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The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard

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svenseven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It's been a long time since i finished a book in one setting. I moght be a sucker for sherlock like stories that have an emotional core. Both long chau and the shadows child have traumas to deal with drom there pasts as they try to solve a murder. Both get on each others nerves and that some how helps them form a friendship. Throw in a mystery and a daring rescue along side struggling to pay rent. This was a noce palette cleanser.

slategrey's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75 out of 5

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

karireads's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

apurpleyuan's review against another edition

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5.0

I blasted through this book, it was such a pleasure to read. Sci-fi, Viet, and Holmesian; it's like this book was written to hit all my favorite genres.

It's very short, it only takes an hour or two to read, and as I was getting closer to the end, I was lamenting at the fact that the book was almost finished.