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The Cuckoo's Calling
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Start date
September 24, 2013
Finish date
November 10, 2013
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Catherine
Nov 06, 2013 rated it liked it
JK is not a GREAT writer, she is a BEST SELLING author, who came up with the genius idea to combine boarding school japes, magic, evil step parents and a mystery to solve all in one series of books, which encouraged a whole raft of kids to read LONG books and also got their parents (me) queuing for the next instalment. So let's keep things in proportion here, shall we?
CUCKOO is a good thriller with interesting characters, that I enjoyed reading. It is no better or worse than many other good thri
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Carrie
Nov 01, 2013 rated it really liked it
Great book!!
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. At first, I was a bit hesitant with the plot device of the victim being a supermodel (poor things truly do not receive adequate coverage in other media outlets), but it worked well and hit all the cliffhanger marks.
For me, a good detective novel keeps me turning the pages and surprises me at the end with the final outcome. This book definitely did both!
Shelby Vcelka
Nov 03, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Oh my god, JK Rowling is back in full force. This was amazing. There was not a dull moment in this novel. Really well done.
Sarah
Nov 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Loved it. Easy writing. Great setting.
Nico Ness
Jun 08, 2015 rated it really liked it
Great mystery, very visual
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Oct 02, 2013 marked it as to-read
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