Several years ago I read the first Feng Shui Detective mystery, and I was enchanted by the humor. I found Wong and his assistant hilarious, and when I saw that there were more books to come, I kept reminding myself that I had to get back to this series.
Evidently a lot of water went under the bridge during the intervening years because my reaction to this second book is much different than my reaction to the first. Yes, there is still plenty of good humor, especially when Wong is butchering the English language. However, I no longer find his work-resistant assistant as funny as I had originally, and the plot just kept losing my interest.
Now I'm left wondering what happened to change my opinion of this series so drastically from one book to the next! Sometimes authors change. Sometimes series change. This time, I think the reader changed. Your mileage may definitely vary.
Evidently a lot of water went under the bridge during the intervening years because my reaction to this second book is much different than my reaction to the first. Yes, there is still plenty of good humor, especially when Wong is butchering the English language. However, I no longer find his work-resistant assistant as funny as I had originally, and the plot just kept losing my interest.
Now I'm left wondering what happened to change my opinion of this series so drastically from one book to the next! Sometimes authors change. Sometimes series change. This time, I think the reader changed. Your mileage may definitely vary.
