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Lady Joker: Volume 2 by Kaoru Takamura

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charlottethebookharlot's review against another edition

5.0

A fantastic ending to the two part novel. All I can say is that if you loved Lady Joker Volume one you won't be disappointed with volume two.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.

bookedandwatched's review against another edition

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3.0

I wanted to love this book and I think if I had read Volume 1 before it I would have. However, I found it slower than what I typically love.

This is less of a crime story and more of a novel about corporate japan, espionage and greed. And whilst they are interesting and riveting aspects I found the multiple changes of POV confusing in audiobook format. It was hard to keep track of each character and instead led more to me becoming disengaged.

This is nothing against the book which is a solid book and more that the book just wasn't for me.

Glad I read it though and only just realised it was inspired by a real life kidnapping.

ruthjenkins's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

4.0

Finally. I finally finished it. With both volumes, this story totals approximately 1200 pages. It's extremely detailed but somehow still very gripping. Volume 1 walked so that Volume 2 could run.

There is one chapter where a character spends about 14 pages trying to work out what was minute detail was different about a bus stop from when he saw it the previous day. It was absolutely compelling.

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nevinator's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

neemzilla's review against another edition

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5.0

One of the best books I’ve ever read. The microscopic precision is addicting—absolutely loved it. And what an incredible feat of translation! The varied characters were captured so masterfully, from CEO to convenience store owner to detective. Even in third person, the character focused on in each chapter had a shining, unique voice. A male-character led book largely focused on crime, Lady Joker is filled with profound sensitivity.