Midnight Riot Audiobook

" Character development was great, the storyline develops well and was not over complicated with too many sub plots and sub characters. Have read 3 books so far in the series, eagerly awaiting for more! "

" The whole thing felt very real. Good narration; understandable description of the London police system without making it too complicated. I like that it took a while for Peter to get the hang of magic. Peter's personality started getting a little boring towards the end, though. "

" Man, this is a fine, fine book. I think the next few weeks will be swamped with catching up on the others in the series. Comes under the heading of "wish I'd thought of this". Damn you Aaronovich! "

" Also called "Rivers of London" "

" You could loosely describe it as "Neverwhere meets Ed McBain meets Dresden Files" but it's its own thing. What I like most about it is the incredibly strong setting -- the chase scenes go down specific London streets past specific shops, the characters speak in specific London dialects using specific London slang (at one point a ghost speaks in specific *period* London slang), the cop follows specific london-cop police procedures, etc. It's just really professionally researched in a way I haven't seen before in other "urban fantasy." "

" Crime thriller meets fantasy.... I get the feeling there was more than a bit of inspiraton from the idea of the Aurors in Harry Potter, but this is a substantial twist on it... "

" Loved it. The premise was utterly ridiculous but it kept me hooked and made me laugh. "

" I was a bit conflicted with this one. I almost gave it four stars but after giving it some thought, I decided that three is what I felt it deserves. This was a library audio -- I think, when I do read the second volume, I'll try the ebook. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It was a fantastic combination of wry wit, snark and magic. Thoroughly enjoyed the character of Peter Grant and I will be reading the subsequent books in the series! "

" A gripping read, but where was the copy-editor? "

" interesting but nothing groundbreakingly spectacular. "

" Great book, really enjoyed reading what felt like a novel storyline, 'normal' police cadet becomes apprentice wizard and investigates all those unusal cases in London that dont have a good explanation - so who knows what might or might not happen! great london descriptions. "

" 3.5. I really liked the first half of this, but it started to fall apart at the end. "

" i get drawn into anything based on a fantasy side of london like Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. using ideas of old lore and folktales in a modern police story was nice. cant wait to start the next one "

" Interesting premise to begin a series. Reminds me in part of a mix Byrant and May mixed in with Simon R. Green. Will have to lay hands on Moon Over SoHo to see if the fun continues. "

" I bought this book in May 2012 and didn't get round to reading it for a while. I was a bit put off by the reference on the cover to Harry Potter. Once I started it I couldn't put it down. I like the concept and the writing is really funny. As soon as I finished it i ordered the sequel. "

" Occasional absolutely brilliant turn of phrase; great world-building with a touch of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere; a good story regardless of the above; and a charming unique narrator. (So tired of deeply troubled asshole narrators in these things.) "

" Loved it! Great ride :) "

" Hugely enjoyable. Harry Potter joins the police for grown ups. Loved it. "