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Rivers of London Vol. 10: Deadly Ever After by Andrew Cartmel, Celeste Bronfman, Ben Aaronovitch
3.0
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

First I have to say this is the 10th volume in a series of graphic novels and I hadn’t read the previous 9. 
It’s stated that you can read them individually, but I found it would be better to read the other volumes as well. I did understand what was going on for the most part (except for some specific terms like “Folly” which seemed to be some kind of magic school?), but I think you’d be more familiar with the characters and the world, which would’ve made me more invested in the story. 

I liked the premise and I liked the fairytale-part of this story, but the plot was quite simple in my opinion. Problems were easily fixed and I didn’t really care about any of the characters, except for the foxes. 
The artstyle was quite nice. 
It was also quite humorous. There were some jokes I laughed out loud with. 

It did spark my interest to read the other volumes though, as the idea behind this world is quite intriguing.