This is the fourth Aunty Lee Singaporean Cafe book by Ovidia Yu. After Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge, there has only been one more book published thus far. I sincerely hope that the next book is the last in the series as I thoroughly enjoy reading about Aunty Lee and Singapore.
Aunty Lee is quite a character who uses her age to her advantage while investigating mysteries. She fully acknowledges she has a nosiness about her especially when she is indulging in investigating a mystery. As a reader I feel like I am reading about a fun grandmotherly type person. The mysteries are well structured and this one in particular had several twists.
I did figure out one of the twists early on and found myself a bit irritated that the characters weren't seeing it when I did. I realize it was part of the story development but I did find myself getting annoyed at them for not realizing it. Even though I figured that piece of the mystery out, there were other aspects that were a surprise ending for me as well.
These books do a wonderful job of demonstrating the relationships between different generations of Singapore residents. I like how the characters contrast old Singapore with new modern generations and attitudes. I also appreciate Ms. Yu discusses some of the history of the country and points out some of the drawbacks as well as benefits of the government and cultural structure. As I have mentioned before I really enjoy reading books set where I have visited and Singapore fits that bill. I like reading about the Merlion and the food stalls. These details make the story that much richer and the descriptions enlightening.
As I mentioned I hope the next book is not the last in the series but even if it is, i am intrigued to try her other series set in 1930s Singapore.
Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I always enjoy reading books that provide insight into other cultures. This book delivers on that front as does the whole series. I love the characters in this series as they evoke emotions from me as I am reading. In this particular book I figured out a twist early and it was driving me crazy that Aubrey Lee and Salim couldn’t see what I had figured out. It was darn right annoying in fact. In the end they figure it out and the mystery is wrapped up with a few surprises and explanations for why the guilty did what they did. I hope there’s more in the series but I am not sure if there are more to come or not
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The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:
- Library Love #LibraryLoveChallenge Book #50
- Literary Escapes #LiteraryEscapes Singapore
- AtoZ #2022AtoZReadingChallenge #AlphabetSoupChallenge
- Alphabet Soup Author Edition #AlphabetSoupAuthorChallenge O or Y
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- Medical Examiner Challenge 3 Toe Tags
- Beachcomber Challenge
- Crime Scene- hotel room/bathroom/office
- Weapon- cable ties x2; poison
- Detectives- Aunty Lee
- Victims- Vallerie Love; Samantha Kang; Brian Wong
- Six Shooter Challenge Target # 22 Shot #3
- Around the Year in 52 Books #18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
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- Bookworm # 40 A book with 5 objects on the cover
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