Name: Midnight Riot
ISBN: 9780345524256

Ben Aaronovitch

When his ability to speak with the lingering dead brings him to the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, who investigates paranormal crimes, Probationary Constable Peter Grant is drawn into a world where an ancient evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of murder and dark magic. Original.

Midnight Riot

Aine Meehan

Ashley McFarland

Almost gave up on this one. A little slow to start, but worth sticking it out!

Gillian Rose

3.75 stars

It was a very quick and fun read. I thought the magic system was interesting and overall had a good time reading it. I picked up on Dresden File vibes as well as Wellington Paranormal which sounds weird, but it works, I swear!

Becky A

Really fun! I'd say the voice worked about 90% of the time; the other 10% it felt a little detached. But I really enjoyed this and will definitely pick up the rest of the series.

Janice Hopper

Re-read for SFF book club. I still like it. The audio version is really very good too.
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First book I've read by this author. I quite liked it.

Anastaciya

Kerri McDonald

The first book in the Rivers of London series was a great starter. I loved getting to know Peter Grant, our sarcastic main character who is a PC for the Metropolitan in London that discovers that magic is very real. Not only is magic real, but there’s an entire division of the Met that is dedicated to taking care of “the weird stuff”. I mean… there was only one person assigned to the unit before Peter, but it still exists! The build up of this world that is very like and unlike our own was wonderful and definitely got me invested in the series.

Though there is a lot of set up in this book, it still has a gripping plot that completely sucked me into the book. I also loved the characters though I will admit that I found Peter a tad frustrating in this first story. Not to the point where I thought he was annoying or anything. No, I was just worried about his reckless self, lol. Peter’s tone of voice makes this story such a fun and engaging read. And the magical elements gave it an ominous feel that I love!

As first books in a series go, this one was pretty stellar.