Dresden has ruined me for urban fantasy

I've always liked Urban Fantasy, but Dresden Files is such an exceptional example of the genre that I can't get into other series like I used to. It's not even that i compare them to other books as i go through them, it's just that i constantly find my self thinking about how the problems the protagonist is facing would be addressed by Harry or other characters in his universe. I find myself wishing for a magic system that is more interesting, or with harder rules ( like Dresden).

A few weeks ago i saw people here suggesting other series so I grabbed 2 that seemed interesting. I just finished the second book in the Alex Verus series and I'm really not sure if I getting the third will be worth the Audible Credit.

Can anyone tell me if they get better? Is it like Jim's writing where the first few books are a little rocky, but they get better? Or can I expect more of the same? Is the problem with the narrator for the audio books? Is it his style of narration that just doesn't do the writing justice?

I'm about to start the Rivers of London series, hoping this one catches me!