The Furthest Station

I was away in London for a couple of nights last weekend, so what better time to read this Peter Grant novella by Ben Aaronovitch with its London setting and the the Tube used as a plot device.

Again an enjoyable read but I do sometimes find myself wondering how the plot moves along. Perhaps a second reading would make things clearer and I probably will one day when the series concludes.

The latest book has now been published but I'm happy to wait until I can pick the kindle version up for a good price.

Summer Holiday reading

We've been away for 4.5 weeks on  a massive trip to New Zealand and this has given me the opportunity to read some books and digital comics on my Kindle.

I've read quite a bit of the stuff I've picked-up in the Amazon sales recently. I've read

Amazing Spider-man Mastworks vol 14 and vol 15
Black Widow by Mark Waid Vol 1 and Vol 2
The Irredeemable Ant-Man Vol 1and Vol 2
Star Wars Vol 4
"The Hanging Tree" by Ben Aaronovitch

and I'm 60% of the way through "Tarkin" by James Luceno

Maybe not as much as I thought I might, considering we were away for a month, but still a reasonable amount.

The digital comics, both old and new, were great. I am so happy reading stuff in this format. That's something I didn't think I'd be saying 12 months ago. I will happily get more when the price is right. I wish DC comics were as cheap! I'd be able to get more.

Nevertheless, it's so nice having time to read....

What I...read on my Summer Holiday

I actually got to read THREE books whilst on the family holiday to Italy. Part of the reason for that is because the Kindle is so damn easy to carry around -so you can pull of the book to read anytime. Like when my wife and son were queueing for rides in Gardaland.

I read books 4 and 5 of Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series. Number 4 "Broken Homes" wasn't that great but did have a shocking ending. Book 5 was a big improvement.

I've read "Railway Adventure" years ago but wanted to re-read this great book before I go to the Talyllyn Railway again in August. 

Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

This is the third in the Peter Grant (what if Harry Potter became a policeman sorta series). I read the first two earlier this year. See here and here if you don't believe me!

An enjoyable read. Some laugh-out-loud moments and likeable characters. A bit too many characters for me to keep track of reading this over the last few weeks but I just let the details of the plot wash over me and enjoy the ride.

Moon Over Soho

I've just finished the second book for this month and the second Ben Aaronovitch. Slightly better than the first but there was lots of characters (as is typical in a mystery I guess) which made it (very) slightly difficult to follow.

Rivers of London

Last weekend (after posting my last blog entry) I finished this novel which the first in a series about a policeman who is an apprentice wizard and investigates magical crimes in London.

Although on occasion is was a little difficult to follow, what made this a worthwhile read was the characters and humour.

It was also fun to see places that I knew mentioned. Forbidden Planet got a name check!