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Rivers of London

Book · Fantasy books · 15 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/suggestmeabook, r/Fantasy, r/BookRecommendations

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Aaronovitch's Rivers of London
  • Rivers of London. We've had news of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's production company acquiring the rights but it's been crickets ever since. Talk about getting blue-balled.
  • Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch).
  • Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - cosy police procedural plus magic.
  • I just finished catching up on Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London (Peter Grant) series, and I am officially having a major book hangover. I’m looking for some solid recommendations to fill the void

Cons

  • "Randy" is the politest way to describe someone who is an absolute creep towards almost every female character in the story. Peter may not be the exact definition of "sexist," but I would not trust the taste of anyone who suggested River...
  • Especially the later books - PC Grant does fall into the horny male protagonist trap a tad, especially in the first few books. Not close to Dresden levels though. Rivers of London good.

Sentiment

13 positive (87%) · 1 mixed (7%) · 1 negative (7%)

Trust + time weighted score: +73% · raw score 80%

What redditors said (10 of 15)

"Randy" is the politest way to describe someone who is an absolute creep towards almost every female character in the story. Peter may not be the exact definition of "sexist," but I would not trust the taste of anyone who suggested Rivers of London to me if I made a request like OP's.
negative · u/b****n · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 7, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Aaronovitch's Rivers of London
positive · u/V****t · r/Fantasy · comment · Aug 23, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Rivers of London. We've had news of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's production company acquiring the rights but it's been crickets ever since. Talk about getting blue-balled.
positive · u/t****b · r/Fantasy · comment · Aug 18, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch).
positive · u/G****k · r/Fantasy · comment · Jul 29, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - cosy police procedural plus magic.
positive · u/I****a · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Aug 4, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I just finished catching up on Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London (Peter Grant) series, and I am officially having a major book hangover. I’m looking for some solid recommendations to fill the void
positive · u/S****8 · r/BookRecommendations · Jul 8, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Especially the later books - PC Grant does fall into the horny male protagonist trap a tad, especially in the first few books. Not close to Dresden levels though. Rivers of London good.
mixed · u/L****5 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 7, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Rivers of London is a series I've described almost in the exact way your title does 🤣
positive · u/w****n · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 7, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Rivers of London.
positive · u/a****r · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jun 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch... Again it is first person with a wonderful tone from a guy who earnsestly believes in doing the right thing by the law and is often a bit bewildered. It is a pretty long series now. I thoroughly enjoyed it on audio because it is brilliantly read.
positive · u/a****u · r/Fantasy · comment · Jun 20, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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