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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
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:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“He called it potentia because there's nothing quite like Latin for disguising the fact you're making it up as you go along.”
It had been a while, but I was glad to be back with Constable Peter Grant, especially as in Foxglove Summer he is taken out of his comfort zone, into the countryside, which brings about some very amusing situations. Shops closing at 4pm, village life, and new supernatural beings to come to terms with. You can take the London copper out of London, but you can't take the London out of the copper.
The previous instalment, Broken Homes, was my least favourite of the series (apart from the ending which was brilliant), but I'd say this a return to form. A shame to not see as much of some key, favourite characters, such as Nightingale. But we learn a lot about him and meet a bunch of new and quirky figures who fill the book with unique interactions and contribute to the natural progression of this story, essentially a crime tale, but with supernatural elements which are at the heart of these place cases.
“From then on, it was even twistier B-roads through a country so photgenically rural that I half expected to meet Bilbo Baggins around the next corner - providing he'd taken to driving a Nissan Micra.”
This is a really entertaining series, which wraps each book up nicely, with its own self-contained tale, and some larger arcs which link them all. This fifth instalment to the instalment was a really fun listen.
3.5/5 STARS
It had been a while, but I was glad to be back with Constable Peter Grant, especially as in Foxglove Summer he is taken out of his comfort zone, into the countryside, which brings about some very amusing situations. Shops closing at 4pm, village life, and new supernatural beings to come to terms with. You can take the London copper out of London, but you can't take the London out of the copper.
The previous instalment, Broken Homes, was my least favourite of the series (apart from the ending which was brilliant), but I'd say this a return to form. A shame to not see as much of some key, favourite characters, such as Nightingale. But we learn a lot about him and meet a bunch of new and quirky figures who fill the book with unique interactions and contribute to the natural progression of this story, essentially a crime tale, but with supernatural elements which are at the heart of these place cases.
“From then on, it was even twistier B-roads through a country so photgenically rural that I half expected to meet Bilbo Baggins around the next corner - providing he'd taken to driving a Nissan Micra.”
This is a really entertaining series, which wraps each book up nicely, with its own self-contained tale, and some larger arcs which link them all. This fifth instalment to the instalment was a really fun listen.
3.5/5 STARS
Really enjoyed this one! It was great seeing more of Peter in action and developing his relationship with Bev. The tension in this one was briliant, the pressure of missing children really hung over the book and gave it an urgency which has been missing in some of the others in this series.
Continues to be a fab series!
Continues to be a fab series!
Holdbrook-Smith is still an A+++ narrator
this book feature exciting things like Beverly Brook! and killer unicorns! shit getting more real! ettisburg!
but I missed London & some of the usual cast
and now I have to WAIT FOR MORE what a traumatic time
this book feature exciting things like Beverly Brook! and killer unicorns! shit getting more real! ettisburg!
but I missed London & some of the usual cast
and now I have to WAIT FOR MORE what a traumatic time
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Y’all, I am down bad for this series. This book was so utterly charming and different then the rest but in a way that adds layers and depth, and the narrator is continually phenomenal and the mysteries are getting more detailed and I care about all of the characters so much and UGH IM IN LOVE.
4.5 stars, actually.
Peter Grant with all his low key heroism, practical attitude towards magic's tendency to fry modern electronics, and his true respect and honor for those different from himself are back in this worthy addition to the series.
He's out in the countryside dealing with a kidnapping and mysterious bumps and noises in a woods. There's no Nightengale or Lesley for him to play off of. Luckily, Beverly Brook is around and basically saves this book from being just straight up cop and magic lingo with Peter's slightly naive emotional narration.
The best parts for me were navigating the tricky police jurisdictional stuff between mundane cops and Peter Grant's magic-focused division, any scene with Beverly, and Peter's good humored reaction to all the crap that goes down around him.
It loses a half star for sometimes Peter having too flat of an emotional affect, for not having enough Lesley, and for sometimes just a tad bit too much lingo/slang for U.S. me to follow at times. (i would reread a few lines, guess, shrug, move on. It wasn't a fatal flaw.)
Near the end, we get a little hint from Lesley that something big's building. I'm hoping that Peter also gets to show us some emotions more consistently. He seems cut off from himself, and that could be juicy to exploit.
Peter Grant with all his low key heroism, practical attitude towards magic's tendency to fry modern electronics, and his true respect and honor for those different from himself are back in this worthy addition to the series.
He's out in the countryside dealing with a kidnapping and mysterious bumps and noises in a woods. There's no Nightengale or Lesley for him to play off of. Luckily, Beverly Brook is around and basically saves this book from being just straight up cop and magic lingo with Peter's slightly naive emotional narration.
The best parts for me were navigating the tricky police jurisdictional stuff between mundane cops and Peter Grant's magic-focused division, any scene with Beverly, and Peter's good humored reaction to all the crap that goes down around him.
It loses a half star for sometimes Peter having too flat of an emotional affect, for not having enough Lesley, and for sometimes just a tad bit too much lingo/slang for U.S. me to follow at times. (i would reread a few lines, guess, shrug, move on. It wasn't a fatal flaw.)
Near the end, we get a little hint from Lesley that something big's building. I'm hoping that Peter also gets to show us some emotions more consistently. He seems cut off from himself, and that could be juicy to exploit.
adventurous
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:
No
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes