Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all riSummary:
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all ripped away from her when she was captured and sold to the inner palace.
Since then, Maomao's life has changed significantly. She no longer works for the inner palace – but instead works directly for Jinshi and the outer palace. That isn't to say she can't continue being a help to the allies she made within those walls.
Review:
Ohhhh! Somehow, this series keeps getting better! At this rate, I will run out of manga and resort to light novels (the horror! Just kidding). Anyway, I’m trying to say that The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 9 was a delight to read.
This volume introduces a bunch of new potential mysteries, and I can already see how some of them are leading. I think. This series is good at surprising you! On that note, I was pleasantly surprised by some secondary character development here.
The caravan is a great new element that is being added to the mix. I hope we see more of it (though is there the implication of it only lasting five days?). There’s also a short mystery, but much like the prior mysteries, I’m confident it will be relevant to later plots.
Bonus points for working “I shall obtain consent prior to smelling anyone next time” into a serious conversation. Don’t ever change, Maomao.
Highlights: Historical Fiction Manga Poison & Medicine
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all rSummary:
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all ripped away from her when she was captured and sold to the inner palace.
Since then, Maomao's life has changed significantly. She no longer works for the inner palace – but instead works directly for Jinshi and the outer palace. That isn't to say she can't continue being a help to the allies she made within those walls.
Review:
Wow. It’s just one emotional hit after another with this series! The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 7 is another homerun, as far as I’m concerned. It follows up the previous arc with everything I could have hoped for and arguably more.
In the last volume, we finally see many puzzle pieces fit together to solve a mystery Maomao has been trying to solve. In this volume, we’re getting to see more of the puzzle of Maomao’s life. I am here for it, and I need to know more. Right now. Please.
The rose arc was interesting and fun. Anybody who knows about coloring flowers probably predicted the final bit, but that isn’t bad. I’m more curious to see what the implication of the blue rose challenge is.
Highlights: Historical Fiction Manga Poison & Medicine
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all riSummary:
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all ripped away from her when she was captured and sold to the inner palace.
Since then, Maomao's life has changed significantly. She no longer works for the inner palace – but instead works directly for Jinshi and the outer palace. That isn't to say she can't continue being a help to the allies she made within those walls.
Review:
So, full confession: I had caught up in the anime by the time I sat down to read The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 8. As such, most of this volume was familiar to me. That said, it is 100% worth taking the time to read and watch.
Why? Well, I can’t speak for everyone, but personally, I did pick up on a few details that I missed. To be fair, the arc here is pretty complex, so getting a chance to see it in multiple forms does help one process it all.
The main arc of The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 8 is heavy…but beautiful. It also gives readers a lot of answers we’ve been aching for, which I appreciate. I still have some theories waiting for an answer, but this gives me faith that it’ll happen.
Following all of that heaviness is a lighter arc involving a cat! No, an actual cat, not Maomao. I love it and look forward to seeing how the little one grows up (am I assuming we’ll see more of the cat? Yes. Yes, I am).
Highlights: Historical Fiction Manga Poiston & Medicine
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all rSummary:
Maomao spent the earliest parts of her life training in herbal medicine. She had a path in life that she loved. Unfortunately, that was all ripped away from her when she was captured and sold to the inner palace.
Since then, Maomao's life has changed significantly. She no longer works for the inner palace – but instead works directly for Jinshi and the outer palace. That isn't to say she can't continue being a help to the allies she made within those walls.
Review:
The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 6 may well be one of the most entertaining volumes of the series. Again, that’s saying something. If you’ve read the description (Jinshi needs a disguise), you’ll already have an idea of what’s in store).
Be warned, though - this volume may give you whiplash. It goes from one of the most comical arcs of the series (see above) to one of the most dangerous. It’s emotionally fraught and a bit terrifying.
It also starts assembling all the puzzle pieces we’ve seen over the last five volumes. So fans will obviously be quite excited about that fact. While I knew the pieces had to fit together (and I suspected who it might be centered around), I did not anticipate how explosive this story became.
I am truly hooked on The Apothecary Diaries. I’m going to dive right into the next volume now.
Highlights: Historical Fiction Manga Poison & Medicine
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