Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

7 reviews

septaria's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Blood, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Gore, Body horror, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Murder, and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol

spikehype's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery

catalyst226's review

adventurous dark tense 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? No

3.0

The overarching plot thickens. It's really cool following both a character's career and a big developing plot over this many novels.

Beverly and Peter's relationship is a major delight in the series and the pregnancy being a plot point for the next main novel should lead to some interesting antics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Kidnapping

obstinatepursuit's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, and Gun violence

meg_elyse's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, and Child death

franklola's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Death, and Trafficking

leahsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Peter Grant is back! He's gotten a promotion to Detective Constable, and Peter, Nightingale, and the Metropolitan Police are getting ever closer to catching the Faceless Man. The only problem is that the Faceless Man has plans of his own, and they're big ... really big. And Peter has to turn to the last person he wants to for help - Lesley May, his former partner who betrayed him in the worst possible way.

Since this is the 7th book in the series, I've come to expect some things in any Rivers of London story. I always expect to see plenty of dry British humor and snark from Peter, an endlessly amusing cast of characters, surprising plot twists, and amazing action that never fails to have me on the edge of my seat. This book didn't disappoint. I've loved seeing Peter work his way up from bumbling officer in book 1 to being a competent apprentice wizard who is training others and holding his own, and he's definitely grown up a lot along the way. I really enjoyed this book, and want to see what's in store for Peter in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Gun violence