Reviews

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

ithildin's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Ending was a bit rushed.

robotswithpersonality's review

5.0

How do I rave about a book in this series without saying the same things I said a few days ago about the last one? How about I just highlight my favourite bits: 
-Truly delicious show of power from Nightingale shutting up a mouthy lawyer/misbehaving practicioner, got all ominous in a classy way.  
- Foxglove! 🥹   
-Gloriously insane action sequence involving the repeated attempts at impediment, and dismemberment of a van, then wrestling inside a moving vehicle whilst dealing with a 'stings on contact' Quality Street tin of piece of vampire (yes you read that correctly). 
-Talking fox and cheese puffs! 
-The bumblebee warelight! 
Found myself laughing even more than I can recall from other installments in this series and was very satisfied with the mix of a particular story arc completed and other story threads left dangling tantalizingly. On to the next! 

surfybridge's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

nooka's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.75

katieinca's review against another edition

4.0

Aha, finally (mostly, probably) wrapping up a villain we've been chasing for 6 books. Whew!
The metaphysical stuff was once again... weird. Lesley May, as a character, seems to get more and more cryptic.
Personally, I'm hoping for a short story or novella featuring Molly and Foxglove.

lil's review

funny mysterious

3.25

priya_haha's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

fraser_c's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A great listen with a fantastic ending! However, the style of delivery has changed on the authors part, and it took me the first third of the book to gel with it. There’s a lot of dramatic irony leveraged to increase tension and drama, but it fell somewhat flat. Ultimately, it left the narrative feeling disjointed and overly complicated compared to earlier entries in the series.
Also, there’s a lot of references to ancillary material, such as the graphic novels and short stories, that felt wedged in with a winking, ‘aren’t I smart’, air that rubbed me the wrong way and took me out of the story. 

songwind's review

4.0

An excellent denouement for the overarching plot so far.

Honestly, a bit surprised this wasn't the last book in the series.

clapierre's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

3.75