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Mar 01, 2013
Teena R.
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Peter Grant is a fresh face young copper who was about to be pushed onto a paperwork filled path. Luckily (or not), he happened to interview a ghostly witness and caught the eyes of Inspector Nightingale, the Last Wizard of England.
What strikes me is how all the characters seem to have this "Keep Calm and Carry On" mindset. Peter interviewed a ghost then went home, get some sleep and told his friend/romantic interest without having a nervous breakdown or fearof being sent to psychiatric ward, de ...more
What strikes me is how all the characters seem to have this "Keep Calm and Carry On" mindset. Peter interviewed a ghost then went home, get some sleep and told his friend/romantic interest without having a nervous breakdown or fearof being sent to psychiatric ward, de ...more
Dec 15, 2011
Angela Randall
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Loved this immediately. It's a lot of fun, a fascinating story and an interesting way to take in some London history and geography. Weird, to be sure.
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I felt reluctant to only give this three stars. Aaronovitch's London is compelling, and I found myself completely sucked in to this mixture of the mundane and magical. A reviewer stated Rivers of London was Harry Potter grown up and joined the Fuzz - I wouldn't agree with that, but both Rowling and Aaronovitch have managed to create worlds that seamlessly bring together the recognisable and the extraordinary. You feel like The Folly could exist, you want it to exist. But however much I adore the
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This started off with such promise, but by the end I found myself debating between 2 and 3 stars, because it feels most like 2.5. I like the protagonist, and I like the premise. And the level of humor is just perfect for me - things you can't help laughing at, but never feeling like the author was reaching for something funny that wasn't really there.
But the carrying out of the plot-line gradually lost me. For one thing, the various magic systems weren't really very clear. And having Grant (and ...more
But the carrying out of the plot-line gradually lost me. For one thing, the various magic systems weren't really very clear. And having Grant (and ...more
Dec 08, 2011
Serenity
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Dionisia
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Melinda
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May 27, 2014
Ruth
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Apr 23, 2015
Sarah
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Jul 28, 2015
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