The Cuckoo's Calling
Author: Robert Galbraith
Language: 3/5
Content: 3/5
Overall: 6/10
This is going to be a fairly short review and I have to start with a disclaimer. This might actually be the first mystery novel I have ever read. I didn't quite know what to expect as I have mixed feelings about J.K Rowling as a writer. I like the Harry Potter series as much as the next person but having also read The Casual Vacancy, I know she is equally capable of producing poorly thought out novels.
Here is what's good about it. Unlike The Casual Vacancy, this book flows. In fact, I found myself not being able to drop it at times. There is the odd forced simile that doesn't quite work which I've come to expect of J.K Rowling when she writes books for adults but otherwise, it is easy to read. There is nothing exceptional about the language but it's ok.
The same thing also goes for the content. As I said, I haven't read many mystery novels so I don't have a lot to compare this to but it seemed fairly run-of-the-mill. The mystery and the manner in which it was solved seemed realistic and plausible so that is definitely a point in favour of the novel but on the other hand the plot didn't seem to have anything extra-ordinary.
All in all, The Cuckoo's Calling was fun to read but I can't see it becoming a classic one day. A good beach read.
*P.S. I have finally decided to post regularly on my blog. You can expect a new post every Friday :)
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