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afender's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
books_tea_and_fantasy's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
Characters: 7
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 8
Plot: 6
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 7
Enjoyment: 6
Characters: 7
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 8
Plot: 6
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 7
Enjoyment: 6
betwixtbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lynnenad's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Same old, same old. But Robert Galbraith/JK Rowling can certainly write an engaging detective story. If you liked the others, you’ll like this one too.
alexreadssmut's review
4.0
I don’t typically write reviews, but I value them greatly - Goodreads is a place for readers to recommend and discuss with other readers - and this particular review board has drifted into an alternate direction which I personally believe should live elsewhere. I think average rating of 4+ stars speaks greatly to the likability of this book with the hundreds of 1 star non-content-related reviews weighing it down.
I would give this a 4.5. I was gripped for the entire novel. The phonetic spelling greatly helps shape the characters [which I’ll give bonus credit as it must be very annoying to write (I’m sure spell check would be a nightmare), so the extra effort is appreciated and noted]. The subject is creative. The clues are clever and litter the book. I did not love the ending, it wrapped up abruptly and dramatically which I felt did not match the tenor of the rest of the novel. This is the only reason I wouldn’t give it a solid 5.
If you don’t like 1000+ page books for the sole reason of length, I’d suggest not reading. I love long books if they hold you the whole time (which this one did), more to enjoy. I would not want it any shorter - unless Charlotte were to be removed - I’m personally over her.
I would give this a 4.5. I was gripped for the entire novel. The phonetic spelling greatly helps shape the characters [which I’ll give bonus credit as it must be very annoying to write (I’m sure spell check would be a nightmare), so the extra effort is appreciated and noted]. The subject is creative. The clues are clever and litter the book. I did not love the ending, it wrapped up abruptly and dramatically which I felt did not match the tenor of the rest of the novel. This is the only reason I wouldn’t give it a solid 5.
If you don’t like 1000+ page books for the sole reason of length, I’d suggest not reading. I love long books if they hold you the whole time (which this one did), more to enjoy. I would not want it any shorter - unless Charlotte were to be removed - I’m personally over her.
abica12's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
lockleson's review
2.5
The mystery was simultaneously boring and way too convoluted, character development stalled too much for my taste, but the worst part, for me, were the chapters that were online chat conversations. I recognize that converting this from a physical book to an e-book was a challenge, but they were so terribly difficult to read despite the allowances made and the entire story just stalled out for me when I got to these chapters. It's also why it took me forever to finish this book. My advice, read this one in the series in physical book form.
anne_roschinsky's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
gabsabookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5