Dav reviewed Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #3)
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4 stars
Another good one.
418 pages
English language
Published Oct. 6, 2012 by Orion Publishing Co.
Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And it's just as well - he's already had run-ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn't even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. And then there's his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasn't his fault, but still.Now something horrible is happening in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up the tube system that honeycombs the ancient foundations of London. And delays on the Northern line is the very least of it. Time to call in the Met's Economic and Specialist Crime Unit 9, aka 'The Folly'. Time to call in PC Peter Grant, Britain's Last …
Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And it's just as well - he's already had run-ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn't even officially exist. A department that if you did describe it to most people would get you laughed at. And then there's his love life. The last person he fell for ended up seriously dead. It wasn't his fault, but still.Now something horrible is happening in the labyrinth of tunnels that make up the tube system that honeycombs the ancient foundations of London. And delays on the Northern line is the very least of it. Time to call in the Met's Economic and Specialist Crime Unit 9, aka 'The Folly'. Time to call in PC Peter Grant, Britain's Last Wizard.
Jon Nixon reviewed Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #3)
Review of 'Whispers Under Ground' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Third in the series. Still good but I didn’t think it was quite at the level of volumes one and two. The writing is still smart, sharp and funny and full of London detail but this one lacked the jeopardy and the showdown with the big threatening villain that the others had. I did like the new characters and the chase through the underground and sewers was good.
Third in the series. Still good but I didn’t think it was quite at the level of volumes one and two. The writing is still smart, sharp and funny and full of London detail but this one lacked the jeopardy and the showdown with the big threatening villain that the others had. I did like the new characters and the chase through the underground and sewers was good.
Chris reviewed Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #3)
Review of 'Whispers Under Ground' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Listened to the audiobook. Excellent.
amyiw reviewed Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #3)
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3 stars
3 1/2
I want to give this a 4 but I just kept drifting during the reading. It seemed to have a few different lines of investigation and I was loosing it on paying attention. On the plus side there was quite a bit of humor and the interplay of characters is always good. Still I want to be engaged with the plot of the mystery too since that is what is about and I just had to keep coming back to that. Maybe Peter Grant, as good as it really is, isn't for me because of attention span? Having to go back to see who is who and what they had to do with what, because I read over it the first time doesn't make for fun in understanding.
It was very interesting in the underground and the fae/goblins. Loved that he is connected in a new way with …
3 1/2
I want to give this a 4 but I just kept drifting during the reading. It seemed to have a few different lines of investigation and I was loosing it on paying attention. On the plus side there was quite a bit of humor and the interplay of characters is always good. Still I want to be engaged with the plot of the mystery too since that is what is about and I just had to keep coming back to that. Maybe Peter Grant, as good as it really is, isn't for me because of attention span? Having to go back to see who is who and what they had to do with what, because I read over it the first time doesn't make for fun in understanding.
It was very interesting in the underground and the fae/goblins. Loved that he is connected in a new way with Leisle and that she is back and working pretty well.
Enno reviewed Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #3)
Review of 'Whispers Under Ground' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Another fun read in a series that I'm beginning to really like The unexpected Tolkien references had me laughing out loud.
Another fun read in a series that I'm beginning to really like The unexpected Tolkien references had me laughing out loud.
