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tacochelle's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Essentially a Sherlock Holmes story set in an Asian-inspired future, right down to the drug addiction. Entertaining, but without the space setting it doesn't do anything new as a mystery.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Death, and Murder
Minor: Trafficking and War
jessie_h's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
A story featuring an abrasive female detective with secrets and a past combined with a traumatized, tea brewing sentient space ship was the gender-bent Sherlock Holmes retelling I never knew I needed in my life! I want to kick myself for leaving this to gather dust on my Kindle for years. I loved that it was a space opera inspired by Vietnamese culture and that the Watson character in this retelling was a shipmind (aka sentient space ship)! I need to read more books set in this universe for the sole reason that I want to know more about the shipminds and how they came to be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, Murder, and War
mar's review against another edition
mysterious
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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction and Drug use
Minor: Trafficking, War, and Suicidal thoughts
kaabtik's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fresh reimagining of ACD's Sherlock Holmes, The Tea Master and the Detective is a short and fun read to finish within a day. I got lost in the technicalities behind The Shadow's Child and the other shipminds but that's on my peabrain. I wouldn't recommend this if you're going for the mystery and suspense aspect, as it was kind of lacking there. However, the unique premise, the beautiful integration of culture into science fiction, the vivid picture painted by the prose — this book delivered all of those and then some.
Seeing that it's part of a bigger universe, I'll be checking the rest out soon.
Seeing that it's part of a bigger universe, I'll be checking the rest out soon.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use and Death
Minor: Medical trauma and War
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