Reviews

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

finnm4's review against another edition

3.0

This book is very good in its plot and really enjoyable. The reason I could not give it a higher rating is its unnecessary sexualisation of women, which made for some uncomfortable reading at points.

abbyoreilly's review against another edition

2.0

BEN AARONOVITCH REFERENCE A FEMALE CHARACTER WITHOUT A COMMENT FROM THE MALE PROTAGONIST ABOUT HER MAHOOSIVE KNOCKERS OR HOW MUCH HE WANT TO SLEEP W HER CHALLENGE, IM BEGGING

kyra_c_c's review against another edition

4.0

This was such an interesting and endlessly entertaining concept for a story: I couldnt have guessed where it was going. I loved the humour, the world building and the development of the lore. SOME of the humour maybe hasn't aged well and occasionally I found the writing fractured and a bit confusing, but to be fair I did read some of it whilst I was ill with covid. I look forward to reading another one! My best description would be Douglas Adams crossed with Harry Potter (a reductionist summary which devalues all three authors, but hey I'm not paid to write this and I'm still recovering from covid!).

zottel's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

leauxx's review against another edition

1.0

the only reason this wasn’t a dnf is because i’m stubborn - i absolutely hated this book.

bookph1le's review against another edition

DNF at 53%

It's a shame, because there are elements of this that I really like. Nightingale is interesting, as is Molly, and the world creation is intriguing.

But Peter is a very meh character to me, and I'm really tired of reading about Beverly's rack. I really don't care about her boobs. I just don't. This kind of writing is so icky to me. If this is how straight men actually think, is it any wonder women are wary? Every female character in the book seems to exist for Peter to lust over them, and they are written in the most one-dimensional, sexist manner possible.

Overall, the book isn't holding my interest either. I'm kind of dragging myself through it, and that's never a good sign. If this were about Nightingale, I might care more, but Peter just isn't a character I can identify with all that much, or that I can get overly worked up about.

adamdj's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

mollyhyland's review against another edition

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? No

3.0

jrmarr's review against another edition

4.0

Loved this. Fun and funny. A bit supernatural but placed within the real world. The closest thing to a Jasper Fforde book I’ve read, and so pleased that it’s the first of a series.

narratricenessa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0