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jrmarr's review against another edition
4.0
Full of the familiar procedural/magical fun of the previous instalments. A nicely fresh location with ties to earlier plot points too.
finestgreen's review against another edition
3.0
Decent read but less good than the earlier books in the series - more like a "Book 4.5" than "Book 5".
sarah1001's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
cecesloth's review against another edition
5.0
The gut punch at the end of Book 4 necessitated a change of tone to let us know that not everything will turn out right in the end. Boy oh boy does Aaronovitch deliver, sliding effortlessly into the stripped-back child-involved sub-genre of crime thriller fiction that has dominated recently.
There is an obvious cloud hanging over everything here, and the tension that builds by it going unaddressed is excruciating, until Peter finally unleashes about halfway through the book in a beautiful and angsty moment reminiscient of Ben's DW New Adventures. The catharsis is incredible.
More painful still is knowing that a particular phone call is just around the corner, and when it finally happened I was left genuinely fearful for the future of my favourite characters. It's not quite Roz going up the hill into glory, but it stings.
Final thoughts:
- I'm not entirely sure that I understand the ending, but I think that is a feature, not a bug
- It's amazing that the twist I know fromJordan Peele's Us was actually published here five years earlier.
-Goddamn that part in the river sounds like such a great time
There is an obvious cloud hanging over everything here, and the tension that builds by it going unaddressed is excruciating, until Peter finally unleashes about halfway through the book in a beautiful and angsty moment reminiscient of Ben's DW New Adventures. The catharsis is incredible.
More painful still is knowing that a particular phone call is just around the corner, and when it finally happened I was left genuinely fearful for the future of my favourite characters. It's not quite Roz going up the hill into glory, but it stings.
Final thoughts:
- I'm not entirely sure that I understand the ending, but I think that is a feature, not a bug
- It's amazing that the twist I know from
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amsadler's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Engaging And easy reading
euanspeaks's review against another edition
3.0
Weird, intense and deeply dark. A solid fifth edition of Grant's adventures.
limeykiss's review against another edition
3.0
Some phrases kept being repeated, which got a bit trying, but the plot and all the facts about the countryside, trees, etc. kept it interesting!
oranges448's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75