 Great read for young and oldI liked the story line， the characters， a nd the lack of gratuitous violence for violence 's sake。I would recommend this book for the pleasure of anyone between the ages of 14 to 75 years of age。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 。。。more
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