Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Title: Rivers of London (aka. Midnight Riot)

Author: Ben Aaronovitch

Publisher: Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group

Release Date: 25th August 2011

Genre: Fantasy, Crime, Young Adult

Summary:

Rivers of London is the first of a series of books which follows London policeman, Peter Grant, as he enters the secret underground world of magic and supernatural beings. Can he stop the ghosts and ghouls from wrecking havoc on the streets of London? Only time will tell...

Review:

After reading this book, I was confused as to why it isn't as well known as it should be! 

The tongue in cheek style of writing highlights the satirical nature of British humour well and the balance between romance, crime and supernatural beings is perfect. You can certainly tell Aaronovitch used to work in a book shop, as the combination and balance of themes is perfect for young adults!

This is no Twilight though! It's cheeky, funny and current (with no moody vampires!!).

There is however one thing I did not like about this book; the end. In the last few chapters I found myself getting bored and started to lose interest quickly. It also felt rushed with lots of different things happening all at once.

Rating: 8/10. 

You can buy Rivers of London from Amazon here.

Be sure to check out the other books in the series; Moons over Soho and Whispers Underground (which are pretty good too!).