A review by amaldae
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard

3.25

Three stars feels stingy considering I've now read this twice and, if anything, enjoyed it more on the second read-through. I really enjoyed this sympathetic iteration of Holmes and would read more of her, with or without the shipmind I originally returned here for. I just also think that, structurally, this doesn't quite hang together and jumps quickly from place to place without quite exploring its settings and themes - or its own potential - to their fullest extent. 3,5 and yes, would re-read again.