A review by gunjan2024
Black and Blue by Ian Rankin

3.0

I was in a reading slump. I couldn't read any book last week. It may be because of fever I had and after fever was gone. My nephew came. I didn't take this much time in finishing a novel this big.

Anyway, this is my second novel by Ian Rankin. I was referred to read it by an bookstagrammer. According to him, it is one of the bests by Ian Rankin. To be honest, I liked it but I couldn't relate it with one of the bests factor. It was average. Also, the absence of Abernethy made it even more mundane. Still, Rebus was at his best as always.
Story was circumlocution.

Things I loved:
Rebus, no doubt!
Jack: "You're one stupid bastard."
Rebus: "Years of dedicated practice, Jack!"

I love his way of not taking any offense. He is hardest to offend. And, I have a strange kind of liking for people who are hard to offend. Like, it doesn't matter to them, what ass shits what. I, myself, don't get easily offended. And, I can relate how stupid the person seems us to be who tries to offend people like us.

Things I didn't like:
Although the plot seems to be enticing at first, after few chapters it started to be boring. Also, the ending wasn't that jaw dropping.