What I liked:“Fuck me, I thought. I can do magic.” The sense of humour of our dear Peter was impeccable although sometimes rather uncouth. Maybe it is so because he lives in London, a vibrant big city where you rub your elbows with strange and not necessary kind creatures from all over the world. ...
I enjoyed this book. In some ways it reminded me of an English Dresden Files. There's an interesting fusion of magic and science which I look forward to reading more about. There's also some delightful humor.
This book was enchanting! It's a mix of police thriller and supernatural/urban fantasy. I think it might make people who are purists about either genre cranky, but for me the blend was perfect. It's about a young London constable who gets mixed up in a series of grisly murders that are actually done...
I really enjoyed this first Peter Grant novel. It's sf & fantasy set in modern London with overtones of Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher and other authors who combine police & detective work with magic and spellcasting. I'm looking forward to reading the next novel in this series, which is now an auto-...
This is one of those cases where my enjoyment of the main character's voice eclipsed my issues with the story. I loved Peter Grant. He had a dry, snarky, and often self-deprecating sense of humor, even when describing his work, London, or his childhood. When Nightingale took him on and started teach...
Really good book. I like how thought out the magic rules are for the setting, making them familiar to fans of, for example, the Harry Dresden novels, while still being their own thing. The mystery itself is also very well written, and incredibly enjoyable, with interesting characters and well done p...
Great voice and characters, legitimately funny at times, promising worldbuilding, but the plotting and general structure of the narrative are... uh. Not so good. Hopefully it'll get better later on?
Finished this on the train back to London. It was nice to actually see all the places that are on the book in person. I think it made it a little more enjoyable then when I was reading it in Vancouver.
Goddammit. I wanted to like this one. I really, really, really did. It has a lot going for it. Midnight Riot, also known as Rivers of London across the pond, has, while not the most original premise, certainly an engaging voice. It's got that dry British humor going on, an initially likable hero, an...
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