Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

  • Started on: 2013-08-15
  • Finished on: 2013-08-20
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

I’m addicted to this series about Peter Grant, who works for the London Metropolitan Police to investigate anything that ‘reeks’ of magic. It is kind of like a grown up world of Harry Potter, where magic exists in our world, and crimes happen where magic is involved. This book is about some mysteries underground, including a murder of an American (the son of a senator, which means the FBI sends their own agents to keep an eye on things), weird ceramic objects and a whole group of new and old magic characters and locations.
Peter Grant is more used to his role as magic PC, which is good because that means he can help Lesley get to grips with everything. This is another great part of the series, and just as much fun as the other two. I can’t wait to read part 4, what a great series. I give this book, like the other two, five out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2013-08-15
  • Finished on: 2013-08-20
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

I’m addicted to this series about Peter Grant, who works for the London Metropolitan Police to investigate anything that ‘reeks’ of magic. It is kind of like a grown up world of Harry Potter, where magic exists in our world, and crimes happen where magic is involved. This book is about some mysteries underground, including a murder of an American (the son of a senator, which means the FBI sends their own agents to keep an eye on things), weird ceramic objects and a whole group of new and old magic characters and locations.
Peter Grant is more used to his role as magic PC, which is good because that means he can help Lesley get to grips with everything. This is another great part of the series, and just as much fun as the other two. I can’t wait to read part 4, what a great series. I give this book, like the other two, five out of five stars.