pickJust finished this loved the characters and how their developing great read
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Whispers Underground | 
pickJust finished this loved the characters and how their developing great read
pickI don't know if this change met with favour from other readers, but the fact that this book in the series dialed down the drama and interpersonal tension and went for more of an ensemble cast police procedural (with trademark fantastical elements, quality banter and gross moments, of course) really worked for me. Bonus points for Terry Pratchett references, I see now why the author ended up introducing an edition of Guards! Guards! 😉
pickWhispers Under Ground had me hooked from page one! A roller-coaster ride of mystery and magic. Truly a gem in urban fantasy. Loved every twist and turn! 📚✨
pickMore appropriately named than the last one in the series. SO many pop culture name drops compared to the other ones? But pretty good and fast, I finished it in three sittings. Now I have to wait at least a week for the next one to arrive.
A lot of threads left dangling though, I really hope Aaronowitch gets back some of them before the end of the series.
Can‘t resist another Rivers of London audiobook- a Friday night relaxing listen 💚🐉
📗 Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
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… well most of them… I‘ll leave the ghost detective 🕵️♂️ books where they are 🤨📖
so-soWhile I‘m still thoroughly enjoying this series, this third novel didn‘t grab me the way the previous ones did. It was still good, and I love the world and the banter (also, pretty sure I noticed a nod to the Dresden Files, which made me laugh), but it felt a little disjointed to me and the solving of the murder felt a little… abrupt?
I normally don‘t read repetitive detective fiction, but this is the exception I‘m on the third book of this series and love all the different ways in which paranormal activities provide another level of investigation. … plus it‘s hilarious 😆
For me, the best instalment in the series so far.
I loved the development and increased attention some of the secondary characters got and the addition to the more permanent roster of some very promising new ones.
Makes me very excited for the next book in the series.
I know a Dresden Files reference, when I see one 😃
I love discovering that authors are fans of the same things I'm a fan of 😊
Making the most of the last lingering summer weather by reading in the garden with some refreshing orange-flavored 'terere'... 😍
I had the whole Saturday afternoon free to read, so of course I ended up painting this mural instead. 🙈😂🎨 I know it's not 100% accurate, but I had to draw the map by hand with only a reference on my phone, so I'm considering it a win. 🤷♀️
Having a 'wild' Saturday night reading in bed. 😂📖 There is a cat under the blanket somewhere too! 🤷♀️🐱
pick✅ Snappy Dialogue
✅ British Accent #Audiobook Narration
✅ Fun Historical Facts about London
Just the light and fluffy entertainment that I need right now.
so-soAgain, I didn't like this one so much as the first one. But it was still pretty good. This one follows Peter Grant as he is attempting to solve a murder that brings him underground with a group of people called the Quiet People. The only thing I didn't really like about this book was the grammar. For example, he used "me and Abigail" as the subject not the direct object in which case it should always be "Abigail and I", never me. ???
pickThird in the rivers books, the series returns to form with a fantastic quick read, full of action and weird fable-esque goings on. Really enjoyed it- great world building, fantastic characters and gripping plot line I can‘t wait to read the next instalment. P.s is the last chapter title, morning crescent a subtle nod to BBC Radio 4s “I‘m sorry I haven‘t a clue?” Probably not but it made me chuckle all the same.
pickAnother solid installment in the Rivers of London/ Peter Grant series. I stumbled on this series by chance about a month ago and here I am 3 books later and I am absolutely hooked. These books are full of humor and magic and I simply can't get enough.
pickAnother great read in the Series. Book #4 next on the list!
pickBook 3 - Finished Saturday morning on the train!
Enjoyed this one more than n2, almost as much as n1. Solid mystery + significant plot movement + lots of London underground history! I do so enjoy the nerdy geography/city stuff in these books (that's no surprise - I am a geographer!).
Still finding Nightingale tough to care about, hopefully he becomes more 3 dimensional as the series goes on.
I'm in love with these covers - I want prints!
pickThird in his Rivers of London series. I liked it a little less than the first two. I don't know if it's because the plot was all over the place with no real villain or if the pace was off. It just felt like it was slightly off course for a Peter Grant novel.
Second time around I liked it more. Insights of the next books makes it better. Also, i enjoyed the architecture bits so much this time. #booked2019 #POCparanormal #fall
pickI‘m riding Aaronovich‘s ghost train all the way through this series. 😂 can‘t stop!
Leafs monday night 🏒 on election night. Matthews might play with Marner a bit tonight, and not on PP.
Rivers of London series is still very good, even on reread. I love the architecture bits like lots even more the second time around.
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It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh and 🌸 is in the house. What more can you ask for?
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Reread it is for now. Friday night hockey is 🐧 and ⭐️ . Also new nails.
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pickAnother awesome instalment in the life of Peter Grant! The wit and humour in these books always makes me chuckle. And I love the action combined with mystery. Such a great book. It was perfect for a cottage weekend as I just whizzed through it and couldn‘t put it down.
pickThis is the 3rd book of an urban supernatural series based in London. A clever and witty book superbly narrated by Kobna Holbrook-Smith; I loved it 😀
We are now to the point that I have to talk myself into leaving the car every time. #gettinggood #cantstoplistening
This is the third book in the Peter Grant, Rivers of London series. It‘s an urban fantasy, where an ordinary constable turned magician‘s apprentice solves crimes across London. This instalment takes Peter down to the tunnels of London's Underground, the buried rivers, the Victorian sewers, and he‘s hearing whispers of tortured, vengeful spirits..
I have the first three books waiting for me.
#anglophileapril #carelesswhisper
Getting back into it after a stressful few weeks at work! And what better way than with a supernatural mystery? I mean seriously
The temperature is supposed to take a dramatic drop tonight, and we're on a shutdown at work... tomorrow I will dream away the cold.
pick12 hour work days suuuck.
A murder mystery and a secret hidden under the London Underground! I love how London itself is a character.
This story was much tighter. And I've got the pattern now for the two plots - 1 for the police procedural story and 1 for Faceless.
One of my fav things about this universe is that magic has serious consequences and limits. So we haven't magically cured Lesley.
And more Abigail please? Lots more. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Low sample size—one of the reasons why magic and science are hard to reconcile.
I adore Sherlock Holmes stories. And this description of the Baker Street stop on the Underground makes me NEED to visit.
This series of books is also throughly enjoyable. It‘s a perfect blend of Sherlock Homes and Harry Potter (as an adult) that makes me very happy. Highly recommend. I‘m on the 3rd one and plan to read them all straight through.
pickDon't think I can think of the underground in the same way 😂 another fun mystery and can't wait to get started on book 4!!
1. At home. 🙂
2. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (tagged book)
3. I take a look at my stack and choose the book I gravitate to. ☺
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pickI like this series more and more with every book. Thank you Litsyverse for convincing me to give the audio versions a try. I will definitely be sticking with this format as I continue on with the next books.
pickAnother fun romp with the Folly Gang. Lesley is still on sick leave from the regular Metropolitan Police, but is now studying magic at the Folly with the irregular police. We meet some new characters , revisit some old characters and solve a murder mystery. Love ❤️ the London Around Christmas setting
A Doctor Who Reference! Gotta love these books ! 💙
We are reading the next book in the series. Lesley May has joined the gang at The Folly. Pete Grant ❤️
pickThe Rivers of London series never fails to kick start my reading, even in my current rut. I want to read them all at once but I don‘t want them to run out... This one - the third in the series - focuses on the mysterious death of an American art student on the underground and takes PC Peter Grant into the tunnels and sewers. Not my favourite of the series so far but it comes with everything you expect - humour, fantasy and a love of London.
Congratulations @cobwebmoth on 1,000 followers. My #surprisedgiveaway choice would be this one. I don‘t normally go for police or crime novels but these are different and fun. A bit like Harry Potter goes to work at The Met. I‘m on the fifth one in the series now and hoping there are more to come.
pickI feel like Ben Aaronovitch‘s pacing has slowed a little bit with this third-in-series; but his humor, cleverness and plotting remain as strong as ever. In this story, PC Peter Grant is called to a scene wherein an American art student is found with a pottery shard in his back and the muck of the sewers on his boots... Audiobook narrator Kobna Holdbrook-Smith‘s characters are richer sounding and even better developed than before.
🎧 Just uploaded this to my iPhone: An urban fantasy featuring PC Peter Grant. He‘s a novice wizard working the streets of London. I love the author‘s writing style (Clever, fun, British) and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith‘s performances. This may be the year I listen to the whole series :-)
