latest read - the girl who played with fire & the girl who kicked the hornet's nest

I was very eager to read the second book once my interest on Lisbeth Salander was sparked after reading the first of the three-book series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

I must have finished reading The Girl who Played with Fire about 3 months ago but didn't bother to update it here since I though I'd read the last installment of the series - The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.

Here I am now all done with the book series and I must say, I like them a lot. I normally stay away from mystery and crime genre but as mentioned before, the hype about the movie adapted from this book series, intrigued me. Well, I'm glad that I caved and read these books.
Each book has character and they each play a part in the overall story.
The first is introducing the main characters namely Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, especially who they are, their personalities and their specialties, what made them who they are. The second and third books, in terms of story line, is more related. The mystery deepens and you get more and more involved in the characters' quest to reveal the mistreatment on Lisbeth throughout her whole life and to some extend, correct every wrong that were done.
Although the damage has been done, sometimes closure is all you need.