rhy2025 's review for:

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

5.0

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

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Hilarious and Marvelous

So glad I stumbled onto this. Hilarious, well crafted writing, an intriguing world, and a lovable hero. The climax was a touch vague but still satisfying.

The series has been compared to Harry Potter and I can see that because of the humor, the wonkiness, and the learning magic aspect of the story, but overall it's more like a British Dresden Files. Definitely not for kids in case there's any doubt. There is a fair amount of profanity and "male lens" observations of women's bodies, as well as a few moments of disturbing graphic violence, but even so the world, the characters, and the magic are so well done that it's still absolutely worth a listen.

Flawlessly performed. Can't wait to read the next one.