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Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

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christin_b's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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? Yes

4.0

Enjoyable read and good set up novel for the series. I found small sections a little too verbose which sometimes brought the quick pace to a crashing stop but that would be my only complaint and I'm hoping that's just partly down to this being a scene setter first novel in the series. Looking forward to book 2.

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jesslolsen's review against another edition

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5.0

This game me vibes of Men in Black X Sherlock Holmes. I have it 5* because for me, this book had clever and witty writing with intriguing characters, propelling plot and a dash of history lesson.
The last half of the book I had to concentrate at certain parts of the action so I could keep up with the vestigia descriptions and scenes changing, but I was engaged enough that I didn’t mind too much.

chibisparx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

nsfinch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

This is about a London police officer, newly graduated from the Academy, who finds out magic is real. It starts kind of lighthearted and joking, but it’s got some real horror in there. Based on the author’s note, I think if you’re American, you’ll want to make sure you have the 10th anniversary edition, because when it was originally published in the United States, they bowdlerized a bunch of the English stuff, because they thought we were too stupid to understand it. This is a great setup for a series of supernatural mysteries, and I’m looking forward to reading more of them.