Winter’s Gifts by Ben Aaronovitch

October 06, 2023

While Winter’s Gifts is a spin-off of Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, it really reminds me more of Simon R. Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries. Neither is a bad thing in my opinion, a spin-off or a similarity to Green’s series. FBI...

What Are You Reading?

October 05, 2023

No complaints today. The weather has been gorgeous, 70s and low 80s during the day. I’m an Ohio resident again, with my driver’s license, car title, registration, license tags, voter registration. And, I have my library card to the Columbus Metropolitan...

What Are You Reading?

April 30, 2020

Well, there you go, everyone. My apologies. I meant to take the moderation off for today because I want you all to be able to see each others’ comments, but I forgot until this morning, and some of you had already commented. Sorry about that! As long as...

The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

November 09, 2019

Ben Aaronovitch’s urban fantasy series, Rivers of London, is set in England, as the name implies. However, in his novella, The October Man, he introduces a new set of characters, and places them in Germany. I’m hoping that Winter and Sommer from this...

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

February 11, 2018

Ben Aaronovitch continues to add diverse and interesting characters to the books in his Rivers of London urban fantasy series. The Hanging Tree is the sixth book, and it brings Police Constable Peter Grant back to London for discoveries of more magic running...