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May 27, 2020

Review: Blue on Blue (Bitter Legacy #3) by Dal MacLean

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsm/m romance / mystery / police procedural2 Comments

After three years working as a private investigator, newly reinstated Detective Inspector Will Foster still holds himself responsible for the death of an officer under his command. But he’s returned to the Met bent on redeeming himself and that means bringing down gangland boss Joey Clarkson. Will’s prepared to put ... more >

February 24, 2020

REVIEW: False Value by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbiracial hero / diversity / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / Rivers of London / UF / Urban-Fantasy12 Comments

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PLEASE NOTE: If you haven’t read Lies Sleeping, the previous novel in the Rivers of London series, and wish to avoid spoilers for that book, skip this review. Big events took place in Lies Sleeping that are mentioned in this review of False Value. Dear Ben Aaronovitch, I’ve enjoyed all ... more >

May 31, 2019

REVIEW: The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsgenius loci / Germany / Magic / POC / police procedural / Recommended Reads / Rivers of London / Urban-Fantasy18 Comments

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Trigger warning (for the book, not the review) Dear Mr. Aaronovitch, I’m a longtime reader of Rivers of London, your Urban Fantasy series featuring detective constable Peter Grant of the London Metropolitan police. When I heard you were working on a new, Rivers-of-London-adjacent short (216 pages) book set in Germany ... more >

November 28, 2018

REVIEW: Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdiversity / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / Recommended Reads / Rivers of London / UF / Urban-Fantasy2 Comments

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Dear Mr. Aaronovitch, The last book in your urban fantasy Rivers of London series saw some big developments, including the unmasking of police constable Peter Grant’s nemesis, the wizard known as the Faceless Man. Lies Sleeping, book seven in the series, finds the hunt for the Faceless Man and his ... more >

September 19, 2018

REVIEW: Texas Charm (Aberrant Magic #6) by Lyn Gala

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsestablished couple / m/m romance / Magic / part of the series / police procedural / Shamans7 Comments

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POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES Dear Lynn Gala, What can I say? This series really works for me and even though we are now on book six, I only love them more not less. This book is NOT a stand alone – even though this is ... more >

June 20, 2018

REVIEW: Blood Orbit (Gattis File #1) by K.R.Richardson

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readspolice procedural / science fiction mystery4 Comments

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Eric Matheson, an idealistic rookie cop trying to break from his powerful family, is plunged into the investigation of a brutal crime in his first weeks on the job in Angra Dastrelas, the corrupt capital city of the corporate-owned planet Gattis. A newcomer to the planet, Matheson is unaware of ... more >

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