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一華後宮料理帖 [Ikka Koukyuu Ryourichou] (Novel) #7
一華後宮料理帖 7 第七品
各国の使節が訪れる外交の月を迎えた崑国。皇帝・ショウ飛は鳳家当主・朱西と休戦を結び、束の間の平穏に安堵していた。理美は料理の腕を認められ、西沙国をもてなすことに。ところが使節団にはグルザリ・シャーだけでなく、皇女アーシャの姿が。国交樹立に向け、婚姻による盟約の準備かと宮廷はざわめきだす。動揺するショウ飛を差し置き、理美の皇后内定者としての立場は揺らぎだして!? 自らの「道」を選び取る、激震の第７弾!!【電子特典】書き下ろしショートストーリー「狐と狼、どちらが強い？」を収録。【電子特別試し読み】「華耀後宮の花嫁」を収録。
- GenresLight NovelNovelsFantasy
272 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2018
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January 25, 2023
Shusei and Shohi may be making questionable decisions, but there's one nasty old man pushing them into it with his pig-headed refusal to recognize other people's wishes and ideas. If this ends badly for anyone, I will blame him.
Mikawa really is better than the average light novel author with character motivations and internal conflicts.
Mikawa really is better than the average light novel author with character motivations and internal conflicts.
June 29, 2023
Actually more like 3.5⭐ again this time. Would've rated this four stars if only the beginning isn't so slow, but it is what it is. This volume once again brings a new character into the picture: Princess Aisha from Saisakoku, who is obviously introduced as an empress candidate for Shohi. Let's be real here. We all know Rimi won't end up marrying Shohi, so this entire book feels like it's simply laying the groundwork for his future marriage after Rimi somehow gets out of this whole thing LOL.
Due to the nature of the plot this time around, Rimi ends up feeling like a side character again albeit a little bit better than the previous book. The story mainly revolves around Aisha and her longing for the freedom she doesn't have, and Rimi has to work as her attendant simply because everyone else is putting Konkoku's interests over her well-being. Since the first half of the book acts as a massive introduction for Aisha, it's rather slow and things only become engaging in the latter half due to impulsive actions from multiple parties. Shusei and Rimi are clearly sill yearning for each other, so their attempt to see each other as enemies is never convincing… but maybe that's just me being jaded.
That being said, I still can't warm up to Shohi either. He does have some character development, especially when facing Aisha because she's basically a younger version of him, but his short fuse, tendency to throw a fit, and habit of treating Rimi like a possession are still the same. At this point I honestly feel like he's seeing Rimi more of a mother figure than anything else, so I prefer his dynamics with Aisha because it forces him to act like the more mature person.
Also, both Shohi and Shusei make absolutely terrible decisions in this book. As the result, Rimi quite literally falls into the hand of a character who's been suspicious as hell since the moment they came into the story. Sadly that's also where this book ends, so I'm off to read volume 8 now.
Due to the nature of the plot this time around, Rimi ends up feeling like a side character again albeit a little bit better than the previous book. The story mainly revolves around Aisha and her longing for the freedom she doesn't have, and Rimi has to work as her attendant simply because everyone else is putting Konkoku's interests over her well-being. Since the first half of the book acts as a massive introduction for Aisha, it's rather slow and things only become engaging in the latter half due to impulsive actions from multiple parties. Shusei and Rimi are clearly sill yearning for each other, so their attempt to see each other as enemies is never convincing… but maybe that's just me being jaded.
That being said, I still can't warm up to Shohi either. He does have some character development, especially when facing Aisha because she's basically a younger version of him, but his short fuse, tendency to throw a fit, and habit of treating Rimi like a possession are still the same. At this point I honestly feel like he's seeing Rimi more of a mother figure than anything else, so I prefer his dynamics with Aisha because it forces him to act like the more mature person.
Also, both Shohi and Shusei make absolutely terrible decisions in this book. As the result, Rimi quite literally falls into the hand of a character who's been suspicious as hell since the moment they came into the story. Sadly that's also where this book ends, so I'm off to read volume 8 now.
September 15, 2024
Mixed feelings but not terrible
I was so frustrated by the end of volume six that I had to take over a year hiatus from the series. It ended up being enough time for me to go in and read seven with a clean slate. This volume was perfectly fine in most ways, I still find the situation that Rimi is in quite frustrating. The cliffhanger at the end has left me feeling a little sick to my stomach but makes me want to get into volume eight all the faster... I'm really hoping things will turn around for our kind lady Rimi.
I was so frustrated by the end of volume six that I had to take over a year hiatus from the series. It ended up being enough time for me to go in and read seven with a clean slate. This volume was perfectly fine in most ways, I still find the situation that Rimi is in quite frustrating. The cliffhanger at the end has left me feeling a little sick to my stomach but makes me want to get into volume eight all the faster... I'm really hoping things will turn around for our kind lady Rimi.
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