tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332990871059750176.post1024193304668306200..comments2023-11-02T08:59:23.874+01:00Comments on Amberkatze's Book Blog: 14) Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293195296967735059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332990871059750176.post-47329495603491697912012-01-30T06:35:20.606+01:002012-01-30T06:35:20.606+01:00@ Cheryl - I totally forgot to mention it is calle...@ Cheryl - I totally forgot to mention it is called Midnight Riot in the US. I also came across that fact on Goodreads when adding the book to my lists. However I have to say that Rivers of London suits the book more. Maybe they didn't want American readers focsuing too much on the London bit?<br /><br />Enjoy the book! I am going to start listening to the second one today :)<br /><br />@ Mardel - You don't have to wait to get a UK copy. Go to Bookdepository (links all over the site) and order the book there. They have the UK editions (They are based in the UK) and they have free postage worldwide!<br /><br />Oh and I am also a fan od Suzanne McLeod. As for Mike Carey...I have the first two of his books on my shelf my I never got to reading them. I know I started the first one but gave up. Can't remember why.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293195296967735059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332990871059750176.post-38587342738446350572012-01-30T05:20:04.495+01:002012-01-30T05:20:04.495+01:00I'm from the U.S. and I loved Rivers of London...I'm from the U.S. and I loved Rivers of London. Luckily, I have a UK copy (like the cover more than the U.S. copy) from a Brit friend. I had a lot of fun reading the book - I know there's quips I didn't get (wishing that I kept a post it handy to mark so I could ask questions) but there was plenty that I did get. I'm sure a lot of the things I didn't catch are to do with daily life in London, and the personalities of current event over your way. I agree that it's more involved than a lot of current urban fantasies, but this was a good thing for me. I enjoyed all the different parts of the book, and I really enjoyed the humor.<br /><br />I've also been reading a lot of Terry Pratchett over the last 15 years, along with Suzanne McLeod, who introduced me to works by Mike Carey and Jaine Fenn; although that isn't of course the complete British experience, I've learned a few things and had some good laughs (BBC helps, also.)<br />I'm definitely going to get the sequel as soon as I can, but I'm going to go for the UK cover which is way better looking than the US cover.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063358136590143066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332990871059750176.post-50560577710905875982012-01-29T22:58:49.347+01:002012-01-29T22:58:49.347+01:00England is one of my favorite places to visit and ...England is one of my favorite places to visit and I love reading books set there. I was just getting ready to write that I had to check it out, and decided to hit Goodreads first. Turns out this book is also called Midnight Riot (at least in the US) and I actually bought books one and two during one of my mad buying frenzies at Borders' going out of business sale. After your review I'm going to have to move this up in the TBR pile. Thanks!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975204435391380442noreply@blogger.com