"The news cycle reset at the top of the hour and I learned that the tiny village of Rushpool in sleepy rural Herefordshire was the center of a massive police search operation for two eleven-year-old girls, best friends, Nicole Lacey and Hannah Marstowe, who had been missing for over forty-eight hours. Neighbors were said to be shocked and time was running out."
SUMMARY: Peter Grant, police constable and apprentice wizard, is sent to Rushpool from London to see if there's a magical connection to these disappearances. What he finds is traces of vestigia and a few other clues that point him toward the fae. It's not what he was hoping for, because the land of the fae is tricky to navigate. Luckily, his river goddess girlfriend comes to help him try to find the girls and bring them back.
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch is a fun investigative mystery, although I was expecting there to be a lot more magic than there was. Still, it does have an invisible unicorn in it. And Peter is a great character. I liked his girlfriend, Beverley Brook, too. I just wish I'd read the previous four books in this series before this one so I understood the many references to past characters better. But the mystery itself needed no extra clarification. (Although it could have moved at a slightly faster pace and had a touch more suspense in it.) Still, I'll definitely be reading the other books in this series. In order this time!
Happy Reading!
I love the cover of this book!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it cool? It's one of the reasons I picked it up.
DeleteI like the cover, too, but a mystery with magic and fantasy is also a draw!
ReplyDeleteI like that combination, too, which is why I want to try a few more of these books.
DeleteI'm with Jenclair. This sounds like an interesting read with the magic and fantasy elements. :)
ReplyDeleteI like books that combine mystery and magic, too! :)
DeleteI bet I’d like this one. Best start at the beginning though.
ReplyDeleteI would. (Fingers crossed that the first book in this series is good!) :)
DeleteI've had my eye on this series for a while! But haven't picked it up yet. I love the ideas of the river gods.
ReplyDeleteThey were one of my favorite things, and apparently there are more than one and they play prominently in previous books, which I'm looking forward to reading.
DeleteAn invisible unicorn? I love it! I will have to give this series a try. It does sound like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I want to see what the other books are like, because I enjoyed this one. :)
DeleteOoh, I need to check out this series! I'm so intrigued by the invisible unicorn.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun twist.
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