Book title:
Rivers of London (Rivers of London #1)
My Rating: 4,2
The first book from the Rivers of London series told about Peter Grant, a constable from the Police Department of London. After the probation phase ended, Peter accidentally became Nightingale’s student. Being Nightingale’s student was not only a usual constable but also a wizard apprentice. He is involved in the other side of London; magic, mystical creatures, ghost world, et cetera.
As you can see from the title, the setting of the story happened mostly in London. It may be easier for Londoners to comprehend the story because the writer often told the events with a detailed background and places. However, I am not Londoner, even not an English native speaker, so I sometimes found it difficult to read some of the words (those are some slang) and understand the setting of the story. Sometimes, I was searching at Google to know what the place looks like.
Rivers of London also take some references from many popular tales, such as vampire, the goddess of the river, and many more. The characters in the story are told well enough. Peter’s character development is amazing. I don’t think he’ll be a believable character at first, but he eventually grew to be more quick-witted, responsible, and clever. However, I think the other characters still need to dig deeper, especially Nightingale (like who he is actually? the most important information about himself just told at the end of the book). I know that the book has many other sequences and this is the first book, so the writer focused to tell the main character first, which is Peter Grant.
The story is straightforward that I think the conflicts are explained clearly and the way to solve the conflict is well-told. I think the use of the main character's point of view influenced it. Also, I didn’t see the twist in the last part of the book coming. Reading this book is fun, especially in the first part of the book when Peter realized that ghost is real. It is fun and enjoyable to read.
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