Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

7 reviews

liliya_klein's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Cormoran is a big guy. He’s ex-military, proud, intelligent and people-smart. He also has a complicated relationship with an ex that is very toxic. 

Robin is his sidekick. She’s Cormoran’s pretty secretary with a host of skills administrative skills and street smarts. In this book, we learn that she is an expert driver. She’s engaged to a guy who doesn’t seem to really understand her although he does care for her. 

They work together as a private detective duo taking on mostly surveillance cases and occasionally some biggies (on which the series focuses on). 

The storytelling is slow and the reveals are drawn out. But it’s keeping me engaged and invested in these characters lives. And I hope to watch the series too, so I’m trying to get through the books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

ladythana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Rape, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Body shaming

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Excrement

cottagefairynatalie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Outing and Toxic relationship

imogenlj's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I've watched the Strike TV series and although I'm usually a 'you must read the book first/book is always better!!' type person... I think the TV series is better. This was interesting, the pace worked because I kept wanting to read it even though it's huuuuge, but I prefer my mysteries a bit snappier & am probably only reading the books because I want to find out more about Robin & Strike's day-to-day relationship. I'd pick up the next in the series in a charity shop but it's not going on my TBR list!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

acornell's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Excrement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

naomi_k's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Death, Suicide, Violence, Drug use, Dysphoria, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Outing, Stalking, Transphobia, and Pedophilia