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bluejay14's review
3.0
Pros: interesting characters and an interesting take on sleuthing characters
Cons: not very exciting to read, clues come up at random having never been mentioned until they're relevant to being immediately useful
Full review:
An interesting take on a mystery novel, but a good portion of the beginning of the book only talked about feng shui and then it suddenly jumped to "oh yeah we've been working with the police this whole time" as a way to lend character background without having to actually tell a story around it. I liked the feng shui part to build the character of Mr. Wong, but they spent a lot of time on it and expected the reader to just accept that he had this other part of his life that we had never read about while we're reading about his busy time only giving feng shui consultations.
Other than that, the story was good. The book is a quick read and not to heavy so it's a good way to pass the time if you don't want to commit to something lengthy or super involved (but this can also make it a bit boring). Because of this, it didn't read like your typical mystery novel in that you aren't really going to guess what's going on. The story intentionally leaves out clues so that the character can later announce that they "knew all along" or "suddenly clicked" even if the information had never been presented before.
Overall, I'm glad I checked the book out from the library because it was a fun story, but it's not going to take up space on my shelves.
Cons: not very exciting to read, clues come up at random having never been mentioned until they're relevant to being immediately useful
Full review:
An interesting take on a mystery novel, but a good portion of the beginning of the book only talked about feng shui and then it suddenly jumped to "oh yeah we've been working with the police this whole time" as a way to lend character background without having to actually tell a story around it. I liked the feng shui part to build the character of Mr. Wong, but they spent a lot of time on it and expected the reader to just accept that he had this other part of his life that we had never read about while we're reading about his busy time only giving feng shui consultations.
Other than that, the story was good. The book is a quick read and not to heavy so it's a good way to pass the time if you don't want to commit to something lengthy or super involved (but this can also make it a bit boring). Because of this, it didn't read like your typical mystery novel in that you aren't really going to guess what's going on. The story intentionally leaves out clues so that the character can later announce that they "knew all along" or "suddenly clicked" even if the information had never been presented before.
Overall, I'm glad I checked the book out from the library because it was a fun story, but it's not going to take up space on my shelves.
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