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False Value

Ben Aaronovitch

3.98 AVERAGE

spookyelm's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense 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: Complicated

kattat's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mayvisin's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

annikati's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous 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

This book could have been good but the decision to jump around in time made it horribly difficult to follow.

bgskinner's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

shona_reads_in_devon's review against another edition

5.0

I was worried I wasn't going to like this one as it looked like it went off track. Never fear! Peter Grant doing his usual best.

sechurae's review against another edition

4.5

Interestingly juxtaposed against the previous installment; historical legends vs mechanical/industrial. Aaronovitch experiments a little with the narrative structure in this one, by alternating further past and recent past events and sets up a bit of a red herring regarding Peter's current status.

I really enjoyed all the side characters that popped up in this one, the coworkers, the Librarians, other police members. I also loved the tender moments between Bev and Peter, and their discussion on the glamour issue. It isn't resolved, or hashed out cleanly, but I enjoyed it being addressed, as well as Bev's comments and objections to Peter's work and consequences thereof.