mcmccollum reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Good follow up to Rivers of London.
384 pages
Published April 1, 2011 by Gollancz.
Moon Over Soho
4 stars
(73 reviews)
Jon Nixon reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Really well done. The characters are great. The writing is cool, sharp and funny. The action is well handled and the scene in the strip club of Dr Moreau is downright creepy!
What's happened to Leslie is brutal. Unfortunately I suspect any fix will come at a major cost :/
This is the second book in the series and I thought it was just as good as the first of one so I already have number three lined up.
Really well done. The characters are great. The writing is cool, sharp and funny. The action is well handled and the scene in the strip club of Dr Moreau is downright creepy!
What's happened to Leslie is brutal. Unfortunately I suspect any fix will come at a major cost :/
This is the second book in the series and I thought it was just as good as the first of one so I already have number three lined up.
What's happened to Leslie is brutal. Unfortunately I suspect any fix will come at a major cost :/
This is the second book in the series and I thought it was just as good as the first of one so I already have number three lined up.
drizzy reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it.
A nice short and witty continuation of officer Grant's adventures. There's more magic, London and jazz vampires so what more can you ask for?There's nothing about this book that particularly jumps at me as being "wow, that was awesome". Certainly not nearly as much as the first book in the series where everything was new and exciting. But it does follow similar recipe for being entertaining so I won't complain.I certainly want to see officer Grant becoming a proper wizarding copper. Hopefuly he will survive his encounters with the supernatural and magical creatures.
franksbooks reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I really enjoyed the first one, and I don’t remember it being so impossible to read - perhaps it included actual character development, a plot that didn’t seem like a series of lucky accidents and humour which worked. Either way, probably a good thing as it seems to have fallen into the trap of spending too much time introducing us to the protagonist for future editions of this wannabe TV show.
B. Zelkovich reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Wow. That ending was much more grim than I expected. I really enjoyed this book. The only reason it didn't get five stars is that I pretty much called it about halfway through.
Enno reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A very fine second book in a series that did nothing to curb my enthusiasm about the setting, characters, or writing. Ends a little bit unresolved, so I need to get my hands on number three asap.
settingshadow reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Hmm. Less satisfying than the first book. Also, the objectification of women is definitely not abating - possibly amplifying, in fact. The other problems from Rivers of London also seem recurrent -- for example the two mostly separate plot lines.
Part of the problem might be that I simply don't care about music, so the long passages about jazz made my eyes glaze over. Also, I read it back-to-back with Rivers of London, which may have exacerbated my frustration about the repeated problematic portions. 2 1/2 stars and I'm going to take a break before continuing on.
M Is For Awesome reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I can't believe you did it again, but my heart is racing and I want more.
Michael @ Knowledge Lost reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Constable Peter Grant is back and this time he suspects sorcery in Soho. Jazz musicians in the area are dying; brains scans show they have been magically drained. When the girlfriend of one of the victim’s ends up in bed with Peter, complications are ensured. DCI Nightingale is still recovering so it is up to Peter Grant to handle this one alone.
One of the things I loved about the first book in this series, Rivers of London, was the fact that Peter Grant was a new police officer and new to wizardry. Moon over Soho is a natural progression from that; except that Peter Grant has improved in leaps and bounds. There are still mistakes being made but he is starting to come into his own element, it is like watching him grow as a character.
I’m not sure why the humour has been scaled back in this series …
Constable Peter Grant is back and this time he suspects sorcery in Soho. Jazz musicians in the area are dying; brains scans show they have been magically drained. When the girlfriend of one of the victim’s ends up in bed with Peter, complications are ensured. DCI Nightingale is still recovering so it is up to Peter Grant to handle this one alone.
One of the things I loved about the first book in this series, Rivers of London, was the fact that Peter Grant was a new police officer and new to wizardry. Moon over Soho is a natural progression from that; except that Peter Grant has improved in leaps and bounds. There are still mistakes being made but he is starting to come into his own element, it is like watching him grow as a character.
I’m not sure why the humour has been scaled back in this series but the urban fantasy style seems to be well established and I’m excited to read book three. The series is starting to give Harry Dresden from The Dresden Files a run for his money. While not as dark, the London setting and humour in all its nuance makes for a fantastic read. Ben Aaronovitch’s series may in some parts feel very similar to other urban fantasy novels; I’m impressed with the way he stands apart from the others.
I want to say it is the real English flavour that makes this series enjoyable; I love that style of crime and comedy. This could be because more urban fantasy novels are set in an American or fantastical setting. The uniqueness of the style makes this feel fresh, and then you get all those tropes from urban English novels thrown in as well, like slang.
When it comes to plot, the novel is pretty standard in relation to urban fantasy. I think the characters, the setting and humour is what makes this novel and series interesting. I was in a reading slump when I worked my way through this book. I tried it as a way to break the slump; I was able to read and enjoy the novel but never got out of my slump.
Unfortunately I’m still in a slump, but reading this novel was fun and entertaining. I’m almost tempted in reading book three just to work my way out of the slump. I will talk more about slumps later but reading books like this might do the trick in breaking my reading problems. Peter Grant is a fun character and the series is really enjoyable, I can’t wait to read more.
This review originally appeared on my blog; literary-exploration.com/2013/11/24/book-review-moon-over-soho/
Fryguy451 reviewed Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Review of 'Moon Over Soho' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Nice follow up.
