Broken Homes

Executive Summary: This book really raises the stakes for the series, and I'm looking forward to picking up the next book soon.

Audiobook: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is fantastic for this series. Whoever hired him did a great job. He is Peter Grant to me. However he's not just a one-trick pony and adds great voices to all the characters. This is a series I will always do in audio.

Full Review
I generally don't read a lot of Urban Fantasy, but for some reason I've read two different Urban Fantasy books this month. This one was far and away the better of the two.

I've been enjoying this series, as it's take on Urban Fantasy has been (mostly) different enough to stand out. Yes Peter is a cop so you have the sort of “required” mystery angle, but I feel like this book focused more on the big picture rather than simply some one and done case like many Urban Fantasy books do.

Not only that, but this book had some huge developments that will be a major impact on where the series goes from here.

Peter is a pretty good character, but this series shines the most with the great supporting cast. I love the mystery of Nightingale, the creepiness of Molly, and the camaraderie he has with partner Leslie. You also get a lot of fun magical characters as well.

There was some interesting world building here to go along with the usual snark and Harry Potter jokes. I think the subplot was maybe a bit slow at times, but it's such a quick, light read that I was never bored.

Overall, I'm eager to jump into the next book of the series, but I have a few big audiobooks coming out in April so it will probably have to wait until May.