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gateway_to_wonderoand's review against another edition
3.0
Matkani Rei Shimuran kanssa jatkuu tässä sarjan kolmannessa osassa. Ja periaatteessa nämä voi lukea vapaassa järjestyksessä, mutta suosittelen kyllä aikajärjestystä, sillä tässäkin taustatarina jatkuu edellisestä kirjasta. Samalla henkilöt ja heidän näkemyksensä tulevat tutummiksi.
En tiedä mistä oikein lähtisin liikkeelle arvosteluni kanssa.... No lähdetään vaikka siitä, että pidän Rein hahmosta vaikka ajoittain hän on hieman rasittava. Tuo varmaan kuulosti oudolta, mutta niin se vain menee
En tiedä mistä oikein lähtisin liikkeelle arvosteluni kanssa.... No lähdetään vaikka siitä, että pidän Rein hahmosta vaikka ajoittain hän on hieman rasittava. Tuo varmaan kuulosti oudolta, mutta niin se vain menee
kvclements's review against another edition
3.0
A fun mystery that skirts the line between comfortable cozy mysteries and darker thrillers. I like the main character, Rei, who seems both intelligent and relatively normal with a healthy sense of skepticism and self-preservation to balance out the curiosity. She's very believable and a good character to follow. The book is part of a series, but works just fine as a standalone; any background information you need to understand it is worked in well. The mystery itself was good too, as I thought I'd nailed the perp, but second-guessed myself as the story unfolded. (Turns out I was right!) So this is for anyone who likes mysteries, antiques, or modern Japan.
jaeravenclaw's review against another edition
4.0
This is actually my first book that I've read of Massey and I have to admit, it was pretty damn engrossing. I love good mystery series in the vein of Diane Mott Davidson and Massey's main sleuth-y character, Rei, actually seems to have a pretty good head on her shoulders to have to navigate two cultural worlds. I will have to go start my Massey journey with her first book, The Salaryman's Wife, as I am intrigued enough now to do so. Big thumbs up from me.
dennisfischman's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, somewhere in the middle of the book I was so engrossed with the drama in the Shimura family and the Kayama family, the politics around flowers and pesticides, and the tension between Rei and her gay best friend Richard that I sort of forgot about who was killed and how, let alone why. When I found out, I didn't believe it and I didn't care.
Read these books for an all-too-human heroine in an interesting situation, not for a well-constructed whodunnit.
Read these books for an all-too-human heroine in an interesting situation, not for a well-constructed whodunnit.
winewalknbooktok's review against another edition
3.0
This is the third book I have read by this author. They are fun, quick little mysteries that take place in Japan. The main character is a American Japanese arts dealer living in Japan who seems to always find herself in the middle of a murder scene. The characters are enjoyable, you learn about the culture and some history while following a murder mystery. Great summer read!
malus23's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
mg_in_md_'s review against another edition
4.0
The third installment of the Rei Shimura mysteries takes the reader into the world of ikebana...who would have thought the art of flower arranging would turn out to be such a deadly business? The story moved at a brisk pace and offered up a lot of the same elements that I enjoyed in the first book.
cheesygiraffe's review against another edition
4.0
I loved learning about the Japanese art of flower arranging called ikebana. Another mystery were the least likely suspect is the murderer. It seems Rei has a new boyfriend and he's Japanese.