Reviews

Rivers of London Vol. 2: Night Witch by Andrew Cartmel, Ben Aaronovitch

astrilde's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

raisinsreads's review

adventurous funny 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? No

4.0

thedisquietedpen's review

adventurous funny mysterious

4.0

hjcomic's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

flerpi's review

3.0

3.5 stars. I didn't think it was good as #1.

ubalstecha's review

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

awd100's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Drug use

aimeesbookishlife's review

4.0

There was a bit more bite to this story than the previous Rivers of London graphic novel, and it was great to see Varvara in action. I love how the graphic novels complement the books and add extra details, but are not necessary in order to understand the main series. It's like a bonus feature on a special edition DVD.

smitchy's review

4.0

Really enjoyed this one, especially as we see where Beverley aquired Maksim. And some insight into whats happening to Lesley between books and after the events of Broken Homes. Im also loving the little short single page vignettes that are little asides-sometimes related, sometimes not - to the main story.

waylander101's review

4.0

Rivers of London: Night Witch is the second of seven (at time of writing) collected volumes of the Rivers of London comic book. This time we're treated to some fleshing out of one of the more interesting side-characters, Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina, the Russian magic user first seen in Whispers Under Ground.

The plot of the volume covers the daughter of Russian tycoon Nestor Yakunin being kidnapped, apparently by a Leshy, a creature from the forests of his homeland - a long way from Kent where the kidnapping occurred.

Aaronovitch and Cartmel have succeeded in their endeavour to flesh out the world of PC Peter Grant with an engaging tale enhanced by the art work from Lee Sullivan.

As before it's not necessary to read this volume but it will make your experience of the River of London somewhat deeper.