I read and loved The Kamogawa Food Detectives last year and I've been eagerly awaiting the sequel. We are back with the father-daughter pair: Nagare, the chef, and Koishi, the food detective. The style of the book follows six vignettes, different characters on their quest to rediscover a treasured meal. I thought we met a really interesting set of people and their backstories were well described.
It is wonderfully translated by Jesse Kirkwood, who has become one of my favourite translators. I love the humour between father and daugher too. Poor Drowsy the cat, I do wish Nagare would slowly warm to him!
I recommend this translated fiction series to those who enjoy slice-of-life, cosy and heartwarming short books, and I will definitely continue on with this series if more are translated into English in the future.
4 stars

Thank you to NetGalley, Pan Macmillan and Hisashi Kashiwai for the opportunity to read this advanced reader copy.