I don't think the comics are as good as the novels. ( )

It was hard to follow who was manipulating who. ( )

Really good series. Wonderful artwork. In this volume, a girl is kidnapped and the parents think a woodland deity. The police hire a Russian woman who does magic to help with the case. So many twists and turns in this one. I also love the villain woman in the mask. Excellent story. ( )

The artwork is photorealistic, with a very subdued colour palette and a monotone panel flow, making it seem mean and sterile. The drawings are serviceable and competent, but lacking in creativity and dynamics. In general I prefer ligne claire and similar drawing styles, as I find they better take advantage of the graphic novel medium, so visually this was not for me at all.

I enjoyed the little vignettes in the end of the album, but would have wished the kind of whimsy had been included in the full length story.
The story read like a novella that someone decided to make into a graphic novel without considering about why. It would have been nice if the creators had taken advantage of the media and format to create something more, instead of just something else.

If you are a completist this will add texture to the River of London universe - for example in this album we get the back story of Maxim, a minor character with no origin story in the novels. ( )

I’m a huge fan of the rivers of London books, and I was thrilled to find the graphic novels. This one is a new story (I think the previous graphic volume was at least partly a retelling if a storyline from the novels), and unfortunately it was a little hard to follow. I think there might have been just a bit too much going on for this format to handle. I’m jonesing for a new Peter Grant though, so this was an okay stopgap. ( )