I really enjoyed this book. In many ways it was similar to the Dresden novels, but also not. I can't quite articulate the differences besides the obvious: cop vs. PI, UK vs US.

I loved the world Aaronovitch is created and the way it works. The old Gods remind me of Gaiman, and the unclear understanding of the nature of ghosts is pretty cool. I also like the idea of vestigia, which I just learned is a standard word used in reference to magic: ""the imprint magic leaves on physical objects or places.""

Considering the build-up this seemed to wrap up pretty quickly, and the solution was supposed to entail significant risk, which is why it was avoided earlier in the novel, but that risk didn't seem to materialize during the climax. At least I didn't feel it. Also, I want to know more about Leslie's fate. Maybe in the next book.

I really appreciate that the novel wasn't Americanized. For the most part the British colloquialisms are left intact, which gave me some new turn of phrase to ponder. I'm not sure I'm remember it correctly, but I do think some measurements were translated to the Imperial standard from the metric, but generally the book was left as originally published.

I'll read the next one.