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‘There’s weird shit,’ I said. ‘And we deal with the weird shit, but normally it turns out that there’s a perfectly rational explanation.’ Which is often that a wizard did it.

Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

September 26, 2020 by LittlePlat 2 Comments

In all the hype for the Dresden Filer two-fer, I haven’t forgotten my new other favourite urban fantasy series! Since writing up my thoughts on the first three books in the Peter Grant series, I’ve positivly raced through the next three. I think Ben Aaronovitch really struck gold when he decided to blend a British police procedural with magical shenanigans; I’m racing through the series like a hot knife through butter. While all the books so far have had self-contained stories, there have been threads […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes, cbr12bingo, Foxglove Summer, Green, Peter Grant, police procedural, the hanging tree

LittlePlat's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes, cbr12bingo, Foxglove Summer, Green, Peter Grant, police procedural, the hanging tree ·
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cbr12bingo – Red!

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

September 7, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Every entry into Rivers of London starts with a splash; we are always diving head-first, sometimes literally, into rivers of blood. Every delightful cover, all done by Patrick Knowles, is a map with a big, red, bloody “X” marking the spot. Every cover is a map, every map is filled with teensy tiny detail, and every seemingly unrelated sketch or nursery rhyme lyric builds together into the marvelous mess that is London. I love his minute details; I feel like I’m looking at a Where’s Waldo illustration for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: archaeology, architecture, Arthurian legend, Ben Aaronovitch, bingo 2020, black dog of newgate, british folklore, Camelot, cbr12bingo, demi monde, folklore, king arthur, londinium, London, magic, merlin, murder, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, puncinello, Red, red square, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 7

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:98 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: archaeology, architecture, Arthurian legend, Ben Aaronovitch, bingo 2020, black dog of newgate, british folklore, Camelot, cbr12bingo, demi monde, folklore, king arthur, londinium, London, magic, merlin, murder, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, puncinello, Red, red square, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 7 ·
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Ever get the feeling that you’re being watched?

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

August 28, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Well, my library is being watched at least. I keep reading myself in circles; themes from one book bleed into another; people, places, statements, snippets of songs- this year is becoming one giant, roiling, swirling brew of a book. Peter Grant and the Falcon Family (tm tm tm!) are back in London, up to their necks in the Thames and sinking fast. Luckily, the river is full of gods who are just as willing to save them as they are to let them drown. Last […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, british folklore, crime, demi monde, folklore, french folklore, Jack Sheppard, jonathan wild, London, magic, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, reynard the fox, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 6, Thames, thief catcher general, Tyburn, Urban Fantasy, witches, wizards

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:95 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, british folklore, crime, demi monde, folklore, french folklore, Jack Sheppard, jonathan wild, London, magic, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, reynard the fox, Rivers of London, Rivers of London 6, Thames, thief catcher general, Tyburn, Urban Fantasy, witches, wizards ·
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cbr12bingo – I Wish

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

July 26, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I can’t read “I Wish” and not be immediately thrown into Into the Woods. I was tempted to start with “unrelated, but”…but it is related! It’s summertime, and PC Peter Grant has taken to the countryside, where all sorts of fairy-tale creatures are up to no good. “Anything can happen in the woods”, after all. Out of London and into the country! The National Trust is attempting to manage the wood, families are hiding secrets, a retired wizard lives in a tower full of bees, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Aliens, Ben Aaronovitch, british countryside, cbr12bingo, I Wish, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, Rivers of London, UFO sightings, Urban Fantasy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:79 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Aliens, Ben Aaronovitch, british countryside, cbr12bingo, I Wish, pc peter grant, Peter Grant, police procedural, Rivers of London, UFO sightings, Urban Fantasy ·
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“That which does not kill us,” I said, “has to get up extra early in the morning if it wants to get us next time.”

Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch

May 30, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

Peter Grant and his partner of sorts, Lesley May, have to do a lot of explaining themselves. Not just their actions as members of The Folly, the (tiny) branch of the London Met that deals with “unusual circumstances”, but also every reference that they make about the modern world. Why is that? They’re making these references to The Nightingale; their commanding officer who has been fighting the bad guys (thieves, murderers, Nazis) since before WWII. Before WWII? But how? Well, Nightingale stopped aging in the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, city planning, conspiracy, council estates, crime, London, magic, murder, Peter Grant, police procedural, post war europe, Rivers of London, Urban Fantasy

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:53 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, city planning, conspiracy, council estates, crime, London, magic, murder, Peter Grant, police procedural, post war europe, Rivers of London, Urban Fantasy ·
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