This is sitting somewhere between three and four stars for me. I'm definitely glad I read it and enjoyed it overall, but oh boy did I want more out of it.

The balance of this book was completely off. A lot of it was bloat and had one character explaining to another what the reader already knew. And then again. And again. And again. The prose is excellent and very readable so it was easy to turn the pages and wait for something to happen. And I remember being very happy when something did happen... Only for there to be another 100 pages of bloat that followed it.

Overall though, I loved the millenium trilogy. It was so readable, engrossing, and lived up to the hype. I just wish this book had explored some new things rather than spending most of its time rehashing what we already learned from book two. I have many unanswered questions (Camilla!!).

(On that note, if anyone has an opinion as to whether to read the other-authored sequels or just their wikipedia summaries, I'm all ears).

Recommended if you want to complete the trilogy, are ok with being somewhat underwhelmed, and have enjoyed the prose of the previous books (especially long stretches where nothing happens).

More thoughts here: https://youtu.be/N3d0uvty-uQ