A review by noranaziz
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 

final rating: 3.5/5 🍱

thank you to netgalley and penguin group for this adorable arc!!!!!

this was sooooo cute and cozy! just what i needed to clear my head <3 i really did get some before the coffee gets cold vibes from this, in a very good way. it was similar enough to give me the same vibes, but i'm happy that the plot was very different.

the writing style was a bit on the plain side, and it was kinda a bummer that we didn't get to see how nagare "solved" the cases until the end of each chapter, but it was still really nice! my rating would've been a bit higher if there was more stuff happening in the chapters, but again, that's to be expected from a cute little book like this one :D despite not getting a ton of info about the characters, i found myself getting attached to pretty much all of them. without getting too spoilery, there were a few that really stood out to me. 

definitely grab this in your local library or bookstore on february 13th!!