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> Tag: Rivers of London 7

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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Peter’s Adventure Continues

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

February 17, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

So this was okay, I just thought that parts of the book didn’t land. Lesley has always seemed jealous and angry to me and I am honestly sick of the whole thing with her and The Faceless Man. Parts of the book dragged though to me. When Peter is captured (I swear this happened in another book) you just want the story to get moving because you are tired of him being shown as being a moron when it comes to Lesley. Maybe I am […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, Lies Sleeping, Rivers of London 7, Urban Fantasy

Classic's CBR11 Review No:47 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, Lies Sleeping, Rivers of London 7, Urban Fantasy ·
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