(Book Review) Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The best dynamic from our fav duo!

The case itself really was intriguing. I like the idea to solve a cold dead long forgotten cased. With this case we were shown how passionate, determined, dedicated and committed Cormoran and Robin were.

I also love the character development. Even some small characters like Pat, the new agency’s secretary, got a deep sense of it. Also some occurring characters like Shanker, Barkley (oh, I looove Barkley so much!), Lucy, Charlotte, Matthew (ewh), also Nick and Ilsa were dug deeper here. But the good thing is, we don’t get dragged too long. We can easily learn more about these characters by reading their conversation.

Also, if you’re a shipper for Cormoran and Robin’s relationship, this book feels like a drop of water we waited for so long. It’s clearly see how they developed their feelings toward each other. Their fight after the dinner at Max’s (Robin’s new landlord) place really open a lot of possibility to their relationship. Which I can’t wait to know more about it!

Talking about dragging, with 900+ pages, somehow I don’t feel bored reading this. Sometimes there are some parts that they all focused on other cases, but still, it’s engaging somehow. I think it’s because the dynamic from Cormoran and Robin is getting more and more interesting. I keep giggling reading them, like reading a teen lit. Some experiences that you seldom got from a detective stories, right?

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[Book Review] Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

Okay, this review will be totally subjective. It’s my personal thinking, feeling and experiences during reading this book.

To be honest, all I can say is : I keep being distracted by the development of feelings between Strike and Robin. The book started exactly where it left us in The Career of Evil, Robin’s wedding. This chapter ended very sweet for both of them somehow (OMG, I almost reveal it here and it will be a sweet spoiler! Haha!). The next following chapters, Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) slipped this kind of sweetness from both Robin and Strike. For example when they showed a bit of jealousy when they saw other’s lovers, or when they’re in the middle of something but their mind wondering thinking about each other. Mostly, I giggled suddenly right after I read their analysis or deduction because they did it with full effort to put their focus not to each other.

Sometimes, I didn’t catch up with the case that I need to re-read some passages back. Or, I just drifted away with the hope I’d soon read about those two. And I felt more excited about them than the case itself. Oops. Not complaining tho. It’s just my way to enjoy this book.

Maybe because of this I didn’t really take a note about the other characters. The development felt too shallow. Even when the truth is finally revealed, I didn’t feel the excitement. Or maybe is it because too many characters ? We have Chiswell’s family and friends, the trio Geraint Winn-Della Winn-Aamir Malik and their acquaintance, Jimmy-Billy-Flick and their comrades and not to mention Strikes and Robin’s families and friends who are come and go in this book. I also felt like there are some chapters or stories that actually don’t relate to the case and make the story dragged too far. For example when Strike needs to take care of his nephew (although this part leads to my fav moment of Strike & Robin 😀 ) and I still don’t get the point why Robert needs to mention Charlotte too much in this book. I know maybe it’s meant to show the conflict of what strike has inside his heart. But, still, it’s too much.

So yeah, I will only recommend this book series to you who want to get a fresh feel of a detective stories. Or to you whom I know are the fans of JK Rowling (tho, after her “incident” in Twitter, it won’t be that many).

My Verdict : 
Story Plot : 3.0/5.0
Characters Development : 3.5/5.0
Overall : 3.25/5.0

[Short Review] Reading: Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

I know, I know that i promised myself to finish that book lists on my “where-have-you-been” reading challenge…but when it comes to JKR (or Galbraith), I surely will be distracted.

What I can say about this book is….WOA,WHAT A ROLLER COSTER FEELINGS! As usual, JKR serves us deeper thoughts and feeling about the characters she develop, and in this 3rd series of Cormoran Strike I keep changing my mood from intense and thrilling moments to giggling enthusiastically following the up and downs of Strike-Robin’s relationship.

If Agatha Christie a sensible wingbacked chair, then Robert Galbraith is a vast, overstuffed sofa, complete with dog hair and something unmentionable behind the cushions.

Ps: if you’re a fans of Strike-Robin, you better get ready at the end of the stories.