Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

8 reviews

nats2643's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Child death, Violence, and Addiction

ladythana's review against another edition

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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Grief, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Violence, Misogyny, Infertility, Fatphobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Ableism, Body shaming, and War

missgray's review

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Drug use, and Sexual content

srm's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.0

I knew what was going to happen thanks to seeing the TV show, but it was still a very enjoyable ride, getting to know Cormoran and Robin and watching them work out the solution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Suicide, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, and War

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad 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

This first novel in the Cormoran Strike series isn’t as strong as the later ones but it’s deftly told with Rowling’s signature complexity. Neither main character is particularly likable at first but they grow on the reader. Strike’s stubborn tenacity is both a weakness and a strength - it enables his success as an investigator even as it dooms his love life. 

I’m rereading the entire series after having just finished the newest book. I wanted to immerse myself in Strike and Robin’s world and read straight through starting at the beginning. If you like dense, intellectual mysteries, try this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Addiction, Mental illness, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

ran_sophia's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Fatphobia, and Terminal illness

lily_k8y's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first part of the book had me a little unsure, but as soon as I got around the writing style and all the seemingly disjointed information it was a really enjoyable read! I devoured the last half of the book as the pace picked up along with the reveal. Looking forward to reading the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, and Child death

chelsearose's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Cancer