Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

5 reviews

val_parr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

ladythana's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ange99's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and War

missgray's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

This first novel in the Cormoran Strike series isn’t as strong as the later ones but it’s deftly told with Rowling’s signature complexity. Neither main character is particularly likable at first but they grow on the reader. Strike’s stubborn tenacity is both a weakness and a strength - it enables his success as an investigator even as it dooms his love life. 

I’m rereading the entire series after having just finished the newest book. I wanted to immerse myself in Strike and Robin’s world and read straight through starting at the beginning. If you like dense, intellectual mysteries, try this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Alcohol