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Winter's Gifts
Winter's Gifts | Ben Aaronovitch
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WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY OVER HERE When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an 'X-Ray Sierra India' incident, the operator doesn't understand. He tells them to pass it up the chain till someone does. That person is FBI Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds. Leaving Quantico for snowbound Northern Wisconsin, she finds that a tornado has flattened half the town--and there's no sign of Henderson. Things soon go from weird to worse, as neighbors report unsettling sightings, key evidence goes missing, and the snow keeps rising--cutting off the town, with no way in or out... Something terrible is awakening. As the clues lead to the coldest of cold cases--a cursed expedition into the frozen wilderness--Reynolds follows a trail from the start of the American nightmare, to the horror that still lives on today...
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Robotswithpersonality
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Good times! I'll admit to a moment's disappointment at finding this audiobook was not read by the inestimable Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, as so many of the other books in the Rivers of London series are, but the narrator being a woman with an American accent in the story, I'm glad they chose a voice artist who could do that, and much more! 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Very much appreciated the spin on the problematic cliche of 'it must be a vengeful native spirit', I'm always down for the powerful being that looks a lot younger than it is, and is actually a total sweetheart quietly doing good. 4w
Robotswithpersonality 3/3 I love the developing relationship with the kind and intelligent Boyd, and the decision to turn Aaronovitch's standard in this series of considering magic in a scientific manner via Peter Grant, into investigating supernatural phenomena via the expertise of a meteorologist. So glad to see this series continue. 4w
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Centique
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It‘s always a delight to be back in the Rivers of London world. This novella we jump over to the US to adventure with FBI Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds who was a side character in an earlier book. Kimberley is quite new at the magical stuff and she has to figure it out without back up when she‘s snowed in at a small town in Wisconsin with a large malevolent problem. Lots of fun and i cant wait for the Spring novella to be released.

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Ddzmini
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This short story involves FBI agent Kimberly Reynolds as she investigates some suspicious activities in Wisconsin. Great little offshoot of the authors other books I really enjoyed this even though it was short 📖🙌🏽

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“So it‘s not authentic?”

“That‘s one of those loaded words,” said Boyd. “It implies there is an authentic and inauthentic Ojibwe culture that is historically fixed, rather than a living culture that is constantly evolving, just like every other culture.”

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random_michelle
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Narrated by Penelope Rawlins. I actually read this in early February, but forgot to add it to my logs.

This is a Kimberly Reynolds, not a Peter Grant story, so I'm always sad not to hear Kobna Holdbrook-Smith's voice.

Penelope Rawlins does a decent job of Kimberly's accent, but less of a good job on male--especially midwestern--voices. I had a hard time telling the male characters apart.

I also laughed at the describtions of midwest snow.

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rabbitprincess
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This was good fun and a nice expansion of the Rivers of London universe. I do think calling a 200-page book a “novella” is a stretch though. Maybe it‘s a novella in relation to the 800-page-plus doorstoppers that come out these days.

KathyWheeler Usually I love to listen to the Rivers of London stories, but I wish I‘d read this one instead. I think I‘d have liked it better. 9mo
rabbitprincess @KathyWheeler I‘ve heard great things about the audios and plan to re-read the main books that way. I won‘t read this one that way though 😉 9mo
KathyWheeler @rabbitprincess The main ones are fabulous as audiobooks! 9mo
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annamatopoetry
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So for some unfathomable reason (like maybe having the LITERAL NAME of the main character in the title) I thoughts this novella was going to be about the German magical police officer, but no. It was about Kimberly Reynolds, the American character. Mostly read in a state of panic at jfk airport and more calmly with my cellphone flashlight on a six hour flight home. It's decent. Not revelatory, and Kim just isn't interesting enough.

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KathyWheeler
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I would‘ve liked this book better if I‘d read it instead of listened to it. The narrator was fine with women, but she was terrible with men. Often she‘d lower her voice to a level where I couldn‘t hear. The story was fine, and it was interesting to see a story from this series that was set in the US, but it‘s my least favorite of the Rivers of London books. Continued with The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale on my #audiowalk.

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Ericalambbrown
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I am super behind on posting my reviews! I just read this little ditty yesterday. It‘s a stand alone novella featuring FBI agent Kimberly Reynolds, and set in Wisconsin, with a very brief appearance of our regular Rivers of London hero Peter Grant and his spunky cousin Abigail. I enjoyed this, but I really love Aaronovitch‘s Rivers of London world.

RebL I‘m behind too—and that‘s after spamming Litsy yesterday. Love the lighting on this photo. 10mo
Ericalambbrown @RebL 😆 That‘s funny! And thanks - faerie lights are my favorite 🧚 (edited) 10mo
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julesG
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Reminded me of the Dresden Files.

I liked this story, but I prefer the Peter Grant adventures in the UK.

Low pick.

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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
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BookmarkTavern
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Snow tornadoes, a missing retired FBI agent, & something ghastly is waking up. All in a day‘s work now that Kimberly Reynolds knows about the magical subculture in her word.

This was so much fun! I loved Kimberly‘s character in our previous meeting. She‘s no nonsense, practical, & focused. The pacing was excellent & I adored the development of the magical world outside of London. & hints of more! I immediately preordered an audio copy! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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Happy first week of #Adventathon ! I hope all your reads are just what your mood needs!

Tag a book you‘ve started this week that is making you smile!

This newest novella returns us to the world of Rivers of London, but we get to follow Kimberly back in the US!

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Alora Should finish this one today! 11mo
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5feet.of.fury Lots of creepiness & murder in most of my reads so far 😂 but the best/sweetest read has been 11mo
Cupcake12 Just finished reading A great rom com with family drama thrown in. 11mo
JessieKB Started this week!! So excited for the weekend and some reading time!! 11mo
AnneCecilie I started this yesterday 11mo
kwmg40 This one had some hilarious moments 11mo
Andrew65 @Alora Enjoyed this one. 11mo
Andrew65 For me this one had a lovely feel and left me feeling good. 11mo
Clwojick I‘m a sucker for a holiday rom-com with a dog! ❤️ 11mo
OriginalCyn620 Finished this one today and loved it! 11mo
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Catsandbooks @peanutnine I started that one today too! 💚 11mo
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rwmg
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Kimberly Reynolds is sent to Wisconsin to investigate a report from a former FBI agent of a case with unusual characteristics only to find that the area is in the grip of freak weather conditions and the former agent has apparently been abducted.

Good to see another expansion of this world to incorporate magic and the demi-monde beyond the UK.