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JKR's The Ink Black Heart is a Kindle Deal Today

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Igneococcus · 04/03/2023 07:55

Available for £0.99
I just came across it looking for something else. I thought some people here might be interested.

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IhearyouClemFandango · 05/03/2023 16:29

I found it ok on the kindle as mine is on a full size iPad.

Grammarnut · 05/03/2023 12:44

pollykitty · 04/03/2023 08:29

Yeah, you can. She always does a bit of history. Having said that, I'm nearing the end of this one, and it's my least favorite of the series. It's 1,000 pages and I've struggled to feel engaged. But 99p....what a bargain.

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Glad to hear a similar opinion to mine. I also found it difficult to engage, especially with the pages and pages of online conversations, often set-out three deep (when I got to the end I did realise why but it made difficult reading). Least engaging and could have been shorter - I liked Troubled Blood much more.

mum2jakie · 05/03/2023 09:50

Back up to £12.99 now. Cheaper to preorder the paperback version out in a few months.

TheBiologyStupid · 05/03/2023 02:07

dunBle · 04/03/2023 19:04

@PelicanWings The BBC adaptations of all the books from The Cuckoo's Calling up to and including Troubled Blood are up on iplayer if you want to catch up before you read Ink Black Heart. I've not read the books, but I've enjoyed the adaptations, although if I remember rightly they do lose the occasional subplot, so I wouldn't use your knowledge of them as the basis of any argument against claims of JKR's transphobia in them

The TV shows lose a lot of the developing friendship between Strike and Robin so the books are much better for that aspect (and yes, a lot of subplots don't make it into the screen version).

TheBiologyStupid · 05/03/2023 02:02

orangejuggling · 04/03/2023 09:11

Absolute bargain - but I hear that it’s a nightmare to read on a Kindle. A lot of the plot develops through parallel online chats.

I found it quite a slog but it grows on you - the insight into online culture is terrific, and you really feel you are solving the crimes along with Robin and Strike, if that makes sense. You wouldn’t need to read them all but not sure I’d recommend it as an introduction to the series. The Cuckoo’s Calling (the first one) is a great read and very accessible.

Yes, lots of unhappy reviewers on Amazon complaining about unreadability of the Kindle edition when it first came out and so I went for the hardback instead. Even in full size print the side-by-side columns of text mimicking simultaneous onscreen chat threads were hard to follow and I imagine it would be a nightmare trying to read them on my Kindle.

dunBle · 04/03/2023 22:39

Oh to be clear, I'm not saying there is, but I remember all the frothing from certain quarters when Troubled Blood came out. I'm just acknowledging that I can't debate that as I've not read the book.

Sunnava · 04/03/2023 20:39

dunBle · 04/03/2023 19:04

@PelicanWings The BBC adaptations of all the books from The Cuckoo's Calling up to and including Troubled Blood are up on iplayer if you want to catch up before you read Ink Black Heart. I've not read the books, but I've enjoyed the adaptations, although if I remember rightly they do lose the occasional subplot, so I wouldn't use your knowledge of them as the basis of any argument against claims of JKR's transphobia in them

I’ve read all of them and there is NO transphobia. Quite the opposite, actually,

Elizaazile · 04/03/2023 20:01

PelicanWings · 04/03/2023 07:59

Thanks for the heads up.I've not read any of this series before, can I just jump in with this one or should I start from the beginning?

I would personally read the others before, part of the fun of the series is following the personal relationships.

Agree this one is the worst of the series so far...it really needed more of a ruthless edit, but I still enjoyed it overall.

dunBle · 04/03/2023 19:04

@PelicanWings The BBC adaptations of all the books from The Cuckoo's Calling up to and including Troubled Blood are up on iplayer if you want to catch up before you read Ink Black Heart. I've not read the books, but I've enjoyed the adaptations, although if I remember rightly they do lose the occasional subplot, so I wouldn't use your knowledge of them as the basis of any argument against claims of JKR's transphobia in them

AngeloMysterioso · 04/03/2023 18:43

I already have the hardback and agree this one is a mare to read in this format but I’ve bought it anyway!

Rainbowshit · 04/03/2023 17:22

Brilliant thanks!

Why is it that Amazon doesn't let you purchase kindle books via the app though? so irritating.

refreshingseahorse · 04/03/2023 17:00

It's also 99p on Kobo as well!

nepeta · 04/03/2023 16:47

I bought all her Strike books on Kindle because I wanted to check if they were transphobic. They are not, and quite fun reads.

Yes, the Ink Black Heart is slightly annoying to read on Kindle, but I soon learned that I didn't have to read the bits at the end of the chapters, i.e., it was clear enough once I got the hang of it.

mum2jakie · 04/03/2023 16:44

Bumping, thank you!

JustSpeculation · 04/03/2023 12:00

pollykitty · 04/03/2023 08:29

Yeah, you can. She always does a bit of history. Having said that, I'm nearing the end of this one, and it's my least favorite of the series. It's 1,000 pages and I've struggled to feel engaged. But 99p....what a bargain.

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Yes, you can, but it's worth starting from the beginning and seeing how the characters develop. IBH is also my least favourite, but it's the sort of book I will re-read in chunks, as it's very rich. It's also a bit difficult to read on Kindle, as some pages are inconveniently typeset, though I think they may have dealt with that editing issue.

Redebs · 04/03/2023 11:21

Looking forward to reading it.
Took me a few minutes to discover Robert Galbraith is JKR 🙄

Genesis1v27 · 04/03/2023 11:08

There are also a lot of feminist and women-related books on offer for Kindle this month, including Julie Bindel's latest.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 04/03/2023 10:48

Thank you!

EnidSinclair · 04/03/2023 10:45

Bought! Thank you OP Flowers

IhearyouClemFandango · 04/03/2023 10:41

Ah bugger, I bought it full price the other week. Ah well, I was hooked and on holiday so it was worth it 😁

Leafytrees · 04/03/2023 10:40

It's fab!

I don't want to give anything away but highly recommend it if you're looking for a sharp, modern, murder mystery.

Sunnava · 04/03/2023 10:38

Have bought a Kindle copy to bump up her sales and ranking, brave woman

Helleofabore · 04/03/2023 10:33

Thank you for sharing!!!

orangejuggling · 04/03/2023 09:11

Absolute bargain - but I hear that it’s a nightmare to read on a Kindle. A lot of the plot develops through parallel online chats.

I found it quite a slog but it grows on you - the insight into online culture is terrific, and you really feel you are solving the crimes along with Robin and Strike, if that makes sense. You wouldn’t need to read them all but not sure I’d recommend it as an introduction to the series. The Cuckoo’s Calling (the first one) is a great read and very accessible.

pollykitty · 04/03/2023 08:29

PelicanWings · 04/03/2023 07:59

Thanks for the heads up.I've not read any of this series before, can I just jump in with this one or should I start from the beginning?

Yeah, you can. She always does a bit of history. Having said that, I'm nearing the end of this one, and it's my least favorite of the series. It's 1,000 pages and I've struggled to feel engaged. But 99p....what a bargain.