Reviews

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

stacieh's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

rachaelc610's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? No

3.75

mbucalo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

alittleword's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

infestissumam's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

horrible la forma en que parece que el personaje lo único que sabe hacer es cosificar y sexualizar a cada mujer con que se topa. ok, es parte de su personaje, no siempre una tiene que leer un personaje con una personalidad que le guste, pero cual es el objetivo de este character trait??? en fin, la trama es relativamente interesante y mezcla muy bien elementos clásicos del urban fantasy con el crimen. la vdd es que hubiese sido una mejor lectura si no tuviese que leer a cada rato como el principal solo podía pensar en el físico de los secundarios femeninos incluso cuando las abrazaba

bananne's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

britishkoalatea's review against another edition

4.0

If ever a story needed a glossary, or footnotes, or BOTH, this is that story. The flurry of police acronyms sent me to the Metropolitan Police website to find out what the heck was being referred to, and I started keeping a file of the ones I needed to look up.

It was a good intro to the world, Peter could do with some maturity and common sense, and I'm interested in the backstory for Nightingale and Molly. But please, for the love of reading, give me a glossary!

kelixander's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

sechurae's review against another edition

4.0

Really fast-paced, interesting read. The protagonist Peter was a compelling, not overly competent character, but curious, examining and following things to their resolution. The narration was flip and light-hearted which worked well for me.

One point of contention with the pacing for me was the point at which

Nightingale gets shot, and then Peter goes to the opera house(?) to confront the villain.

This scene felt oddly out of place and slowed down the momentum of the case, and with Peter not really having any agency (or at least being frustratingly ineffective, and then not at all feeling any urgency at his ineffectual actions), it seemed like the scene was there just to reveal some expository information, lacking in a sense of urgency that was warranted by the situation.

Also it's my personal belief that the word breasts has very limited functionality in normal narrative prose, unless the scene being described is an intimate scene. But each to their own.

heartsdesire's review against another edition

4.0

LMFAO THIS ONE IS A YES FOR ME.