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The Ink Black Heart
The Ink Black Heart | Robert Galbraith
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The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case. PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: "Magnificent" Sunday Times "[Galbraiths] greatest novelistic gifts are her ability to spin wild, intricate plots (witness the astrological elements of this latest book), and to create colorful, highly individual characters who come instantly alive on the page." Bill Sheehan, Washington Post "Finely honed, superbly constructed" Daily Mail "A scrupulous plotter and master of misdirection, Galbraith keeps the pages turning." Guardian "The work of a master storyteller" Daily Telegraph "This is a crime series deeply rooted in the real world, where brutality and ugliness are leavened by the oh?so?human flaws and virtues of Galbraith's irresistible hero and heroine." USA Today "Addictive, murderous fun." Vox "Compulsively readable." People
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behudd
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It‘s impossible for me to pin down *how* she makes these books so unputdownable-it really is just detectives walking around & talking to people for 1000 pages-but her character development and pacing are expertly done, I got through this massive book in less than a week. This was, also, the first time I‘ve correctly guessed the “bad guy,” so I am very proud of myself 💁🏻‍♀️Looking forward to seeing where Strike & Robin are taken next!

paper.reveries "It's just people walking around for 1,000 pages" ??? too funny! 3d
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Read4life
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Thank you, @PuddleJumper for putting together the #nobuy2023 challenge and bingo board. With the completion of the tagged book my board is done! I loved this challenge and cleared a small chunk of space from my shelves 🤓

PuddleJumper Amazing! I'm glad it was helpful 😁 4w
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Read4life
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I forgot to post this on Sunday. This one alone gave me my #20in4 goal 🤓
I found this enjoyable but for some reason I kept getting confused by all of the characters during the online chats. I think it would have been easier to follow if it hadn‘t been the audiobook. All in all, a pick for me.
#BookSpin #BookSpinBingo #ChunksterChallenge2023 #SeriesLove2023 #ThingsInCommon #nobuy2023

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
TheSpineView I enjoyed this book too. Great job👍📖📘 4w
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Read4life
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It‘s time to start this “Super Chunkster”. It‘s my #BookSpin book this month. It‘s also the last square needed on my #nobuy2023 bingo board & for #ChunksterChallenge2023, #SeriesLove2023, #20in4 & #ThingsInCommon.

Clwojick Great job! ❤️ 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1mo
TheSpineView It's long but good! 1mo
Andrew65 Hope you enjoy it. 1mo
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mesquite
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May have had it drawbacks with some of the detail included in the book but it held up nicely and the twists and red herrings were masterful. Another well-written piece of mystery by the pseudonymous Robert Galbraith. 5⭐️

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AnneCecilie
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I raced through this 1000p + chunkster, the 6th book in the Stike and Ellacott mystery series.

This time the duo is investigating the murder of a young woman who was the co-creator of cult cartoon on YouTube. Her co-creator was also hurt at the same time.

Looking into fandoms, Neo Nazis and incels.

I never guessed at who the killer was.

I just hope I don‘t have to wait too long for the next book in this series.

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Read4life
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Just 1 square left and my #nobuy2023 bingo board will be complete. The tagged book is the thickest book on my shelves & I‘m planning to read it in April. The different color book borders just let me see at a glance which month I read it in.

PuddleJumper Amazing! 2mo
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Started out my Year of Reading the Chunksters on my shelf with The Ink Black Heart. This one had the highest page count of my stack showing. It did not disappoint! I love the Strike and Ellacott series.

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Illuminaughtydenaughty
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I just LOVE this series!! Can‘t get enough of Cormoran & Robin!

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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It was a very, very foggy morning today. I‘m settled back inside, packing Christmas away and getting back to The Ink Black Heart #YearofReadingChunksters

AvidReader25 Just gorgeous! I loved this book too. 5mo
SamAnne Beautiful photo! 5mo
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @AvidReader25 thank you! I‘m really enjoying it too!!! 5mo
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TheSpineView
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#12BooksOf2022 @Andrew65

My favorite book in September was The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith.

Andrew65 Will be a popular choice. 5mo
TheSpineView @Andrew65 🤩😊📚 5mo
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Kimberlone
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Honestly, I wasn‘t blown away with the newest issues of Saga that were released this year. It felt like nothing much really happened and I wasn‘t emotionally gutted like I have been in the past.

The Ink Black Heart was WAY too long, and was definitely my least favorite of the Cormoran Strike series so far. It was only worth it for the Robin/Strike relationship.

swishandflick I feel like, at this rate, we'll have to wait for book 10 of the series before she *considers* throwing us a bone with the Robin/Strike tension, haha 5mo
Kimberlone @swishandflick ugh that‘s what I‘m worried about too! 5mo
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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In 2023 I plan on setting my Goodreads reading challenge to about 25 books so I can focus on ready the many, many chunksters on my shelves. I‘m kicking it off with the longest one and the super-sized page count in The Ink Black Heart. (I took this picture a few months ago so of course I‘ve added more chunky books to this pile!)

merelybookish Reading Fayne right now and it's really good! 5mo
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @merelybookish awesome!! Thanks! 😊 5mo
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Jerdencon
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I love a good chunkster and this fits it 1012 pages!!! Love this series too so excited to spend my Christmas vacation (only 7 more hours of work to go) with this one!

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Jerdencon
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Not sure how I missed this coming out… but just requested it from the library!

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britt_brooke
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Usually, I‘m all for the intricate details and character surplus, but this is by far my least favorite installment of the #CormoranStrike series. Strike‘s and Robin‘s character development was fantastic, but I didn‘t care about the rest. The crime wasn‘t even all that interesting. A bit of a letdown, especially for 1000+ pages. #chunkster

Kimberlone 100% agree! Robin & Strike‘s relationship was the only thing that kept me going. I almost never do this but I legit skipped entire chapters because I could not endure the overly long twitter threads and forum chat speak. It was unbearable in audio format. And I‘ve loved all the Strike books on audio. 6mo
britt_brooke @Kimberlone You didn‘t miss anything important! The chat stuff really got super annoying. 6mo
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Drnkpnkprincess
The Ink Black Heart | Robert Galbraith

I‘ve spent the past year reading baby books, baby name books, baby “how to‘s” and some board books to said baby-

Now I‘m finally reading a book for me. I‘m sure I might have read one or two over the past year but I can‘t remember. What I do know is I‘ve been waiting for Robin and Strike to solve another case and escape into the world of my favorite modern British PIs. 1000 pages - I‘ll be done sometime next year 🫠

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swishandflick
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Whatever your personal feelings about JK Rowling, this series is so good! Though if she doesn't give us a Strike/Robin moment soon I may revolt 😂

AlaMich I dunno where you are but I want to go to there!!! 6mo
Penny_LiteraryHoarders Oh no!! I didn‘t see that!! I‘m going to ignore your last comment. No no no la La La La 6mo
swishandflick Oops, I'm sorry!!! @Penny_LiteraryHoarders ❤️ 6mo
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swishandflick @AlaMich Playa del Carmen! This hotel has become one of my go-to getaways 😆 6mo
AlaMich @swishandflick I‘ve never been to the Yucatán, only western Mexico, but I think that needs to be on my list now! 6mo
swishandflick @AlaMich It's the Grand Hyatt in Playa del Carmen! I couldn't recommend more. Super central location, beautiful hotel, and the views are so good. Tell Hector and Venancio by the pool that I sent you, haha. 6mo
AlaMich @swishandflick I absolutely will!! 😊 6mo
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cariashley
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Dammit, I‘m mad at how much I loved this book. I couldn‘t stop listening. I know JKR is a garbage person, but Strike and Robin are just a delight and I loved spending 33+ hours with them.

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Ast_Arslan
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It's just arrived... I really can't wait to read it! 🤩

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sprainedbrain
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Another good installment of a series I can‘t seem to quit. I really liked the internet trolling murder mystery and I didn‘t have it figured out until Strike & Robin did. I love these characters, but I‘m honestly getting sick of the Moonlighting-level refusal to put them together that Rowling has. Enough already!

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PatriciaU I got so frustrated with the lack of editing in these books that I stopped after #2. The stories and characters are great, but they are way too long. I may have to give them another try. 8mo
sprainedbrain @PatriciaU they are ridiculously long… and I grumble about it every time, but then when they are over I try to think what I would have wanted cut and can‘t think of anything. 😂 I always do these on audio because they are so long. 8mo
Kimberlone I was more meh on this…still ride hard for Strike and Robin, but this book was just way too long (I‘d say it could easily lose at least 200 pages) and the internet stuff did not translate well at all to the audiobook version. I could barely pay attention to the long interludes in Dreck‘s Game and on twitter threads. I will def read in the series but I was disappointed by this one, even though I thought the idea of the premise was pretty good 8mo
sprainedbrain @Kimberlone you‘re definitely not alone! I‘ve seen mixed reviews in this, and I think almost everyone agrees her books are too long. 😳 8mo
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Read4life
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#scarathlondailyprompts #black 🖤

This one is also on my #scarathlon TBR. At over 32 hours, this audiobook is a beast and I‘ve heard mixed reviews.

Thoughts about this one from anyone who‘s read it?

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Kimberlone
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Mehso-so

Technically this was the last book I finished in September, but it works perfect for the #Scarathlon Day 1 photo prompt #Black. This is the first Cormoran Strike book I felt really ambivalent about. All of the Robin/Strike stuff is great, but there were a lot of issues with the central mystery. The book was way too long (33 hrs on audio!) and the extended chat room and Twitter thread interludes were so excessive and boring, I literally zoned out.

mabell 33 hours?! 😳 8mo
murfman Wow what a shame! I have hoping that this would be a gem. Thanks for taking one for the team on this one. 8mo
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TheSpineView
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The Ink Black Heart (tagged) by Robert Galbraith, aka JK Rowling, was my favorite read in September.

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AvidReader25
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A cyberbullying case takes center stage in the 6th Strike novel as a fan-created ode to a quirky cartoon takes on a dark edge. I love the character development in the two leads. They sharpen each other & work well together. Seeing Robin‘s skill as a detective grow without Matthew‘s interference is a joy. And Strike is finally realizing he needs to make some healthier choices. They are damaged, but their interactions & friendship have such depth.

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Kimberlone
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#Audiowalk in the fall colors this morning 🍁🍂🍃

EvieBee Gorgeous! 8mo
WJCintron 😍🤩😍🤩 Beautiful 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🧡🍂🍁 8mo
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Lizpixie
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Bk8 of September & Bk2 of #SuperSeptember #readathon is done. Yes! All 1,012pgs of it🙌The 6th Strike books, it was a bit hard to follow at times with transcripts of 3 simultaneous chats from a game side by side, but once you get used to that it was a pretty good story. I did enjoy Troubled Blood more but this was well worth the read too if only for the relationship between Strike & Robin. #BookspinBingo #SeriesRead2022 #ChunksterChallenge2022

TheSpineView Just finished this book too. Totally agree with you. 8mo
MyNamesParadise I own the entire series and I haven‘t read any of them!! I want to it‘s just newer stuff keeps coming in at the library for me. I have a problem lol! 8mo
Andrew65 Fantastic time, especially with flu. 👏👏👏 Got my flu jab on Tuesday. 8mo
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Lizpixie @TheSpineView it‘ll be interesting to see how that develops in the next one. Though it took 7 books for Hermione & Ron to get together didn‘t it?😋 8mo
Lizpixie @MyNamesParadise my daughter @Ciara_Rosey made me start reading the series so she‘d have someone to talk to about it! But it‘s been a pretty good series so far, I love Strike & Robin is also a great MC. Now there‘s Pat the office manager(everyone knows a Pat don‘t they?)& the others like Barclay & Midge. Great roundup of personalities. 8mo
Lizpixie @Andrew65 thanks lovely! I read through my pain, helped keep my mind off it, though it didn‘t do my headache any favours🙄Haven‘t had my jab yet this year or my booster. Really should go up and get them. Especially now as above👆daughter has finally got Covid for the 1st time! 8mo
Andrew65 @Lizpixie sorry to hear about your daughter. Not booked my Autumn Covid jab yet or the pneumonia jab I‘ve been recommended to have given my immunosuppressing medication. 8mo
Lizpixie @Andrew65 I had the pneumonia jab 2yrs ago, I think I‘m due again next year(pretty sure it‘s every 3yrs)Definitely helped I think, even bad colds & flu didn‘t really last long or go to my lungs too much. Anything that helps when your immunity is compromised👍 8mo
TheSpineView @Lizpixie IK! The wait is killing me! I just hope that it doesn't take one of getting seriously injured, serious as in could die, before they will admit to each other how they feel. 8mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 8mo
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TheSpineView
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This is book 6 in the Cormoran Strike series. In this story Robin and Strike are hired to find out who Anomie is in a popular online game based on a cartoon called The Ink Black Heart. The story is full of intrigue and has a complex set of suspects they must work through. I loved following along with them as they worked to solve the mystery. Of course, we have the subplot, which feels more like a second plot, of the developing relationship between

TheSpineView Robin and Strike. I read not only to solve the mystery but to see what will happen between the two. This was a very clever story with outstanding prose and true to life characters. Already looking forward to book 7. My only negative is this book was very long (1,272) and could have been trimmed down just a bit. 4.5⭐️ 8mo
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Lizpixie
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End of day 3(well it‘s Day4 really seeing as it‘s 6.20am Tuesday!) ad I‘ve managed about 5 or so hrs of the tagged book. On page 684 so not bad. Slowly getting there! Let‘s hope today(afternoon anyway) is a better one. How‘s your #SuperSeptember #readathon going?

Andrew65 I‘ve hit a slump so gone to an audiobook and a favourite author. Lot of medical appointments this week. 8mo
Lizpixie @Andrew65 I‘m so sorry about the slump and the doctors! I know exactly how both feel lately. Hope things improve for you too, my slump seems to be lifting slowly. Thank god. And doctors just suck. Sending much love your way❤️ 8mo
Andrew65 @Lizpixie Agree about doctors, still not really any further forward with my Crohn‘s and medication been on for four months clearly isn‘t working. Good news about your slump. 8mo
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Lizpixie
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Day3 of my #SuperSeptember #readathon and I‘m in bed with this bloody flu trying to keep reading through the mounting headache. I really really don‘t want to put it down, I‘m on page 350 already! I‘d switch to the audio but my daughter @Ciara_Rosey has it and she said it‘s not great, hard to follow with all the transcripts & chats from the game involved. 🤞the painkillers kick in soon.

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon! ❤️ 8mo
Lizpixie @Ruthiella thanks lovely! I‘m reading through it atm but have to keep taking breaks to rest my eyes. God, starting to sound like all I do is whine about my health lately, I‘m really sorry! 8mo
Andrew65 Get well soon 💕 8mo
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JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 8mo
erzascarletbookgasm Hope you‘re already feeling better! 💕 8mo
Lizpixie @Andrew65 @JessClark78 @erzascarletbookgasm thanks you lovely people. I was feeling better till I watched the queens funeral at Windsor Castle & bawled my eyes out all the way through. Especially when the lone piper walked out of the church! It‘s the one thing my hubby has wanted for his one day, I just lost it completely.😭 8mo
DaveGreen7777 Hope you feel better soon! 8mo
Andrew65 @Lizpixie Also got me when the hearse left the Arch with the music to God Save the Queen playing! We had a lone piper for my wife‘s father‘s funeral. Wow, certainly has an impact on you. 8mo
Lizpixie @Andrew65 me too! And the cheers and flowers on the way to Windsor. Hubs has always loved the bagpipes, we went to a funeral a few years ago for an old Scottish lady & the piper started playing at the end in front of her coffin then walked out the chapel and away over the hill past the graves. Wasn‘t a dry eye in the place😢 8mo
Andrew65 @Lizpixie 😢😢😢 8mo
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#WeekendReading @Andrew65

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TheSpineView @Andrew65 Sure did! Thanks for asking! 8mo
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Lizpixie
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Spent today trying to cough up a lung after hubs passed on his flu(thanks for that love🤨)so listened to a few hrs of Mythos narrated by the author(fabulous, highly recommend the audiobook)before switching to the latest Strike novel. Really liking this one so far too, at over 1,000pgs thought I‘d best read it before Octobers #Scarathlon starts. How‘s your #SuperSeptember #readathon going?

Andrew65 Last thing you need after COvID, hope you have a speedy recovery. 8mo
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#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

"Wounds of the heart are often fatal, but not necessarily so."

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Twainy
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This one came from Waterstones and it‘s high on my TBR!! I like this series. I was going to get it from the library but it‘s a big boi and loans are only 14 days. Plus I‘m easily distracted.

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Twainy
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YESSS! I hope it‘s as good as Troubled Blood. Pre-ordered!