Let me start this review by noting what I usually look for in a mystery/crime novel. I want said book to pull me in, give me bits and pieces of the story as I read, maybe even confuse me and throw me off with some crazy character or act that has nothing to do with the crime. But most of all I want suspense, I want to be chewing my nails muttering to the hero or heroine. I want the characters to be a part of me for days or weeks after the story is finished.
The Cuckoo’s Calling didn’t really have much of anything I like in a crime novel. To be honest I bought it on a Sunday night, only because Huffington Post had just tweeted who was really the author of this book, JK Rowling. I started it that night and finished it the following Thursday. Please don’t misunderstand, I did like the book but I am one of those people who only read it because this random author, Robert Galbraith turned out to be one of the most beloved author of all time.
All in all, I give this one 3 ½ stars. Any avid reader who picked up this book before last Sunday would pick up on the fact that there is no way this book was written by a new author. This was a well thought out, well organized novel. The characters are likeable (even rough and tuff Strike) and even surprisingly crazy! I did like the book but it’s not one of those stories that I would have picked up at the bookstore, the characters won’t stay with me for days, I probably won't think of them again, until the next book comes out.
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