I enjoyed this latest instalment on the Rivers of London Urban Fantasy series – this time the gang are on holiday/work trip to Scotland to bring their specialist knowledge and skill set to the weird sh*t that has been going on up there – farm animals mutilated by giant invisible creatures and a man turning up dead who is found to have gills.
The Scottish element very much reminded me of the wonderful Edinburgh Nights series by T.L. Huchu (I can’t wait for the new book in that series coming out soon btw) so much so that I really wanted there to be crossover and for the gang to meet up with Ropa Moyo and do some magical investigating with her!
The plot was quite fun with seemingly disparate threads all coming together, but for me the relationships were more fun – the alternate chapters featuring Abigail with her new found love, not to mention love among the foxes, were my favourite bits, although I also enjoyed seeing Peter juggling being a husband and father of small twins with being a supernatural police man. Nice.
Sarah Wray Writer 