Book #9 — The Cuckoo’s Calling
Theme — A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
Who better to pick than the infamous J.K Rowling. I did not feel like searching high and low to find those obscure names no one had heard of. I wanted to go with someone who I knew. And also for the fact that, the first time that I had ever read anything written by Ms. Rowling was when I was 23. Yes, you can stop sniggering. I was a late bloomer when it came to Harry Potter.
You see, I have never been in the habit of doing something in a herd. Even if it meant missing out on the decade’s best books being released. So when I first read the whole series it was back to back and instant love. To continue living in Potter-verse I watched the movies as well.
So when I started this book I was not really sure. I knew it would not be the same as Potter series. The fact that she used a pseudonym, meant that she wanted to evaluated on par of other well known novelists of the detective thriller genre. And I have to say, much to my amusement I found it hard to stick to the book. It was slow and laborious progress. The descriptions of characters and scenes were too detailed. There was so many Londonesque references. I waited for the ball drop almost the entire time. And it finally did once I reached the very end with only a couple of pages to go.
The suspense was too long and killed my interest in the book. But I must say that I look forward to reading the further instalments of the series because the main characters, Cormoran Strike and his newest assistant Robin Ellacott warm up to each other as the book ends. And it gives the reader something to look forward to.
