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4.48 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense fast-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
dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious tense medium-paced
challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

JK Rowling is the only author for whom I stay up late to get her new releases at midnight. So it was with Harry Potter when I was growing up, and so it is with Strike now.

And OH MY GODS I love the entire series but this book is the best by far. I devoured it in less than 3 days, staying up till 5 in the morning too, couldn't put it down.
It kept me on the edge of my seat, the whole church was very disturbing, and I was so worried about Robin at the farm (although I was annoyed she was staying there so long against her better judgement).
Halfway through the book I though ok, that's quite enough of Charlotte, will her drama ever end? But then almost instantly I got my wish. Fina-fucking-lly.
I really like the fact that Strike began to leave his past behind, that it's not his grumpy self alone against the world anymore. His relationship with Lucy developed significantly, and having Prudence in his life means a lot as well. He's finally realising that he deserves to be happy and that he needs others around him. He is now worthy of Robin.
Robin's in a relationship with Ryan but that relationship quickly becomes what her marriage with Matt was. Yet again she needs to lie or keep quiet to avoid rows because of Murphy's jealousy and possessiveness.

Perfect cliffhanger of an ending. Please please please Robin don't mess it up now
mysterious 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
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is much too long. It needs not only editing for length, but also content. There are many errors that should have been caught.
Figured out the “mystery” early on.
Not a great read.
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

After listening to 34 hours of this book, the "reader" deserves a better ending than Cormoran Strike dictating the solution of this lengthy mystery to the "surprise" perpetrator. Even Robin was left in the dark. Sloppy work, J.K.