I enjoy Hur's mysteries for sure, but this one had me not entirely enjoying it. It may have been that this was one of her first books, but it felt like some things were being repeated in dialogue every few pages which was hard to get through.

However, I love the historical setting and the mystery. You can definitely tell Hur did a lot of research on this period and made it into an interesting story despite the issues I had with it.

I would recommend this to people who enjoy his-fic murder mysteries set in early 1800s Korea with a touch of Kdrama vibes. I absolutely love how she writes her settings and mysteries, if it weren't for the repetitive dialogue, it could go up a star. I'm still willing to check out her other works from the past and in the future!