It’s been awhile since I’ve read a murder mystery (no kissing in this book!), but I’d been intrigued about these books by J.K. Rowling written under a pseudonym for awhile. I’ve read all the Harry Potter books, and enjoyed them immensely, so I was curious to see how she would do with the real world. Instead of wizards and magic we are presented with the death of a superstar model, a person who is regarded in society as being elevated above the rest of us […]
How did I not know of this series before now?
So this just happened. Again I feel like I need to start this review with a disclaimer: I am the worst book geek there ever was. I say that because I mainly just read when I’m living abroad. I don’t know why, but the fact of the matter is that from 2010 till 2015 I was reading perhaps less than 6 books a year. It was only last year that I moved back to Europe, and suddenly I’m joining bookclubs and reading 35 books in […]
I’ve Perhaps Gone Gif Crazy.
OVERALL THOUGHTS 4.5 rounded up to 5 stars, because this book deserves a higher ranking than its predecessor. I had thought the world of Rowling’s writing was done for me. And then. AND THEN. This series showed up in my life and I have the gift of her back. Here she is writing intricate but not unsolvable mysteries where the clues are right there in front of you, and if you are anything like me only make sense to you after the big reveal. No […]
If your second best series is better than everyone else’s first, you’re doing something right.
JK Rowling’s writing has improved noticeably from the first Harry Potter books. I haven’t read The Casual Vacancy yet, both because the story doesn’t appeal to me and it’s received a generally lukewarm reception, so it came as a bit of a shock to see her writing about sex and characters who use foul language. It’s almost like hearing my mother use those words. But, once you get passed that (assuming that, like me, that’s something you even have to get passed), this is a […]