Hey there,

I've been following the discussions in this sub for quite a while, lurking. Yesterday I finally got a reason to post something. I walked by a new release (or at least the latest release of a series I thought I absolutely adore).

I've been completely taken by the PC Peter Grant Series since I've read the first chapter of Rivers Of London. It was the perfect mix of sarcasm, dark humor and cultural british tidbits. Or so I thought. Yesterday I saw The Furthest Station lying in my go-to-bookshop and (of course) instantly grabbed one. As I browsed through the other categories in the shop, I couldn't help but thinking about the developement of the plot and characters I thought I loved so much. And I felt quite disenchanted afterwards. Thinking about the big arc of the story with some distance I realised that, except for the small arcs of the plot of each of the novels, there was no real developement since quite a while ago. Especially the thing about Lesley and the Faceless Man doesn't seem to go anywhere. They pop into the Story once in a while for a quick action packed face off, without ever taking inpact on the developing story. The moment i realised it reminded me of that fun fact that how Indiana Jones, Raiders Of The Lost Arch, wouldn't have played out any different without him beeing there... Also the whole thing about the Rivers, especially Beverly seemed to become nothing but a sideshow and Deus-Ex-Machina-mechanic for dicey situations.

I'd love to hear your thoughts about this, whether you agree with me or not. If you haven't read this series: Have you had the same experience with another one?

By the way: I endet up not buying it and instead took home a copy of The Colour Of Magic, which I allways wanted to read, but somehow never managed to.