Reviews

Spook Street by Mick Herron

quinn_fields's review against another edition

5.0

Gotta say, I got hooked on the slow horses tv series based on the mick Herron books first, but now I’m definitely hooked on both!

Herron does a great job of bringing relatable office humor to the espionage genre. All his characters have personal goals beyond just the mission at hand, and you root for them because they’re all human, not superhuman.

waclements7's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

brandongryder's review against another edition

4.0

Call this one 3.5 stars. Nothing earth shattering but Herron manages to keep this series fresh even after four books. This Uber popular Aries gets lots of accolades, but for me the reason I keep coming back is the one and only Jackson Lamb. I didn’t think it possible to actually like this character more each book, but Herron forces me to. Jackson Lamb is a national (British) treasure.

aimeedupont's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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

marfahope's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

4.5

knittingtipsy's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Another good entry in the series. 

take2teach's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

elkyo's review

funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

cransell's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

dhillinck's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0