3.5*Things here went from slow to fast lane very quickly. And damn, that betrayal hurts!! With so much going on in Peter's life, I will be reading the next book sooner than later.

I adore this series. Police procedural with supernatural villains and wizard cops.

If you've read any other Broken Homes reviews or checked out the range of ratings, you'll know that opinion on this book runs the gamut. For me, Aaronovich is starting to feel like he is coming into his own. It's mature, developed writing with rich characters and a thoughtfully developed magic and supernatural system. Without doubt, pacing is a little off from a traditional detective story, but I found that for me, it reflected the inconsistent nature of real-life police work; one does not work

Broken Homes follows the same template as the previous three stories in this series. So, it is interesting, funny and engaging, with a new crime story and thread with the same characters. Broken Homes had another cleverly constructed case that allowed growth and development of character. But, whilst I think that momentum dropped a bit in the middle, so it was a bit flat for a while, that ending! What a twist. Best ending to the series so far in my opinion.As this is the fourth instalment in the

Another great instalment in the Peter Grant series with a good twist. I particularly enjoyed the humour in this one and found myself smiling while listening. Also the narrator of the audiobooks is pretty perfect.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!Aaronovitch, you complete sod! You can't do that to me! I did NOT see that ending coming! AT ALL! Amazing...Man, I'm more emotionally invested in this series than I thought I was...

Well, this was a delightful part of a story...Ends on one or more cliffhangers, rather more so than a couple of the prior episodes. Aaronovitch had better be careful in traffic for the next year, just sayin'. And no smoking. Take small bites and chew carefully, etc.That said, it gave me a lot of the things I wanted, namely, more Peter Grant, more London, and more of the other residents of the Folly. The love of the city fascinates me as a perversion in its in its own right, since personally I th...

Oh YES! Smack - dead in the center! There's nothing wrong with four stars, but this, my friends, is a full hand, all 5 of them: ★★★★★You know when you pay the extra quid for quality because you know this is the time and place where it matters and makes a difference? Then you get what you bought, hold it in your hands and it feels really good, solid, valuable and all that. To me, that's a wonderful four star. Add a pinch of "Bloody hell!", "WTF?" or "Strike!" and little ol' fifth star comes runni...

I have returned to the urban fantasy world of PC Peter Grant based at The Folly, and a wonderful police procedural series set in underground magical London. It has a great sense of location in London and makes the most of the buildings and character of the city. We have the policing of the Spring Court, attended by the major river gods with all the attendant festivities and stalls. There are the undercurrents apparent between Peter and Beverly Brook, a slow heating romance in the making. Lesley

Re-Read 8/31/21:Still as good the second time through. Lesley is someone special to me. Maybe that's why...Well, this one is also a hard one to get through. Well worth the re-read, however.Original Review:This series seems to be only getting better. The characters are getting more fascinating and the developments are definitely keeping me on the edge of my seat.London police and a sideline of magic have never felt more realistic. Peter gets to show off a bit of his architectural background this

3.5ish stars.In some ways this is the most satisfying yet, in others it's the most frustrating. As is typical for the series, the plot is... meandering. More here than in previous books even, despite it's return to what seems to be the overarching plot line connecting the books. And I feel like that's just true to its police procedural reality- I imagine actual police officers are engaging in various types of business and following multiple leads at any given time- it's just a little manic and i...

I would have loved to finally give one of these books a perfect score, because I love the series for its world-building and characters, but, man, this book has pacing problems.For the first 200 pages or so, it feels like nothing of true interest actually happens in this book. Oh, don’t get me wrong, a lot of stuff does happen, from bloody murders, advancement of the overarching “Faceless Man” plotline, to subtle and sometimes not so subtle character development. And the Festival of the River God...

Another wonderful entry in the Rivers of London series, it’s so easily to slip into this world.Aaronovitch’s descriptive writing is a joy, I love the way he describes things including the supermarket in Brighton being the size of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.I know this Asda well, so it made me chuckle!Both the characters and the locations are perfect, you really feel as if your in these places with Peter Grant and the team.This entry really pushes the story along, the final few chapters w...

I don't read much contemporary urban supernatural fiction, I prefer classic fantasy and big epics set on secondary worlds. But over the last four books I've grown quite fond of Police Constable Peter Grant (I think that's what PC stands for, other than personal computer). The supporting staff is all right (Lesley, Nightingale, Molly, the dog, the doctor, etc) but a good series that wants to go the distance of 10 books or more needs a strong, interesting protagonist, somebody the reader can ident...

This was the first book I read in 2021 and the events of that first week more or less took the pleasure out of reading it, but before more time passes I feel I should rate it and say something about it. I'm giving it four stars because in normal circumstances I'm sure I would really have enjoyed reading it.It's typical of the Rivers of London series in that it reads mainly like a good police procedural with a few extra touches. The first-person narrator is Peter Grant, a London police constable,...