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bronzeageholly's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
I’m so glad I stuck with this series because I am really enjoying it now!
Peter has come into his own more and I really enjoyed his narrative voice in this instalment. Many of his… less than desirable traits have fallen away and left a nerdy, enthusiastic, curious, somewhat “the lights are on but nobody’s home” main character that is someone I can actually root for.
Alongside all the old favourites there are some good new characters that I’m excited to hear more about, and the villains are VILLAINOUS! All the double-crossing and setting of traps has led us to a great showdown, but it’s not over yet! Aaronovitch definitely knows how to write compelling fight sequences.
ngl at the start I really wanted Peter and Lesley to be together but now I’m definitely a huge Beverley fan. The conversation with Peter and Tyburn over drinks was really saddening and I definitely would have liked that to have gone deeper, but I also don’t think it’s in her character to divulge so much personal information to Peter who she doesn’t always get on well with.
Peter has come into his own more and I really enjoyed his narrative voice in this instalment. Many of his… less than desirable traits have fallen away and left a nerdy, enthusiastic, curious, somewhat “the lights are on but nobody’s home” main character that is someone I can actually root for.
Alongside all the old favourites there are some good new characters that I’m excited to hear more about, and the villains are VILLAINOUS! All the double-crossing and setting of traps has led us to a great showdown, but it’s not over yet! Aaronovitch definitely knows how to write compelling fight sequences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, and Drug abuse
Minor: Sexual content
noonjinx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Another really solid addition to the Rivers of London series with a healthy pile of well written magical shootouts thrown into a tightly plotted police investigation thriller. I’m still loving the wry first person narration and all of his nerdy cultural references. All of the characters are great.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Violence
Minor: Racism
mar's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
this is a minor thing, but i really appreciate the huge improvement in the handling of the supporting trans character in this book vs the ignorant transphobia in that one scene in the second book. it's nice to see growth like that :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Drug use
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Gore
Minor: Racism and Islamophobia
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