A review by zabthefab
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, the descriptions of "high life" and London are so great and I do think JKR is a great mystery writer. I had a great time reading it, couldn't put it down.
That being said. There is NO, and I do mean NO, reason for any author to write 600 page mystery thriller (let alone the later ones that get longer.... .. ....). I don't care how many successful children's books you've written. U got NO business writing a 600+ page mystery.
Furthermore, while I do believe the characters are well written and feel real, the lone wolf detective and the asprining secretary are kind of a cliché. Still well done, just not that innovative. But I stand with my four stars.
That being said. There is NO, and I do mean NO, reason for any author to write 600 page mystery thriller (let alone the later ones that get longer.... .. ....). I don't care how many successful children's books you've written. U got NO business writing a 600+ page mystery.
Furthermore, while I do believe the characters are well written and feel real, the lone wolf detective and the asprining secretary are kind of a cliché. Still well done, just not that innovative. But I stand with my four stars.