Colors of London is a fascinating collection of images (art and photographs) interlaced with segments of the city's history that allows the reader to travel in time and view London through different lenses. Ackroyd's portrait of London is honest, centered on the humans who coloured the city, and very alive.

I have a particular appreciation for the section on Fire, how vivid a picture Ackroyd created with their selection of texts and images.


Thank you NetGalley and White Lion Publishing for this ARC. I would recommend getting a physical copy of this book as the pictures often spread upon two pages, but my reader app allowed me to display it as such.

This is a really visually pleasing collection of photographs through the years.

I think anyone who has an interest in history and life in different times will really enjoy this one.

Even though I read this book via an ecopy I found it really beautiful to look at, so I can imagine that a physical copy of this book would be even better.

I received digital access to this book through Netgalley in return for an honest review.

I enjoyed the pictures and how the author grouped them into different categories. Going into this I though it was just going to be a collection of the author's photography works, however he painted a interesting view of the city, its history, and its colours.

I would suggest that anyone interested in reading buy a physical copy as the digital format frustratingly cropped the photos strangely and some descriptor were unclear as I wasnt sure which photo was right and which was left.