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saramar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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
lizmorano's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Fifth series in the Cormoran Strike books, there's a murder of the woman who created a very popular dark cartoon.
cyndireadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I’ll be honest, I had to round up to get to a 3. I only rounded up based on my normal enjoyment of these books.
It was long. Too long by more than half the book. At about the 1200 page mark, I said this is a really good 500 page book. Too bad it’s 1400 pages. By the end it wasn’t even a good 500 page book. The resolution was so rushed that I literally don’t even know how they got the right answer. Maybe I just didn’t care enough to pay close attention.
My dad is retired and largely housebound. He will reread the same mediocre books multiple times just for something to do. He couldn’t even finish this one.
I genuinely like this series and there were flashes of the things I liked in here but there were also hundreds and hundreds of pages of online chats between anonymous horrible people that went on far too long.
It was long. Too long by more than half the book. At about the 1200 page mark, I said this is a really good 500 page book. Too bad it’s 1400 pages. By the end it wasn’t even a good 500 page book. The resolution was so rushed that I literally don’t even know how they got the right answer. Maybe I just didn’t care enough to pay close attention.
My dad is retired and largely housebound. He will reread the same mediocre books multiple times just for something to do. He couldn’t even finish this one.
I genuinely like this series and there were flashes of the things I liked in here but there were also hundreds and hundreds of pages of online chats between anonymous horrible people that went on far too long.
bethaniekay's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. It feels like I can copy+paste most of my review from the previous Strike novel...
I've read all the novels in the Strike series, so of course I got this one as soon as it came out. I really wanted to give this 4 stars like I did the first couple books in the series, but I just couldn't. There were really just two major things that prevented me from giving this book a higher rating:
First, this book was TOO LONG, and too convoluted. It needed to be trimmed WAY down and more focused on the primary storyline. I couldn't keep up with half of the characters (especially since many of the real characters had online personas, as well - so trying to remember all of them and keep them straight was impossible), and even at the end when the mystery was solved, I couldn't truly relish the reveal because I couldn't remember who all the people were that were involved, and how they were involved with each other. I understand there needs to be a certain level of complexity for the story to evolve, but this was a bit much.
Second, I could've done without the extraneous sub-plots. It's good to know that the agency has flourished and they have so many cases and sub-contractors, but I really wasn't interested in all the other cases the agency was working on, and feel if those were all cut out, it would've saved some pages and some additional characters (both clients and staff) from the overall heft of the book.
Now, for the good stuff. I like JKR's writing style, and I truly enjoy the relationship Strike and Robin have. I wish they could just resolve their obvious unrequited feelings for each other, but again they each have their obstacles in this novel. I still hold out hope, though, that eventually they'll realize they're meant to be together.
I'll be anticipating the next book in the series to find out what happens. I just hope the book is about half the size.
I've read all the novels in the Strike series, so of course I got this one as soon as it came out. I really wanted to give this 4 stars like I did the first couple books in the series, but I just couldn't. There were really just two major things that prevented me from giving this book a higher rating:
First, this book was TOO LONG, and too convoluted. It needed to be trimmed WAY down and more focused on the primary storyline. I couldn't keep up with half of the characters (especially since many of the real characters had online personas, as well - so trying to remember all of them and keep them straight was impossible), and even at the end when the mystery was solved, I couldn't truly relish the reveal because I couldn't remember who all the people were that were involved, and how they were involved with each other. I understand there needs to be a certain level of complexity for the story to evolve, but this was a bit much.
Second, I could've done without the extraneous sub-plots. It's good to know that the agency has flourished and they have so many cases and sub-contractors, but I really wasn't interested in all the other cases the agency was working on, and feel if those were all cut out, it would've saved some pages and some additional characters (both clients and staff) from the overall heft of the book.
Now, for the good stuff. I like JKR's writing style, and I truly enjoy the relationship Strike and Robin have. I wish they could just resolve their obvious unrequited feelings for each other, but again they each have their obstacles in this novel. I still hold out hope, though, that eventually they'll realize they're meant to be together.
I'll be anticipating the next book in the series to find out what happens. I just hope the book is about half the size.
megareads42's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, really? This was the 6th book in this series? Feel like it just started. Great plot, well-paced. Too many characters, definitely got confused at times.
andyblv's review against another edition
4.0
A strong addition to the Strike and Ellacott detective stories. The use of social media posts and private gamer channels was a little reminiscent of The Appeal, which is told exclusively in epistolary form. The Galbraith novels are fun, but bloated. Never get so powerful that you can ignore your editor. The book would have benefited from being trimmed by a third.
febrianikmadusari's review against another edition
4.0
Ketika Edie Ledwell, dalam keadaan panik dan awut-awutan, muncul di kantor biro detektif serta meminta berbicara dengannya, Robin Ellacott tidak yakin bagaimana harus menangani situasi tersebut. Edie, kokreator kartun populer The Ink Black Heart, dipersekusi oleh sosok online misterius yang menggunakan nama samaran Anomie. Dia ingin mengetahui identitas Anomie yang sebenarnya. Robin memutuskan bahwa biro detektif mereka tidak dapat membantu Edie---dan Robin tidak memikirkannya lagi hingga beberapa hari kemudian dia membaca berita mengejutkan bahwa Edie Ledwell telah dibunuh di Highgate Cemetery, lokasi The Ink Black Heart. Robin dan partner bisnisnya, Cormoran Strike, terseret dalam upaya keras mengungkap identitas sejati Anomie. Namun, dunia daring yang kompleks dan ruwet penuh nama alias, sementara kepentingan bisnis serta konflik keluarga mesti dihadapi, Strike dan Robin terlibat kasus yang menguji kemampuan deduksi mereka… dan mengancam keberlangsungan hidup serta penghidupan mereka. Misteri yang cerdas dan menegangkan. The Ink Black Heart adalah karya Robert Galbraith yang membuktikan kekuatan, keterampilan, dan kecerdikannya.
pnlx's review against another edition
5.0
Sexto volume da série Cormoran Strike e volume é a palavra certa. Um terço do livro é palha, muito bem escrita, mas palha que não acrescenta nada nem ao decorrer da investigação nem à vibe "modelo e detective" entre a Robin e o Strike. Em suma gostei porque gosto muito da escrita da JK Rowling, mas num livro com mais de mil páginas acho que têm que ser justificada e aqui nem sempre é o caso.
Então porquê o 5 estrelas? Na verdade é um 4, mas como há gente que vem para um site sobre livros dar pontuação de 1 a um livro que nem leu porque não gosta das opiniões políticas da autora, eu também sei jogar este jogo por isso its a 5*.
Então porquê o 5 estrelas? Na verdade é um 4, mas como há gente que vem para um site sobre livros dar pontuação de 1 a um livro que nem leu porque não gosta das opiniões políticas da autora, eu também sei jogar este jogo por isso its a 5*.