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sophia_sol) wrote2019-10-05 06:19 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2019-10-05 06:19 pm
October Man, by Ben Aaronovitch
A novella in the Rivers of London series, outside the main books because it's not focused on Peter Grant. Instead it's set in Germany and the MC is Peter's equivalent there -- the sole apprentice to the country's sole magic practitioner.
I don't feel like the death that kicked off the plot was sufficiently addressed, after other aspects of the plot kept developing and receiving more attention. So that feels like a hanging thread that kind of bugs me. I also don't feel like I got a great sense of the personalities of the main characters of this book, which is too bad.
It was a fun quick read with some interesting details and I definitely enjoyed it, but in the end I don't love it as much as the main novels in the series.
I don't feel like the death that kicked off the plot was sufficiently addressed, after other aspects of the plot kept developing and receiving more attention. So that feels like a hanging thread that kind of bugs me. I also don't feel like I got a great sense of the personalities of the main characters of this book, which is too bad.
It was a fun quick read with some interesting details and I definitely enjoyed it, but in the end I don't love it as much as the main novels in the series.