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magnalia's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. Intense. Rowling is still able to keep a good mystery going, with lots of potential suspects, events, angles to look at things. She tricked me again into guessing someone as the key suspect, just to rule him/her/them out in the very end. And I thought I was so smart :)
Too much Twitter conversations to my taste, hence -0.5 stars. And I wish there would be a bit more Robin+Strike banter, but I know I know. Good things come to those who wait. Still, as always - amazing character development for the both two heroes.
What a talented author.
Too much Twitter conversations to my taste, hence -0.5 stars. And I wish there would be a bit more Robin+Strike banter, but I know I know. Good things come to those who wait. Still, as always - amazing character development for the both two heroes.
What a talented author.
nikii_lillie's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
alipickle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
clauclou's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
laurehender's review against another edition
4.0
I just love J.K. Rowling, ok? The ending for this one wasn't super strong. But the journey to get there was still great.
Review to come..
Review to come..
afaroffplace's review against another edition
3.0
A complete world, so credit to JK, but far, far too long.
breadcrust's review against another edition
Never in my life had I ever wished for a detective mystery about the internet but I loved reading this one. I love the super dramatic slow burn strike/robin romance, I love how comfortable the series is with itself now that these characters are established so well. And the capturing of the internet was actually fantastic, it didn't feel like a goofy reproduction at all, so impressive! The left and right winging internet culture was shown so easily without that low hanging fruit kind of bias, it was actually fun to read. Felt like pretty genuine captures of both sides of the internet and made for a very engaging experience. As always very excited for the next book and can't wait to see what comes next!
corina708's review against another edition
5.0
A book so large, it took me a whole month to read! Book #6 in the series and I’m still head over heels with the writing but the two main characters DID NOT wind up together like I hoped… Strike realizes, however, that he’s in love her her!!! Another crime/mystery solved, another psychopath behind bars, and the agency gets a new name. I was bouncing all over the place, thinking the murderer was one person but totally ended up being the person I didn’t even expect! So good!
knaglieri's review against another edition
4.0
So happy to be back with Robin and Strike again! This one was not my favorite of the series but still great and I wasn’t ready for it to end, despite it being 32+ hours long.
The downside for me was the sheer number of suspects/characters to keep track of since there were in-person characters and online characters (and you weren’t sure who matched up with who). This probably worked fine in the physical book, but it was a bit confusing on audiobook. Also the in-game chats were tedious as hell in audiobook format. But still a good book, still love Strike and Robin, and it was a good mystery.
The downside for me was the sheer number of suspects/characters to keep track of since there were in-person characters and online characters (and you weren’t sure who matched up with who). This probably worked fine in the physical book, but it was a bit confusing on audiobook. Also the in-game chats were tedious as hell in audiobook format. But still a good book, still love Strike and Robin, and it was a good mystery.