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一華後宮料理帖 [Ikka Koukyuu Ryourichou] (Novel) #3
一華後宮料理帖 3 第三品
百年もの間ほぼ鎖国状態だった西沙国と、崑国の国交樹立話が持ち上がった。理美は過酷な交渉でお疲れ気味の皇帝・ショウ飛の心身を癒やすため、専属のお夜食係に任命される。名誉ある役目に意気込む理美だが、朱西と一緒に過ごす時間は徐々に少なくなっていく。一方、理美への恋心を自覚した朱西は自分の気持ちを封印しようとするが……？ この恋は、忘れないといけない夢だった――。3人のせつない想いが交差する、第3弾!!
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2017
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October 4, 2021
In volume 3, winter has come to Konkoku and the emperor is dealing with an emissary from Saisakoku, a neighboring country inspired by the Middle East, who doesn't seem to have much interest in Konkoku as a country. Due to the focus of the story, this book involves a lot more political development compared to the previous volumes. By the end of the book, it's heavily hinted that both Rimi and Shusei are about to get roped into it. Especially Shusei.
That being said, the author managed to keep the right balance of politics and cuisines in this volume. The descriptions of the food never fail to make me hungry, which kind of makes up for how that Rimi and Shusei confess their love to each other and agree to break up in the span of seven chapters. Kind of. Maybe. Maybe not. :')
In any case, while each volume in the series so far has a self-contained story, there's a clear overarching plot that is starting to get more interesting in this book. The characters have also grown a lot since volume 1. Rimi, for instance, admits that she's been relying on the memories of her sister to "save her" from tricky situations. I'm still hoping that she will grow out of it eventually, but it's nice to see a character flaw being addressed properly.
The most prominent growth, however, can be seen in Shohi. While I'm admittedly having a hard time forgetting how much of a prick he was being in volume 1, he is learning to be a better person and a better emperor. For now I'm still on Shusei's side, but we'll see if the next volumes will change my mind.
That being said, the author managed to keep the right balance of politics and cuisines in this volume. The descriptions of the food never fail to make me hungry, which kind of makes up for how that Rimi and Shusei confess their love to each other and agree to break up in the span of seven chapters. Kind of. Maybe. Maybe not. :')
In any case, while each volume in the series so far has a self-contained story, there's a clear overarching plot that is starting to get more interesting in this book. The characters have also grown a lot since volume 1. Rimi, for instance, admits that she's been relying on the memories of her sister to "save her" from tricky situations. I'm still hoping that she will grow out of it eventually, but it's nice to see a character flaw being addressed properly.
The most prominent growth, however, can be seen in Shohi. While I'm admittedly having a hard time forgetting how much of a prick he was being in volume 1, he is learning to be a better person and a better emperor. For now I'm still on Shusei's side, but we'll see if the next volumes will change my mind.
November 6, 2021
In volume 3 in the series, winter has arrived at Konkoku. The emperor is dealing with an emissary from Saisakoku (a country inspired by the Middle East), who has little interest in Konkoku.
During this, Rimi and Shusei also confirm their feelings for one another, but at the same time are forced apart, and Shohi also confirms and confesses his feelings to Rimi.
As always with Culinary Chronicles, Rimi assistance with issues that arise is solved by food, which always shows that food can bring people together.
We see Shohi grow as a character in the volume, compared to the first volume, and we are introduced to more characters, who in my opinion will have a definite impact in the next volume.
During this, Rimi and Shusei also confirm their feelings for one another, but at the same time are forced apart, and Shohi also confirms and confesses his feelings to Rimi.
As always with Culinary Chronicles, Rimi assistance with issues that arise is solved by food, which always shows that food can bring people together.
We see Shohi grow as a character in the volume, compared to the first volume, and we are introduced to more characters, who in my opinion will have a definite impact in the next volume.
January 24, 2022
In this series the main characters background is Japanese style cooking, she lives in a Chinese style court and is often combining the two styles. This book was fun because they add essentially Indian style cooking and trying to find ways to appeal to those used to those wonderful strong spices with what they have in the court. We meet new characters that are fun and interesting. I think this one and the 2nd book were my favorites.
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