A review by ruthie_the_librarian
The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I thought my eyes might bleed out from how intensely I was reading this - I was totally caught up in the story, and read it at any spare moment I could over the last 2 days.  I did quake a little at the size of it (could only read this as an e-book...I'd brain myself in bed trying to read the hardback!), and there were moments when I wondered if I could possibly keep all the many, many, many characters and plot lines secure in my menopausal head.  But somehow I did.  It ranged from creepy, exciting, tense, funny...I didn't always like Cormoran, or Robin, in this episode in the series which gave it an interesting edge because I came in fully committed to the pair of them.  I loved Pat.

I always wonder if RG/JKR's author is just too terrified to ever suggest an edit, but even at this ginormous length, I'm not sure there's anything I would have cut, as it all felt like absolutely being immersed in the detective agency's world the whole time I was reading.
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