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Loving listening to the Peter Grant books on Audible. It's so nice to cozy up with my husband, my knitting and a cup of tea in the evening now that the nights are getting so chilly.

gwenhwyfar's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I listened to this as an audiobook over the course of a few months. Tracking down the audiobook was also an annoying affair, as every single one of my library cards doesn't have it, despite the rest of the series being readily available.

This is the one where shit goes <i>down</i>. It's the Dresden Files equivalent of Changes. There isn't quite the devastating delivery that Changes brings, but a plot line that's been dancing around the last 4 books finally came to the forefront in quite the bombastic fashion, with some tense magical battles. The ending of this was highly satisfying, the culmination of this book is really where it shines. I hope we don't see a drop in quality in this series going forth. <i>cough</i>

The audiobooks continue to be excellent, Kobna Holdbrook Smith does a phenomenal performance.

The chapter changes didn't have the jazz ditty, which I missed.

catherine22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

katieinca's review against another edition

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4.0

Okay, it's gotten to the point that I'm reading these so fast that I tend to have the next book read before I try to rate & review the previous one, and the blurring is a problem. Oops!
Finally, an important mystery is solved - what did Peter find out about Molly's computer use from his key logger?? At least, I think it was this book. Ahem.
This one seemed to be about as police-procedural as these could get. So many people to interview, and re-interview, that I had to regularly pause and remind myself and my co-reader "oh, that's the dad of the girl who I think was at the party, but not the dead girl."

astrilde's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.5

samuelantonym's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense 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

4.5

robotswithpersonality's review against another edition

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Marvelous. Peter continues to have a hazardous but fascinating time encountering the fantastical and magical in London whilst solving murder mysteries, attempting to apply science and police procedure to the absurd, and introducing the reader to snippets of London's history and architecture. The overarching plot that has continued through the series has some appreciable momentum in this entry as well. A good balance of wry asides and moments with Nightingale and other recurring characters. I love this world, I love how Aaronovitch writes, I'm happy to continue in this series. Also happy to find that the library not having the audiobook for this book was a blip, and having put a hold on the next in the series, I can look forward to being regaled with the future adventures of Peter Grant in the mellifluous tones of Kobna Holdbrook-Smith once again. 🥰

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