A review by tragedies
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo

challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was absolutely WILD. I devoured it in two sittings, and in both times, I completely lost all sense of time and space. I don’t know what Seishi Yokomizo put in this, but it’s extremely addicting. A real page turner. Though I find some answers to the mystery a little predictable, it’s how you get to those answers that poses quite the challenge and I love it. Honestly, the Inugamis deserve their own reality show because damn their family drama is on a league of its own. There are vengeful, ever-scheming relatives; family members with familiar faces but questionable identities; and, of course, the source of all this drama—Sahei Inugami—the clan’s patriarch, renowned rags-to-riches owner of a silk empire, and most of all, resident bisexual disaster (not a spoiler, just facts from the first chapter!). And what a disaster he was. His messy past had already been an open secret in the village, but as more of his secrets come to light, another tragedy befalls the clan, like a curse unraveling after decades of dormancy. Just when you think you know what was going on, something else is revealed that completely throws you off course. Even genius detective Kosuke Kindaichi is thrown for a loop, much to his chagrin but also to our entertainment. A riveting murder mystery that is equal parts thrilling and cozy. I loved The Honjin Murders, but this is on another level entirely. I’d give anything just to read this again for the first time.
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