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bronzeageholly's review against another edition
4.25
The plot was fantastic and super interesting with a dive into the breadth of magic history. There was a good level of peril and some super spell-use too. Aaronovitch is very descriptive in his writing which has always made the fight sequences vivid and dynamic, and he continues with this instalment.
All the favourites at the Folly and beyond were involved with only a few new key names dropped in (the foxes made a great appearance too). I have really enjoyed Peter Grant and Sahra Guleed’s teamwork throughout the series and particularly loved reading the sections involving them interviewing people together.
Peter has completely stopped making weird comments about people which I appreciate enormously as they previously made the books awkward, and has also limited his media references to only a few well-chosen moments.
Above all, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith has made this series absolutely fantastic to listen to. His characterisation is brilliant - everyone is unique and instantly memorable. I have WHIZZED through this book because of his incredible reading and would suggest anyone who wants to get into the series listens to the audiobooks!
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Racism
novelsistah's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, and Blood
spacebornfew's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Violence, and Torture
Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, War, Infidelity, and Slavery
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Violence
pvbobrien's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Antisemitism, Pregnancy, and Violence
Minor: Murder, Deadnaming, and Torture
schnaucl's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Pregnancy and Religious bigotry
Minor: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Deadnaming, Torture, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Murder
pedanther's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Antisemitism