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4.0
adventurous funny informative relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

I came across the Crown Colony series, written by Ovidia Yu, while researching for books set in Singapore (and written by a native author) for the Reading Global challenge. I am so glad I discovered this series and I can't wait to dip into it further. What I have gathered from all the published titles is that in every book someone's death is somehow linked to a different tree 😬🥴. 

This is a cozy murder mystery set in the British Crown Colony of Singapore during the 1930s and alongside the mystery we also get a social commentary on the issues of class, race and life of the native population under colonial rule through the protagonist Su Lin.

I enjoyed the first book and it was refreshing to see native characters outshine their British counterparts in humour and general intelligence. I loved Su Lin's character and her grandmother was a hoot and someone who even the colony heads were cautious not to mess with.