Amongst Our Weapons is book nine in the Rivers of London series in which a murderous angel is on the loose and it's a fight against time to solve the mystery because Beverley is due to give birth any day.

This book was...fine. A totally okay read. But I don't know that it has the same magic to it that some of the earlier books in the series did. It felt a bit like a paint by numbers plot without much to make it stand out from any other urban fantasy novel. The fatphobia that is present throughout the series was particularly irritating in this one. And I find myself getting ever more tired of Lesley as a character. I feel like her story should have been wrapped up by now and the more it drags out, the more she annoys me.

But there were aspects of the book I enjoyed.

I enjoyed revisiting Caroline and learning more about the Sons of Wayland. I enjoyed spending more time with Seawoll, who I find an increasingly interesting side character. Danni as a newbie to the world of magic was a fun addition and we got more Goblin Market lore. And the twins are finally here!

I'm still enjoying the world so I'll continue reading the books, but I do hope that things get back on track before too long.

My favourite book of the series! 

The plot was fantastic and super interesting with a dive into the breadth of magic history. There was a good level of peril and some super spell-use too. Aaronovitch is very descriptive in his writing which has always made the fight sequences vivid and dynamic, and he continues with this instalment. 

All the favourites at the Folly and beyond were involved with only a few new key names dropped in (the foxes made a great appearance too). I have really enjoyed Peter Grant and Sahra Guleed’s teamwork throughout the series and particularly loved reading the sections involving them interviewing people together. 

Peter has completely stopped making weird comments about people which I appreciate enormously as they previously made the books  awkward, and has also limited his media references to only a few well-chosen moments.

Above all, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith has made this series absolutely fantastic to listen to. His characterisation is brilliant - everyone is unique and instantly memorable. I have WHIZZED through this book because of his incredible reading and would suggest anyone who wants to get into the series listens to the audiobooks!