A review by gwenhwyfar
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I listened to this as an audiobook over the course of a few months. Tracking down the audiobook was also an annoying affair, as every single one of my library cards doesn't have it, despite the rest of the series being readily available. 

This is the one where shit goes <i>down</i>. It's the Dresden Files equivalent of Changes. There isn't quite the devastating delivery that Changes brings, but a plot line that's been dancing around the last 4 books finally came to the forefront in quite the bombastic fashion, with some tense magical battles. The ending of this was highly satisfying, the culmination of this book is really where it shines. I hope we don't see a drop in quality in this series going forth. <i>cough</i>

The audiobooks continue to be excellent, Kobna Holdbrook Smith does a phenomenal performance. 

The chapter changes didn't have the jazz ditty, which I missed.