Reviews

Les Disparues de Rushpool by Ben Aaronovitch, Benoît Domis

katieinca's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

Peter Grant, city cop, goes to the country. So we got all of the delightful snark, but transplanted to where he's bopping along hedgerows and through the churchyard back and forth to country houses, and starts to feel like we've walked into a P.D. James novel or something. Only, of course, not.
The two part structure - girls are missing / girls are back but things are weird - was unexpected, but worked well.

alanaheade's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

This is the best one so far

lmg23's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

h_nnah's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

northie's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Peter Grant finds himself in rural Herefordshire. This is border country with a long, complex history. Perhaps then, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that there's plenty of magic about. And strange birds, beasts, and country folk. PC Grant takes a while to find his feet but it's not too long before the case justifies his presence.

Herefordshire is a place I love and this helps to make Foxglove Summer my favourite Rivers of London novel so far. It's been quite some time since I last visited this universe. Rereading this book has whetted my appetite to continue in both directions - revisiting old friends and hopefully making new ones.

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a great narrator, clearly designating different characters and having just the right conversational tone for Peter's frequent asides.

mrs_bonaventure's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Enjoyable tosh.. started because I had a couple of trips to London and these books are usually set in the metropolis. But this one was out in the Marches and drawing on faerie queens, heatwaves, unicorns, infidelity, a press pack, river goddesses and a good few pints. ‘‘Twas a damn good read.

stineym's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lorelei_reads's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

catherine22's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

songwind's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

It's always nice to spend some time with Peter Grant and Kobna Hollbrook-Smith.

The adventure this time around takes Peter out of London to a farming community where two girls have been abducted. It doesn't take long before Peter realizes there's some codename FALCON stuff going down.

This serves as Peter's introduction to another part of the demimonde. At the same time we get to see more of his technological tinkering with magic, his relationship with Beverly Brook, and the search for Leslie.

The writing has its same easy to follow feel and flow - no surprises here for fans of the series. I liked the story, and thought the things it added improve the world building and the overarching storylines.