I agree. Definitely the best JK book so far. Loved it. Already on my second reading. The development of Cormoran, Robin standing up for herself, the whole story is so well written. And the ending - oh my heart ❤ Now we need book 6 as soon as possible.
I loved this book so so much, and it’s great to see someone else with similar excitement over it. Due to the controversy surrounding this book, I feel like people are afraid to even touch it. So thank you for this video!! The story in this one was so so so excellent I absolutely adored it and now I feel a bit sad that I’m done with it. Need to find books that are similar!!
I found it “unputdownable” it is excellent ( a bit long and not easy to read in bed!!!). I did not find it transphobic- in fact it is almost difficult to find anything that suggests it. Please let Robert Galbraith write as many Strike books as she can. A very good review. Carry on Jo ⭐️
This lady sure knows her stuff and shows a great aptitude for the subject. She carries the viewer with her in her passion for the books under review 10/10
Loved this video and your enthusiasm. I also chewed through it in a few days (think I was up until 3am on the Tuesday!) and Strike is definitely my favourite series of novels. Really enjoyed TB but it doesn’t top CoE for me. I agree with you that TB is very much a Cormoran book, and I guess this was suggested already by the first chapter, where we have Strike chatting to Polsworth, a friend of his we’ve heard of but so far not seen in the flesh before now. And the many chapters where Strike is in Cornwall - you really sense that this is the first time we get genuine insights into Strike and it’s pretty exciting to see him grow as a character. I’d say that this is a Robin book as well though, because she takes on a lot more responsibility professionally, and she also has to deal with the issues in her personal life. I love how JK is not afraid to show her vulnerable side and then her strength. The whole sequence of how she deals with Morris is brilliant to read. I think this is JK’s forte - describing the characters and letting them express themselves. It’s funny. Even though these are detective novels, and the final revelation in TB was a massive surprise, my favourite bits of these books are now the relationship between Strike and Robin. I know some reviewers have been critical of JK for how she devotes so much space to her two protagonists and the will they/won’t they dynamic, but for me at least it’s become the main reason I read these books. I love learning about their inner dialogues, and she does a fantastic job in making these believable. Personally, I’m really hoping they get together, but JK will probably string it out a while longer yet! A final thought: this book has been called transphobic and, to be honest, I just can’t see it. The book is 950 pages long, and I think within that there’s a single line which has a suspect (who appears once, and in the final act) wearing a piece of woman’s clothing to entice one of the many victims. To call this transphobic is to dilute the force of that term, which after all covers a real and important issue.
Thanks so much for sharing your views. I am glad you enjoyed it as much as I do. Given that JK said she has planned for there to be more strike books than HP, who knows when the will they won't they dynamic will get an answer but I am loving the ride! I really felt the two got to know each other on a much deeper level this book than ever before. I agree, I don't see this book as being transphobic. Creed is a man who uses a woman's coat and wig to lure his victims on two occasions only and it is only referenced once in the whole book. I have always thought is it possible the truth about Leda and her death will be discovered by strike somehow. Given this was a cold case I now feel it may be possible. But we will just have to wait and see what book 6 brings
YES! Absolutely agree this is the best Strike novel of the lot. I'm commenting here after reading the two books that follow this, and although I loved them, especially Running Grave, this one remains my favourite. I think it is the story that grips you. I love a cold case anyway, and one written by Rowling/Galbraith is a total delight. The character growth of Cormoran, the insights into his family life, the Charlotte bits, and the wonderful agency staff we are introduced to - it's a fabulous book.
@@margaretyoung1818 so glad you enjoyed it. Two days is amazing! I wish I could have done that but sadly work didn't allow. I'm loving the audiobook I mention in my review at the moment
I am now listening to the audiobook which is a experience because I am not so anxious to find out things, so I am enjoying myself tremendously. I am at the part where CS has a cold, but keeps denying it to himself and all “the buying a present for R stress” is developing and I am laughing. This is really funny.
I did too i thought RELATABLE and YOUR AN IDIOT ! ILSA CALL HIM AN IDIOT! Then the Pralins,once you finish the book you see the second reason she had him buy Pralins. Including him.listening BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH but still Listening
I am going crazy with this book. I cannot listen to your review yet. If it’s anything like last time... I will be desperate to talk about it and it won’t leave me for quite a while. Thanks for making this video. I might need another with you sis.
We are planning 2 videos, one to discuss the lethal white drama and one to discuss this book so as soon as this covid restriction stuff is over we will be filming them
There is no need to apologize for the lightning. It's just you sitting there anyways. I'm here for your thoughts not how clear you look. This could even a podcast and I've be happy. Thanks for the video. I love the series!
Oh my god, I absolutely loved your review! I finished the book and read a few positive reviews but nothing was as passionate and conveyed exactly how I felt, like you did. It’s convoluted and long but worth every moment reading. I actually took 10 days to read haha because I wanted it to last for as long as possible. Can’t wait for the tv adaptation 😁
I found book 4 slightly weaker than the rest but this just blew me away I cried multiple times, the dinner party scene at Max's flat might have been my favorite part. this was the best book in the series so far and I agree it's her best book.
Thanks for the great review. It's a great book, indeed. The best one of the series so far among the first five that I've read. Unfortunately books 6 & 7 haven't published in my country, yet. I don't know if any of them are even better than Troubled Blood. But I couldn't figure out one thing about your review. At 9:02 you show the symbol on the hardcover copy and tell J.K. did it again like she did in Lethal White and hide something brilliantly in plain sight. What did she hide in that symbol? What is it you show? I couldn't see it clearly and I'm very curious 😀
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. That's such a shame the more recent books haven't been published yet where you live and I hope they will be soon. The symbol on the hardcover is the clock that Cormoran and Robin look at which not only shows the time but also depicts star signs and solar alignments. Given in the book they have to unscramble the notes of the previous investigator who became somewhat obsessed with the star signs, all the information as to who did it was in the clock face so JK gave us the answer on the hardcover. GENIUS!
@@beckybookreviews7820 Oh, ok. I think the symbol on the hardcover copy is the exact same one with the one on the book cover but the clues aren't clearly visible on the cover because of the rain image and book title. Thanks 🙂 I live in Turkey and I'm looking forward both to books 6 and 7 but Turkish publisher put almost three years between books, I don't know why. So we are two books behind. On the other hand the French translation of The Ink Black Heart (as Sang d'Encre) has been published just two or three weeks ago and the Spanish translation hasn't been published, at all. It seems like all countries publish Strike books with some strange timetables according to a reason. I don't know why they aren't published just within a few months like all the other JK books. And I also don't know why she or her team allow this. TV adaption of TIBH will be broadcast in a couple of months, I think and there are still readers from different countries who couldn't read a book originally published in 2022 in their own languages in 2024. It's strange, unfair and sad ☹️
Whatever others say.I am going to read this book and wish it be made into a movie.But my question is when ever did we reach a point where others opinion is straight up shunned and criticized??
Have you watched any of the BBC dramas of the books? They are really good and I'd recommend them if you haven't seen them. I think we need to learn as a society that although there are going to be conflicting opinions about anything, we need to respect each others opinions. Just because I may see things differently from someone else, that doesn't mean each opinion isn't valid or wrong. I may not agree with everything JK said but I respect her as an author and can't fault the genius of her writing
Just finished reading the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. I especially liked how Robin and Cormoran's relationship is progressing. Loved the ending! You're right, the writing is a tour de force. I wasn't able to guess who the killer was. Can't wait for the next book!
@@beckybookreviews7820 Two more years... 😔 Well, I think I'm going to read Casual Vacancy. I have it here, but haven't read it yet. It's not a Cormoran Strike's novel, but... hahaha
@@itsmefeer hopefully it won't take 2 years given that the next one is being written right now, but each strike book has been out every 2 years so I think 2022 is when it will appear. The casual vacancy is great. I did a video about that with my sister but it is full of spoilers so read the book first if you want to watch our video
Yes there are. This is because Talbot , who was the original investigator, has a notebook which is very important and referred to often. There are about half a dozen pictures. You get these as a pdf if you get the audiobook as well on audible
Hi, I just finally read this book (I’ve actually read all the first 5 books in the past 2 months - making up for lost time!). I agree with your assessment at the time of your review that this is the best one yet. I especially loved the developments between Strike and Robin. Almost couldn’t believe it was real when he was finally admitting certain things!! Anyway I was looking to see if you’d done a video on the TV adaptation of this one, like you and your sister (?) did for the first 4 series, but I don’t see one. What did you think of it? I saw the series before I read the book so I went at it backwards. It was interesting to find out while reading the book how they’d rearranged and simplified so many of the plot elements for the show, but totally to be expected with a book adaptation, especially trying to fit a thousand page book into 4 episodes! I’m kind of undecided on whether I liked certain scenes better in the book or show, such as the perfume buying scene at the end…both were great in different ways. Anyway thanks for sharing your reviews, I love watching them!
Glad you have enjoyed the books. You'll have to let me know how you do with book 6. Looking forward to book 7 coming out later this year 🙂. I haven't talked about the more recent dramas as I wanted to do that with my sister, covid and change of jobs has meant my sister isn't able to visit me as often as before so I am sure when we can it will be a long video!! I really like the two most recent dramas the most because I love their direction and tone. Beautifully put together
@@beckybookreviews7820 Just started IBH and am sure I’ll love it!! I hope you and your sister can get together soon and do a huge discussion of the most recent 2 series of the drama! That would be epic. I love them a lot, especially TB. So far it’s both my favorite book and favorite TV adaptation.
I would say yes strongly, just to understand the relationships between characters and such, but for the investigation itself, that is only in this book
@@beckybookreviews7820 thank you, you have definitely got yourself a new sub, also I have a few books to buy now lol and also I would like to thank you for including subtitles for people like me who are hearing impaired or completely deaf which I've been told I will lose all my hearing eventually due to damage to my brain
@@tvaholicsquidney thank you so much for your comment. I hope you enjoy my future videos. I am glad I can help with the subtitles. If you have any suggestions for me for future videos then let me know 😊
Thanks! I hope you enjoyed my review and the other videos on my channel. Love to hear your thoughts on the book and any other books you want to discuss 😊
@@beckybookreviews7820 - I really enjoyed your review, you made me want to reread Career of Evil. I remember it as my least favourite because I found it very violent at the time
My jaw was on the floor when Satchwell revealed what the "pillow dream" was. By the way, I thought we were going to find Margot's body under the granite structure at Broom House (Roy Phipps' family home).
Great review as always Becky! I hope this isnt a spoiler, but which narciso Rodriguez perfume do you think featured on the last page? I def need to buy it but can’t decide which one! There are 2 I have in mind but maybe fellow readers have any ideas? Thanks!
@@beckybookreviews7820 thank you for your response! I love perfume and love the fact that some classic scents are mentioned in this book. The thing is, almost all Narciso perfume smell kinda similar 😂. I think I’ll just have to get the 2 that I suspect Robin wears 😁
I love this series too - massive fan and can’t wait for the next instalment. The only criticism I would make, speaking as a Glaswegian born and bred, is that the dialogue spoken by Sam, who is supposed to be from Glasgow, just does not sound right. I think JK Rowing has confused Edinburgh dialect with that of Glasgow. Glaswegians never call children ‘ bairns ‘ to quote just one instance but there are many instances where I grimace as I read the conversations between Strike and Sam.
Thanks for sharing. As you can tell from my videos I have little connection to Scotland (at least that I know of!) so wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Let's hope the next book she improves on that
Hi Becky not sure if this is a the best place to put this comment but i would be really interested to hear your thoughts on the BBC adaptation of Troubled Blood that's just been released. I binged it all on i player already lol but yeah love to know what you think and I'm hoping at some point you might get round to doing a review 😁
Perfect place to ask! I binged it on iplayer yesterday evening and loved it. Ok there were points where I was a bit frustrated that some elements weren't exactly told the way I liked but that is because I love this book so much. Adaptations will always have their strengths and faults but I had total faith the bbc and Sue Tully would direct this drama well and they did. Tom Burke was amazing, he took on so much with this drama and his performance moved me to tears. Acting those scenes with his real life mum must have been a tough but great experience to have. I am now waiting for the bbc to announce the dvd release and streaming from iplayer as much as possible until then 😆😁
@@beckybookreviews7820 I loved it too. There were things that niggled me a bit but as you said Troubled Blood is the Strike Novel I've read/listened to the most. I love the intricacies of it in both the case and strike and Robins relationship but it's to be expected in an adaptation that you have to loose some of that. I do wish they had kept a bit more of the humour though like with Oonagh but hey the fart(s) made it lol
Great Review, Nice Hoodie! I have a couple of questions regarding the book, which I have been asking people, and I would love to hear your thoughts on them, Becky. The questions are (TROUBLED BLOOD SPOILER ALERT): 1. Which coincidence helps Strike to solve the case? Is it that both Creed and Brenner (supposedly) used barbiturates? 2. In the chapter in which Strike figures out what happened to Margot, he says, "Never trust a phone call whose provenance you have not checked!". Which phone call is this? Is it Janice's call to Irene to check whether they were still "going to the movie" on the night of Margot's disappearance? Or is it Janice pretending to be Clare on the phone call to Strike?
Thanks for your comment! I am glad you enjoyed my review. For the coincidence I think it was to do with the drugs and who had access to them. In regards to the phone call, I think it was to do with Janice calling her son overseas thus the "time difference" he is referring to is between the UK and where he is
@@NamasteBbooktube very true. In that case, the call about the movies does make more sense. There are various phone calls through this book I have lost track lol 😂! Perhaps I need to go back over and refresh my memory
@@beckybookreviews7820 Another thing I would like to hear your thoughts on: what is your opinion about Strike's chance encounter with Samhain Athorn? Had Samhain not gone for shopping the very morning in which Strike was having breakfast in Clerkenwell, Strike might not have been able to follow him and discover their residence, which ultimately helped him to solve the crime. Normally in any other detective novel something like this would have annoyed me, you cannot depend on luck to solve a crime. However, in 'Troubled Blood' though, luck seems to be a theme, with astrology, tarot, and a psychic involved; and Strike's good luck in locating the Athorns can be seen as a part of that theme. What did you think?
@@NamasteBbooktube before I answer this, I had a brainwave about the phone call question earlier lol 😁. I suddenly remembered that Strike got the social workers number and phoned her but didn't officially confirm who she was through official routes (the phone number was via Athorn) so that is what he must have been referring to - can't believe I forgot!! In regards to Samhain, there is an element of luck of course, but I couldn't help but think of it as a fate/ destiny/ written in the stars moment JK wrote in so that it is an extra element relating to astrology and the beliefs some people have in it. However she has used this device before in other books of hers but only one or two, the consequence being that if that encounter didn't happen then the outcome could have been very different for the characters involved. Maybe JK saw it as serendipity 😁
Robin contacts izzy as she needs some information on an individual and she knows izzy knows them. Izzy did say in the last book that if robin or strike ever needed anything she would help
@@beckybookreviews7820 wow, i really don't remember that, that's so weird. do you know in which part of the book that happens? thank you for answering!
@@nataliavieiraleonard7941 just found it thanks to the Internet! It is chapters 40 and 63 she is mentioned. She is the one who secures the interview between cormoran and Dennis Creed. The Internet saves the day lol 😆😁
All the strike novels are focused on individual crime cases but the development of the characters such as strike and robin are continued through all the books. So you can read troubled blood for the individual crime case, but I recommend you read all the other strike books first in the order they were published to understand the character developments of those in every book else so things won't make sense
@@beckybookreviews7820 I Bought that books and .12 otheres from Morrison’s and I got trouble blood and many others middle or end of series and I don’t have the first or least of the series and I can’t get them because I already have 90 books with the complet series entact and I have till December to make space for more books in Christmas because my room isn’t big enough for a book shelf and I’m not a fast reader like a book a month or two depending on thickness or if I’m having a good day it’s two books a month depending on thickness.
@@beckybookreviews7820 I use audiobooks on TH-cam mainly I’m a physical book type but I do use my e-reader on my phone on apple and android devices the appt had a brown background with White books icon it’s great but it doesn’t show page numbers? Audiobooks on TH-cam are fine but sometimes they take them off TH-cam after a while, I’m trying to get used to start reading two books at one, one during day and one at night, so maybe I’ll do the same with 4 like one in the morning one in there afternoon and one at night like a chapter each, but how would I work that If I was to do it with 4 or 5 books? I am not a fast reader and I like to read the whole book like every word on the page no skimming it that’s cheating, I was in a reading slump for years and I just got out of it late Christmas last yr and I like it and I think I went overboard with it, I just love reading and my memory isn’t perfect.
@@paulinetaylor4966 I would recommend audible for audiobooks. Here in the UK it is £7.99 a month. Every month you get a free credit to buy an audiobook with and you get access to exclusive audiobooks and loads of them are free along with podcasts. So the usual cost of a paperback each month would give you all of that and a credit to download a book for free
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I agree. Definitely the best JK book so far. Loved it. Already on my second reading. The development of Cormoran, Robin standing up for herself, the whole story is so well written. And the ending - oh my heart ❤ Now we need book 6 as soon as possible.
Thanks for your thoughts. She is writing the next one now apparently so we just have to wait
I know! So good!
I loved this book so so much, and it’s great to see someone else with similar excitement over it. Due to the controversy surrounding this book, I feel like people are afraid to even touch it. So thank you for this video!! The story in this one was so so so excellent I absolutely adored it and now I feel a bit sad that I’m done with it. Need to find books that are similar!!
Thank you for your lovely comment. You can always read it again. Technically I am reading it again currently via the audiobook which is fab
I found it “unputdownable” it is excellent ( a bit long and not easy to read in bed!!!). I did not find it transphobic- in fact it is almost difficult to find anything that suggests it. Please let Robert Galbraith write as many Strike books as she can. A very good review. Carry on Jo ⭐️
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm so looking forward to the next one
This lady sure knows her stuff and shows a great aptitude for the subject. She carries the viewer with her in her passion for the books under review 10/10
Thanks so much!
Loved this video and your enthusiasm. I also chewed through it in a few days (think I was up until 3am on the Tuesday!) and Strike is definitely my favourite series of novels. Really enjoyed TB but it doesn’t top CoE for me. I agree with you that TB is very much a Cormoran book, and I guess this was suggested already by the first chapter, where we have Strike chatting to Polsworth, a friend of his we’ve heard of but so far not seen in the flesh before now. And the many chapters where Strike is in Cornwall - you really sense that this is the first time we get genuine insights into Strike and it’s pretty exciting to see him grow as a character. I’d say that this is a Robin book as well though, because she takes on a lot more responsibility professionally, and she also has to deal with the issues in her personal life. I love how JK is not afraid to show her vulnerable side and then her strength. The whole sequence of how she deals with Morris is brilliant to read. I think this is JK’s forte - describing the characters and letting them express themselves.
It’s funny. Even though these are detective novels, and the final revelation in TB was a massive surprise, my favourite bits of these books are now the relationship between Strike and Robin. I know some reviewers have been critical of JK for how she devotes so much space to her two protagonists and the will they/won’t they dynamic, but for me at least it’s become the main reason I read these books. I love learning about their inner dialogues, and she does a fantastic job in making these believable. Personally, I’m really hoping they get together, but JK will probably string it out a while longer yet!
A final thought: this book has been called transphobic and, to be honest, I just can’t see it. The book is 950 pages long, and I think within that there’s a single line which has a suspect (who appears once, and in the final act) wearing a piece of woman’s clothing to entice one of the many victims. To call this transphobic is to dilute the force of that term, which after all covers a real and important issue.
Thanks so much for sharing your views. I am glad you enjoyed it as much as I do. Given that JK said she has planned for there to be more strike books than HP, who knows when the will they won't they dynamic will get an answer but I am loving the ride! I really felt the two got to know each other on a much deeper level this book than ever before. I agree, I don't see this book as being transphobic. Creed is a man who uses a woman's coat and wig to lure his victims on two occasions only and it is only referenced once in the whole book. I have always thought is it possible the truth about Leda and her death will be discovered by strike somehow. Given this was a cold case I now feel it may be possible. But we will just have to wait and see what book 6 brings
I wish the book never ended. Can't wait for the next
Nor can I. I've read so many great books this year, my end of year review is going to be tough!
YES! Absolutely agree this is the best Strike novel of the lot. I'm commenting here after reading the two books that follow this, and although I loved them, especially Running Grave, this one remains my favourite. I think it is the story that grips you. I love a cold case anyway, and one written by Rowling/Galbraith is a total delight. The character growth of Cormoran, the insights into his family life, the Charlotte bits, and the wonderful agency staff we are introduced to - it's a fabulous book.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It is incredible. If we still have 3 books to go, what are we going to get after such high quality?
The GROWTH...I couldn’t agree with you more!!! The character development from start to finish!!!
I can't wait for the drama of this and seeing tom and holiday act out this story
I read it in two days!! Loved it!!! Now going back over certain parts and going to the beginning and reading it straight through again.
@@margaretyoung1818 so glad you enjoyed it. Two days is amazing! I wish I could have done that but sadly work didn't allow. I'm loving the audiobook I mention in my review at the moment
Becky book reviews I couldn’t agree more!! This book will be great for the show. I’m so ready to see how they act out their feelings for each other.
I just finished Troubled Blood and I came straight to your channel. This is my favorite Strike novel!!
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did 😊
Now we just have to wonder how the evening drinking champagne in the Ritz ended....shame we’ll have to wait so long to find out 😂😂😂
margaret young I know...I was screaming at the end!!! I was so proud of Strike for getting Robin’s birthday right this time!!!
I just finished the book and its superb
I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Really appreciated your review and your joy and enthusiasm. I love this series so much too!
Thank you!
I am now listening to the audiobook which is a experience because I am not so anxious to find out things, so I am enjoying myself tremendously. I am at the part where CS has a cold, but keeps denying it to himself and all “the buying a present for R stress” is developing and I am laughing. This is really funny.
I do like that part of the book 😊
I did too i thought RELATABLE and YOUR AN IDIOT ! ILSA CALL HIM AN IDIOT! Then the Pralins,once you finish the book you see the second reason she had him buy Pralins.
Including him.listening BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH but still Listening
I am going crazy with this book. I cannot listen to your review yet. If it’s anything like last time... I will be desperate to talk about it and it won’t leave me for quite a while. Thanks for making this video. I might need another with you sis.
We are planning 2 videos, one to discuss the lethal white drama and one to discuss this book so as soon as this covid restriction stuff is over we will be filming them
There is no need to apologize for the lightning. It's just you sitting there anyways. I'm here for your thoughts not how clear you look. This could even a podcast and I've be happy. Thanks for the video. I love the series!
Thank you!
Thank you for this wonderful review!
Thank you! 😊
It's the half blood prince of Cormoran Strike novels both feature glimpses into the past of pyschopaths turned serial killers
Very true!
Oh my god, I absolutely loved your review! I finished the book and read a few positive reviews but nothing was as passionate and conveyed exactly how I felt, like you did. It’s convoluted and long but worth every moment reading. I actually took 10 days to read haha because I wanted it to last for as long as possible. Can’t wait for the tv adaptation 😁
So glad you enjoyed the book. I can't wait for the drama 😊
I finished reading this book today and liked it so much that i decided to read the whole Strike series. Book 1 is already ordered! :)
Fab! You will have to tell me what you think of the rest of the book series
I found book 4 slightly weaker than the rest but this just blew me away I cried multiple times, the dinner party scene at Max's flat might have been my favorite part. this was the best book in the series so far and I agree it's her best book.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Can't wait to see the dinner party scene when they make the BBC drama of it
Thanks for the great review. It's a great book, indeed. The best one of the series so far among the first five that I've read. Unfortunately books 6 & 7 haven't published in my country, yet. I don't know if any of them are even better than Troubled Blood.
But I couldn't figure out one thing about your review. At 9:02 you show the symbol on the hardcover copy and tell J.K. did it again like she did in Lethal White and hide something brilliantly in plain sight. What did she hide in that symbol? What is it you show? I couldn't see it clearly and I'm very curious 😀
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. That's such a shame the more recent books haven't been published yet where you live and I hope they will be soon. The symbol on the hardcover is the clock that Cormoran and Robin look at which not only shows the time but also depicts star signs and solar alignments. Given in the book they have to unscramble the notes of the previous investigator who became somewhat obsessed with the star signs, all the information as to who did it was in the clock face so JK gave us the answer on the hardcover. GENIUS!
@@beckybookreviews7820 Oh, ok. I think the symbol on the hardcover copy is the exact same one with the one on the book cover but the clues aren't clearly visible on the cover because of the rain image and book title. Thanks 🙂
I live in Turkey and I'm looking forward both to books 6 and 7 but Turkish publisher put almost three years between books, I don't know why. So we are two books behind. On the other hand the French translation of The Ink Black Heart (as Sang d'Encre) has been published just two or three weeks ago and the Spanish translation hasn't been published, at all. It seems like all countries publish Strike books with some strange timetables according to a reason. I don't know why they aren't published just within a few months like all the other JK books. And I also don't know why she or her team allow this. TV adaption of TIBH will be broadcast in a couple of months, I think and there are still readers from different countries who couldn't read a book originally published in 2022 in their own languages in 2024. It's strange, unfair and sad ☹️
Love audio book and reading the book as well fantastic you are brillant xxx
Thanks!
I enjoyed your review. I just wish there was an audio book on here for it
Whatever others say.I am going to read this book and wish it be made into a movie.But my question is when ever did we reach a point where others opinion is straight up shunned and criticized??
Have you watched any of the BBC dramas of the books? They are really good and I'd recommend them if you haven't seen them. I think we need to learn as a society that although there are going to be conflicting opinions about anything, we need to respect each others opinions. Just because I may see things differently from someone else, that doesn't mean each opinion isn't valid or wrong. I may not agree with everything JK said but I respect her as an author and can't fault the genius of her writing
Just finished reading the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. I especially liked how Robin and Cormoran's relationship is progressing. Loved the ending! You're right, the writing is a tour de force. I wasn't able to guess who the killer was. Can't wait for the next book!
So glad you enjoyed it. I am counting down the days until the release of the new book and I have booked 3 days off work for the release - yay!
@@beckybookreviews7820 I'm sure that'll be another "unputdownable" book. 😀
I've just finished it. It's amazing. I read the kindle version, because I couldn't wait for it to be delivered here in Brazil.
So glad you enjoyed it! I am craving the next book. I hope it gets published soon but if I have to wait two years then so be it
@@beckybookreviews7820 Two more years... 😔 Well, I think I'm going to read Casual Vacancy. I have it here, but haven't read it yet. It's not a Cormoran Strike's novel, but... hahaha
@@itsmefeer hopefully it won't take 2 years given that the next one is being written right now, but each strike book has been out every 2 years so I think 2022 is when it will appear. The casual vacancy is great. I did a video about that with my sister but it is full of spoilers so read the book first if you want to watch our video
Are there illustrations in the book? Someone on Amazon said there are? :)
Yes there are. This is because Talbot , who was the original investigator, has a notebook which is very important and referred to often. There are about half a dozen pictures. You get these as a pdf if you get the audiobook as well on audible
@@beckybookreviews7820 Awesome, thanks :)
Hi, I just finally read this book (I’ve actually read all the first 5 books in the past 2 months - making up for lost time!). I agree with your assessment at the time of your review that this is the best one yet. I especially loved the developments between Strike and Robin. Almost couldn’t believe it was real when he was finally admitting certain things!! Anyway I was looking to see if you’d done a video on the TV adaptation of this one, like you and your sister (?) did for the first 4 series, but I don’t see one. What did you think of it? I saw the series before I read the book so I went at it backwards. It was interesting to find out while reading the book how they’d rearranged and simplified so many of the plot elements for the show, but totally to be expected with a book adaptation, especially trying to fit a thousand page book into 4 episodes! I’m kind of undecided on whether I liked certain scenes better in the book or show, such as the perfume buying scene at the end…both were great in different ways. Anyway thanks for sharing your reviews, I love watching them!
Glad you have enjoyed the books. You'll have to let me know how you do with book 6. Looking forward to book 7 coming out later this year 🙂. I haven't talked about the more recent dramas as I wanted to do that with my sister, covid and change of jobs has meant my sister isn't able to visit me as often as before so I am sure when we can it will be a long video!! I really like the two most recent dramas the most because I love their direction and tone. Beautifully put together
@@beckybookreviews7820 Just started IBH and am sure I’ll love it!! I hope you and your sister can get together soon and do a huge discussion of the most recent 2 series of the drama! That would be epic. I love them a lot, especially TB. So far it’s both my favorite book and favorite TV adaptation.
Do I need to read the first 4 books? I've added this one to my goodreads.
I would say yes strongly, just to understand the relationships between characters and such, but for the investigation itself, that is only in this book
Yes . YOU HAVE TO READ THEM IN ORDER. And 'The Cuckoo's Calling' is extraordinary. All the books are.
@@beckybookreviews7820 thank you, you have definitely got yourself a new sub, also I have a few books to buy now lol and also I would like to thank you for including subtitles for people like me who are hearing impaired or completely deaf which I've been told I will lose all my hearing eventually due to damage to my brain
@@tvaholicsquidney thank you so much for your comment. I hope you enjoy my future videos. I am glad I can help with the subtitles. If you have any suggestions for me for future videos then let me know 😊
I just discovered your channel and will be coming back!
I'm reading the book in an electronic format and didn't realise it is so big
Thanks! I hope you enjoyed my review and the other videos on my channel. Love to hear your thoughts on the book and any other books you want to discuss 😊
@@beckybookreviews7820 - I really enjoyed your review, you made me want to reread Career of Evil. I remember it as my least favourite because I found it very violent at the time
@@lydiaa9594 I say give it another go! It is always good to re-read books. You may see something you didn't see the last time
My jaw was on the floor when Satchwell revealed what the "pillow dream" was.
By the way, I thought we were going to find Margot's body under the granite structure at Broom House (Roy Phipps' family home).
I loved with this book how unpredictable it was. Her best book for me
Anche per me stupendo, il migliore delle serie Cormoran & Robin letto fino ad ora!
Great review as always Becky! I hope this isnt a spoiler, but which narciso Rodriguez perfume do you think featured on the last page? I def need to buy it but can’t decide which one! There are 2 I have in mind but maybe fellow readers have any ideas? Thanks!
Thank you! I really don't know. I'm not a perfume person at all but for Robin it would be one with a simple elegance to it (or at least in my head!)
@@beckybookreviews7820 thank you for your response! I love perfume and love the fact that some classic scents are mentioned in this book. The thing is, almost all Narciso perfume smell kinda similar 😂. I think I’ll just have to get the 2 that I suspect Robin wears 😁
@@Cassandrapamela go for it! Treat yourself, and if I were you I would say "its for a friend not for me" 😂😂😂
Ha appena vinto il Winner British Book Awards 2021!!!
I love this series too - massive fan and can’t wait for the next instalment. The only criticism I would make, speaking as a Glaswegian born and bred, is that the dialogue spoken by Sam, who is supposed to be from Glasgow, just does not sound right. I think JK Rowing has confused Edinburgh dialect with that of Glasgow. Glaswegians never call children ‘ bairns ‘ to quote just one instance but there are many instances where I grimace as I read the conversations between Strike and Sam.
Thanks for sharing. As you can tell from my videos I have little connection to Scotland (at least that I know of!) so wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Let's hope the next book she improves on that
Chapter 58 💕💕💕
This book was incredible, I agree with everything you said!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😊
Hi Becky not sure if this is a the best place to put this comment but i would be really interested to hear your thoughts on the BBC adaptation of Troubled Blood that's just been released. I binged it all on i player already lol but yeah love to know what you think and I'm hoping at some point you might get round to doing a review 😁
Perfect place to ask! I binged it on iplayer yesterday evening and loved it. Ok there were points where I was a bit frustrated that some elements weren't exactly told the way I liked but that is because I love this book so much. Adaptations will always have their strengths and faults but I had total faith the bbc and Sue Tully would direct this drama well and they did. Tom Burke was amazing, he took on so much with this drama and his performance moved me to tears. Acting those scenes with his real life mum must have been a tough but great experience to have. I am now waiting for the bbc to announce the dvd release and streaming from iplayer as much as possible until then 😆😁
@@beckybookreviews7820 I loved it too. There were things that niggled me a bit but as you said Troubled Blood is the Strike Novel I've read/listened to the most. I love the intricacies of it in both the case and strike and Robins relationship but it's to be expected in an adaptation that you have to loose some of that. I do wish they had kept a bit more of the humour though like with Oonagh but hey the fart(s) made it lol
She also gave us all a big hint on the killer by her comments about white men and Margo’s judgement and brushing off the Indian doctors comments.
I think this is more a Cormoron/ Robin book. Both get 50 50 like True partners
Great Review, Nice Hoodie! I have a couple of questions regarding the book, which I have been asking people, and I would love to hear your thoughts on them, Becky.
The questions are (TROUBLED BLOOD SPOILER ALERT):
1. Which coincidence helps Strike to solve the case? Is it that both Creed and Brenner (supposedly) used barbiturates?
2. In the chapter in which Strike figures out what happened to Margot, he says, "Never trust a phone call whose provenance you have not checked!". Which phone call is this? Is it Janice's call to Irene to check whether they were still "going to the movie" on the night of Margot's disappearance? Or is it Janice pretending to be Clare on the phone call to Strike?
Thanks for your comment! I am glad you enjoyed my review. For the coincidence I think it was to do with the drugs and who had access to them. In regards to the phone call, I think it was to do with Janice calling her son overseas thus the "time difference" he is referring to is between the UK and where he is
@@beckybookreviews7820 Perhaps. But the call has to be significant enough to disclose the identity of the killer...
@@NamasteBbooktube very true. In that case, the call about the movies does make more sense. There are various phone calls through this book I have lost track lol 😂! Perhaps I need to go back over and refresh my memory
@@beckybookreviews7820 Another thing I would like to hear your thoughts on: what is your opinion about Strike's chance encounter with Samhain Athorn? Had Samhain not gone for shopping the very morning in which Strike was having breakfast in Clerkenwell, Strike might not have been able to follow him and discover their residence, which ultimately helped him to solve the crime. Normally in any other detective novel something like this would have annoyed me, you cannot depend on luck to solve a crime. However, in 'Troubled Blood' though, luck seems to be a theme, with astrology, tarot, and a psychic involved; and Strike's good luck in locating the Athorns can be seen as a part of that theme. What did you think?
@@NamasteBbooktube before I answer this, I had a brainwave about the phone call question earlier lol 😁. I suddenly remembered that Strike got the social workers number and phoned her but didn't officially confirm who she was through official routes (the phone number was via Athorn) so that is what he must have been referring to - can't believe I forgot!! In regards to Samhain, there is an element of luck of course, but I couldn't help but think of it as a fate/ destiny/ written in the stars moment JK wrote in so that it is an extra element relating to astrology and the beliefs some people have in it. However she has used this device before in other books of hers but only one or two, the consequence being that if that encounter didn't happen then the outcome could have been very different for the characters involved. Maybe JK saw it as serendipity 😁
I agree with you! Iove this b00k!a malster piece!
omg, when did izzy make a cameo?? i think i missed that part hahah, absolutely loved the book though
Robin contacts izzy as she needs some information on an individual and she knows izzy knows them. Izzy did say in the last book that if robin or strike ever needed anything she would help
@@beckybookreviews7820 wow, i really don't remember that, that's so weird. do you know in which part of the book that happens? thank you for answering!
@@nataliavieiraleonard7941 I can't remember specifically. I am pretty sure it was over the phone not in person
@@nataliavieiraleonard7941 just found it thanks to the Internet! It is chapters 40 and 63 she is mentioned. She is the one who secures the interview between cormoran and Dennis Creed. The Internet saves the day lol 😆😁
@@beckybookreviews7820 hahaha true, thank you so much for taking the time to look it up! loved the video :)
Career of evil was not that great. But agreed this is one of the best ones....
Thanks for your thoughts on these books 😊
The book is fantastic the series is fantastic turns out Rowling is really good at her job and doesn't know how to rest on her laurels
Is the troubled blood novel a continuation?
All the strike novels are focused on individual crime cases but the development of the characters such as strike and robin are continued through all the books. So you can read troubled blood for the individual crime case, but I recommend you read all the other strike books first in the order they were published to understand the character developments of those in every book else so things won't make sense
@@beckybookreviews7820 I
Bought that books and .12 otheres from Morrison’s and I got trouble blood and many others middle or end of series and I don’t have the first or least of the series and I can’t get them because I already have 90 books with the complet series entact and I have till December to make space for more books in Christmas because my room isn’t big enough for a book shelf and I’m not a fast reader like a book a month or two depending on thickness or if I’m having a good day it’s two books a month depending on thickness.
@@paulinetaylor4966 wow! Quite a collection to get through! Do you listen to audiobooks? You could listen to them as another way of reading them
@@beckybookreviews7820 I use audiobooks on TH-cam mainly I’m a physical book type but I do use my e-reader on my phone on apple and android devices the appt had a brown background with White books icon it’s great but it doesn’t show page numbers? Audiobooks on TH-cam are fine but sometimes they take them off TH-cam after a while, I’m trying to get used to start reading two books at one, one during day and one at night, so maybe I’ll do the same with 4 like one in the morning one in there afternoon and one at night like a chapter each, but how would I work that If I was to do it with 4 or 5 books? I am not a fast reader and I like to read the whole book like every word on the page no skimming it that’s cheating, I was in a reading slump for years and I just got out of it late Christmas last yr and I like it and I think I went overboard with it, I just love reading and my memory isn’t perfect.
@@paulinetaylor4966 I would recommend audible for audiobooks. Here in the UK it is £7.99 a month. Every month you get a free credit to buy an audiobook with and you get access to exclusive audiobooks and loads of them are free along with podcasts. So the usual cost of a paperback each month would give you all of that and a credit to download a book for free
Do I need to read the previous four books to enjoy this one?
The case they are investigating is only in this book but I would say yes in order to understand the relationships people have in all the books
@@beckybookreviews7820 Thank you for the reply.❤️