The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Overview/Review

Now that I've finished the book, which was the third in the series, I've become more satisfied with the series overall. In the first two books, the heroine of the series Lisbeth Salander is seen overcoming obstacles because she is smarter, more unorthodox, and vicious than just about anyone. In the third book, which not to spoil the plot, revolves around the resolution and aftermath of the kicking of the "hornet's nest" that Salander unknowingly created. The books long complex plot follows the course of the books three main characters with some side chapters devoted to the books other characters. The side plot revolving around the relationship between Mikhael Blomkvist and Salander is also continued, and ultimately resolved. The book like it's two predecessors, revolves around a situation of inequality and violence that Stieg Larson, the late author of the trilogy said inspired him when he was 15. The book, as the last in a series assumes that the audience knows who the characters are, their relationships, quirks, and motivations are already in place, and have been since the buildup of the previous novel. The novel which revolves around the trial of Lisbeth, and in it brings to light nearly all the conflicts and wrongdoings in the previous books. While not as innovative and shocking as the first book, nor with as good a plot as the second, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest serves as an excellent swan song to a series that will serve as an epitome to the thriller genre for years to come.