Reviews

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

alayna017's review against another edition

5.0

This book is massive, over 1000 pages! It does take a while to get into the rhythm of the story, and the interstitial of the chat rooms were hard to follow (especially if you’re listening). Once you’re into it, it was a great story.

There was some movement on the Strike and Robin relationship, it’s just such a slow burn and neither of them will just admit what they feel!

sjdunlop's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

amyingomar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

qobvmw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

afender's review

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

szilvicsanyi's review against another edition

5.0

Masterpiece. Smart, captivating, a must-read.

betwixtbooks's review

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 against another edition

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.