Reviews

薬屋のひとりごと 3 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3] by Ikki Nanao

danicashelflove's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

corallydeer's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Another great volume! I loved getting to see

Maomao go home and interact with her guardian, the brothels, and friends of hers

. I also adored the depictions of

Jinshi reacting to Maomao's homecoming

; it was just as funny in the manga as it was in the anime! I love seeing their relationship develop and grow. Definitely one of my favorite chunks of the story. Can't wait for the next volume!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Vomit, and Death

Medical Content

(Maomao is an apothecary who uses her knowledge to help heal and save people)

| Alcoholism

(a military official close to Jinshi and Consort Gyokuyo is explained to have been addicted to alcohol)

| Murder

(attempted murder of a scammy client by a prostitute; murder of a military official close to Jinshi and Consort Gyokuyo)

| Suicide

(suicide of prostitutes is moderately depicted while trying to solve a crime)

| Suicide Attempt

(Maomao believes the consort and client tried to kill themselves as part of a lover's suicide pact at first)

| Alcohol

(small amounts of alcohol drinking depicted)

| Chronic Illness

(a military official is explained to have lost the ability to taste a flavor profile chronically)

| Death

(a military official close to Jinshi and Consort Gyokuyo passes away but isn't depicted outright)

| Vomit

(referenced in passing in regard to dealing with poison and minorly depicted in response to CPR)

true's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

5.0

clairemccrea's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

skuld3996's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.25

cele_mina's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

_ad_astra_per_aspera_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

tea_38's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

4.5

inaraexplains's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

belusalreads's review against another edition

3.0

It starts having too many murders attempts unexplained... I like how quick-witted and intelligent Mao Mao is, but I wish there was more exploration of these poisoning attempts and the conclusions of it. Nonetheless, as a forensic technician to be, I really enjoyed the references to fingerprint powders (flour here) used to reveal fingerprints.