Winter’s Gifts
Rivers of London, Book 3
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Penelope Rawlins
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Ben Aaronovitch
About this listen
The brand new novella in the Sunday Times #1 bestselling Rivers of London series.
THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE POND . . .
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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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Alison Bloch
- 06-28-23
Good story - poor narration
Love Ben’s books but sadly this narrator isn’t the best person to bring them to life. Hopefully will improve and get pronunciation and character differentiation more on point in the future since I know she’s a talented voice actor.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Billie
- 07-03-23
Narrator could have been better
The story itself was fascinating. Totally in line with the previous Rivers of London series. It’s too bad that the narration was not as high quality. I understand the use of a female voice for Agent Reynolds but wish they could have brought in Kobna Holdbrook-Smith to do the voice of Peter Grant at least and perhaps some of the other male voices. In my opinion Penelope Rawlins just doesn’t have the same level of talent in doing multiple voices especially male voices. I look forward to reading this book in print as I feel that I will enjoy the story much more without the distraction of the disappointing narration.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Yanni
- 08-02-23
He Tried….. but this Book was not up to his normal standards
This is the ONLY story in this entire series that I have rated less than a 5. I could see that B.A. tried to branch out, but this story just does not have the “magic” (no pun intended) of the rest of the series.
Lastly, I did not enjoy listening to Ms. Rawlins, At. All. It’s funny because KHS’s American accent is atrocious 🤣, but he’s still the GOAT when it comes to the Rivers of London Series.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Peony
- 07-22-23
I love the world Ben Aaronovitch has created.
I have really enjoyed the stories that have branched into other countries. Still Peter and Beverly and the Nightingale remain my favorite.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- HeatherO
- 01-08-25
Good Story notwithstanding the narration
Audiobook narration is hard. Few are as gifted as dreamy voiced KH-S. Because he is SO uniquely talented, I knew P Rawlins started out behind the 8-ball and I really wanted to be fair.
On paper, I can see why they cast her: British but raised in both the US and UK. I’m not sure they auditioned her.
I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve got the book on reserve at our local library because I can’t figure out if Aaronovich wrote some of this book in dialect or if all of the (many) mispronunciations are solely Rawlins’ inventions.
I’m trying not to let it get in the Way of enjoying the story, but it’s tough.
I really REALLY hope no one STARTS their RoL journey here. Kobna is such a revelation, it would be a shame if this story stopped someone from hearing him.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- gabry79
- 01-21-25
Good story ok reader
I thought the reader was ok. She was not the best at making male voices sound different to each other, the little girl voice sounded like a parody and her American accent left something to be desired. I particularly found jarring every time she pronounced Parka as Parker . I think maybe they could have hired an actual american actress instead? No complaints on the story which was interesting and as good as any other from Aaronovitch.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- S. B.
- 08-23-23
A good start to explore other countries mentioned
A good start for stories of this series in other countries. Involving native Americans in North American cultures is an added interest. The only negative was Agent Reynolds Christian ideology and mother. In itself ok but it got old. Hammering that Kimberly is quirky.
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- Shari
- 09-01-24
Good story.
I'm a fan of the River of London series. This story was good but not a favorite. I had to force myself to finish listening because of the narrator. Her pronunciation of "parka" and "library" were painful. Both words were over used. And the voices she used for the male characters were horrible.
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- annev308
- 08-05-23
Enjoyable foray into peripheral character
I really enjoy the RoL series and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith has set an amazing example of audiobook narration. So - the story here is great and fun and the narration absolutely does not do it justice.
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- FireSign
- 06-28-23
Sadly, returned Audible book
I love the Rivers of London series, have all of them in both print and audio versions. Sadly, I won't have the full collection as I am returning this audio version of the book, and I'll go get the print version instead. For reference, I live in the Midwest among the founders of the Christian Reformed Church in America, so I do have a decent frame of reference for this character.
Possible Spoilers in review:
Why I am returning this book:
I can't get past the narrator. The voice as a Midwestern woman was mostly fine, but as pointed out by others "parker" for "parka," and not just that but "parrrkerrr." Brits have a problem with the "ah" at the end of American English, and this is supposed to be an American character. It was very distracting. Overenunciating words, and really bad versions of what's supposed to be male voices, including Native American males with unbelievable accents. Her voice for the child was extremely annoying. Unfortunately, the narrator was not up to this particular challenge as a voice actor. Perhaps starting with a woman with a naturally deeper voice would've helped.
I couldn't get into the story because of the narration, but there are a couple of things that Aaronovitch either needs to research more about or stay away from. No FBI agent - or knowledgeable gun owner - in the US is going to put a loaded pistol in a car cup holder. Ever. Please learn about actual gun ownership and handling. Gun owners will normally either have the correct equipment for the car, or they'll carry it. Did appreciate that he got the good brands in like Mossberg shotguns. Women in the Midwest don't wash bras every day. Maybe in Texas in the summer, but not the Midwest in winter. Ludicrous to think that a women would take off absolutely everything including her underwear around men she doesn't know in order to have a guy wash them. It makes the author seem like he knows zero about women. Midwestern Christians would never say "goddamn" no matter what, and she flings these bombs around like it's normal. Lay pastors are never going to suggest taking a woman to show your bigoted mother as a partner, even as a joke. Funny, yes, but the joke ruined the character as somewhat believable. Yes, I do expect somewhat believable main characters in a book where the unbelievable happens. That's what makes them fun.
I couldn't finish the audiobook. Will get the print versions, where I am much more likely to overlook the things that bothered me about the audio version.
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