4.01 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

4.5
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenkepesh's review


I don't think Rowling/Galbraith is as good at detective fiction as she is at young adult fantasy. Nonetheless, I've generally enjoyed this series. But the will-they-won't-they subplot is just as old in this series as it is in any other series....
mysterious slow-paced

I loved everything about this book, it is just as strong as the rest of the series -- smart, complex, detailed and charismatic. I read this while recovering from Covid, in 3 days, and there is only one author who will keep me reading through so many pages and cry in the end because I want more! I literally could not put it down, now I'm finished my life can go on. I'm so grateful this exists!

Well I loved it. It was like twelve hundred pages and I read it in under a week. And I am NOT a fast reader. And gah, it made me really think the internet is a TERRIBLE place. I mean I’m forty so it’s not like I’m big on social media or trying to get dates or anything, but man alive, people really will say ANYTHING out there!!! Glad I never figured out Twitter. I liked the mystery, I love Robin, I could have used a little more Pat and Midge and Shanker, but no complaints. Except people really are complete garbage. #engelbrechtreads2022 #engelbrechtreads
dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Ok, so I liked that Gallbraith did something a little different with the online gaming/fandom world. The inclusion of the messages and other forms of online communication was also unique. And I still think the ending was good. However, this book is too longgggggggg. Just like the previous book there is just so much that’s repetitive and I kept skipping through much of Strike and Robin’s relationship stuff because we’ve seen it before… 

miaa_04's review

4.0

I'm torn between 4 and 5
challenging dark informative mysterious reflective 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