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A review by jessmanners
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
5.0
Honestly, I can’t think of another author who could write a 900+ page book, and when I got to the end, I wished for more. It isn’t even that the mystery itself was so amazing (although It was good! And I’m glad many of the red herring possibilities proved to be just that—she knows the kids of villains we want and which ones we would be bored by), it’s that she knows how to pace her stories—from beginning to end, but more importantly, from chapter to chapter, that she can create worlds worth living in for a while, and characters who feel flawed but lovable…and she also does petty tyranny really, really well.
Umbridge was maybe the best villain in the Harry Potter universe—sure, Voldemort is evil, but she makes you want to scream in impotent rage at her injustices…and this book has plenty of moments that felt akin to that. Also (and I’m 100% staying away from the TERF discourse here), Rowling does convey the casual (and not so casual) sexism of a male-dominated workforce in a way that feels true and well done. The point unmissable, but doesn’t feel overly soapbox-y.
Point is, I like Strike and I like Robin and I like Rowling’s ability to craft a narrative, and I’m looking forward to the next (will there be a next??).
Umbridge was maybe the best villain in the Harry Potter universe—sure, Voldemort is evil, but she makes you want to scream in impotent rage at her injustices…and this book has plenty of moments that felt akin to that. Also (and I’m 100% staying away from the TERF discourse here), Rowling does convey the casual (and not so casual) sexism of a male-dominated workforce in a way that feels true and well done. The point unmissable, but doesn’t feel overly soapbox-y.
Point is, I like Strike and I like Robin and I like Rowling’s ability to craft a narrative, and I’m looking forward to the next (will there be a next??).