The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) | Book Review 

The ending surprised me a lot actually. :)

Really glad you reviewed this! Thanks for the heads-up about whether to go into it looking for a twist.

woah! thanks for uploading! totally just saw this book while browsing tumblaah, and wanted a Booktuber to upload/review.

Thanks for getting this review up so quickly. I put this book on my Amazon wishlist a few weeks back and I wish I could remember why! I do really admire JK Rowling for trying to do different things. So many authors just churn out the same old stuff for decades so I admire her for trying different genres.

Yay I hope you enjoy it

It definitely is a lot less self-conscious, you can tell it feels more free without the expectation. Also, if you don't like mystery novels, I'm not sure if you will enjoy it. It is a pretty straight up, old school mystery novel. But the writing style is beautiful as could be expected.

I love your personality. You're very relatable in the way you speak so I always enjoy watching your videos! Also, not meaning to be superficial but you definitely have that natural beauty that French/British actresses have in movies.

It's already on my TBR.

Great review! I think I'd still like to read this since it's a genre I enjoy.

Totally makes sense. When I read the synopsis, I was totally intrigued by it so I had to get it immediately.

ugh, I know :( I was so tired when I recorded this and I didn't realize it until I was editing and didn't want to re-record it all.

Oh gosh, thank you, that is really kind of you to say!

I cut that part out because my review was getting too long, but I don't know if I would consider Robin a main character. I can see her being developed more later on in the series, but her parts felt relatively minor to me.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome, hope you like it

woo! It'll be a fun followup to when you finish reading HP

Perfect timing :D

That makes sense, although it often takes over a year for books to be released in paperback so I don't know if I could wait that long. :)

Before we found out it was JK Rowling, the book was actually very successful for a first-time author in a niche market (for instance, it sold just as well as the first HP book in the same space of time).

There really isn't a lot of action in this book. There are one or two slightly more exciting scenes, but those are toward the end.

I think I might force my mom to read this before me. My friend said it's good so far, less "self-conscious" than The Casual Vacancy, which I really didn't like. I've only read a couple murder mysteries and wasn't a huge fan, but I think I'll give this one a shot since JK is a still a great writer, I'm sure she can bring it.

I'm interested in reading this but am inno hurry. Thnx for the review.. Did u like The Casual Vacancy BTW?

Yeah my local B&N had like 4 in stock so I think I was the first one to grab it, so I wonder what it would have been on later on in the day or the next day

I disagree about there not being a surprise ending. I found the climax surprising, as I fell for the red herrings. I think most people will be surprised by the twist ending of this book.

I'm going to get it

I imagine it will be quite a different kind of read.

Yeah, but I think it is supposed to sound like bowling, like that is how she pronounces it.

I will probably pick this up at some point, but I'm in no rush. There's tons of other books I'm more interested in right now.

Totally understandable. I was debating that as well, but I have no self-control :)

Hmm, not sure if I'll pick it up. Maybe if I see a used copy somewhere. But I'm not such a fan of crime or mystery novels, so not sure. Thanks for the great review! It helped :)

I am planning on getting a copy, but I honestly am going to wait to find a paperback, I want to read it for sure, but mystery is not my fave genre, so I am in no hurry.

Hi do you think another Robert Galbraith book will come out under than name?

I liked this book a lot, but I wasn't totally sold on the ending. I did enjoy the world and the characters and am looking forward to reading more about Strike and his incredibly competent and efficient Robin. :)

I purchased this book on a whim two days before she was revealed as the author. Loved it! I'm hoping a film adaptation will be following...apparently Warner Bros. is trying to negotiate something that J.K.'s rep team is keeping hush.

I would like to read this one but, I'm in no rush. I should probably finish the Harry Potter series first.

How did you manage to leave out the female MAIN character?

Totally understandable, but I will say that the reviews on GR and Amazon before it was revealed [or in the hours right when it was revealed] were all very positive. A lot of people were commenting that it was an extremely strong novel and it was unbelievable that it was a debut title from an author. You can check out the reviews by date, so definitely read the ones before July 13.

Oh I didn't realize it sold the same amount as the first HP. How interesting.

If you enjoy mystery novels, then definitely give it a go

You probably could read this without finishing the Harry Potter series since it doesn't feel related to that at all, but it is a book that could probably wait

That is so funny that you already wanted this book before news broke. If only you had picked it up, you could have been ahead of the curve. And yes, I definitely agree. I think it is great that she is trying so many new things. I definitely think she can do it

I'm waiting till the paperback is released because the hardcover is so damn expensive.

have you reviewed silkworm? If so, can you send me a link. I liked this video

i like mystery so i'd probably enjoy this book but won't read it soon. I'll wait to see reviews of the 2nd book. If JK hadn't written it, it wouldn't have been all over GR & i would have never been aware of its existence. I'm sure it's a good book overall but i feel like it is mostly praised because of the author, not the quality of it and i'm not comfortable with that. It's like john green's books. Also it seems a bit predictable, and i like mystery books for suspense, not detailed description.

If you enjoy a good old fashion mystery, you'll like it.

I did like it, but it took me around 100-150 pages before I really got into it. I have a review up on my channel if you are interested. :)

I need to read the secret book of J.K Rowling!!! It's a secret..........and yeah glad you bought it that second they announced it...i bet the people on barnes and noble...saw all the people buying the same book that been on shelf for months, and they all picking it up that day :D it seem something randomly cool!!

You never wanted to try Harry Potter?

I am 250 pages in... and still waiting for something to happen.

Yeah if you're not a big mystery person, then this won't really be the book for you

Rowling is pronounced like bowling.. :)

y do u have to hold the book up like a trophy? silly!1

You pronounce "Rowling" incorrectly.

Man or woman?