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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
2 stars for Lethal White.
I’m giving a star to each of the two main characters. To me, the best part of this series is the characterization of Strike and Robin. I love these characters.
The overall story in Lethal White was okay but the ending and wrap up was a huge let down for me.
I’m giving a star to each of the two main characters. To me, the best part of this series is the characterization of Strike and Robin. I love these characters.
The overall story in Lethal White was okay but the ending and wrap up was a huge let down for me.
I don't usually ship people in mysteries, but Rowling has made up for the total mismatch of Ron and Hermione plus written a terrific mystery! No sneaky "oh I forgot to give you this clue 200 pages ago," no last minute suspects, just loads of information that builds until you have to start gleaning out what's important. The central blackmail/suicide mystery revolves around a subject I'd never heard of but one that should be better known. Well researched and beautifully written. I really like how conversations are real: people stopping to eat, being interrupted, just the stuff of real life.
But I have to admit, this book is heavy on the personal lives of the protagonists, and while I wrote the previous paragraph right after finishing the book, I'm already fuzzy on the mystery, but I sure remember where our heroes left off! And I have to admit to a good deal of trepidation about reading the next installment where it appears she may be doubling down on her anti-trans stance. I really hope that the negative hype is overblown.
But I have to admit, this book is heavy on the personal lives of the protagonists, and while I wrote the previous paragraph right after finishing the book, I'm already fuzzy on the mystery, but I sure remember where our heroes left off! And I have to admit to a good deal of trepidation about reading the next installment where it appears she may be doubling down on her anti-trans stance. I really hope that the negative hype is overblown.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
This, while still very enjoyable, was probably the weakest mystery by far.
Maybe it’s because political intrigue isn’t my favourite, maybe I just thought it was a bit of a weak link?
But I’m so here for Robin taking back her power - what a queen!!!!
Maybe it’s because political intrigue isn’t my favourite, maybe I just thought it was a bit of a weak link?
But I’m so here for Robin taking back her power - what a queen!!!!
I love this series. I love Cormoran and Robin. I think, mostly, though, I just love JK Rowling's writing. Yeah, she puts out a whole lotta words, a whole lotta pages, and that can be intimidating, but I don't really mind with her. I just love how she tells a story.
A behemoth of novel about sums it up! Strike and Robin are hired by a politician to get dirt on an opponent which turns into more when they realize the man who hired them is being blackmailed. When he commits suicide, the blackmailers reveal a dark past, and more questions come to the surface while Strike is confronted with Charlotte and Robin and Matthew grow further apart.
Reasons I Recommend:
1) I quite enjoy the detective guesswork and who done it aspect
2) Robin and Strike’s unlikely friendship while they work so well together and tiptoe around each other’s relationships and
3) Another mystery solved gives more clout to the fleeting agency.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Reasons I Recommend:
1) I quite enjoy the detective guesswork and who done it aspect
2) Robin and Strike’s unlikely friendship while they work so well together and tiptoe around each other’s relationships and
3) Another mystery solved gives more clout to the fleeting agency.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#briereads #brierecommends #2024goodreadsreadingchallenge #reviewedongoodreads #reviewedoninstagram #bookworm #lovetoread #idratherbereading #mystery #fiction #cormoranstrikeseries #lethalwhite #robertgalbraithakajkrowling @robertgalbraith #physicaltoberead