Japanese mysteries are quite hit or miss for me.

I struggled a bit with this one as there was a lot going on and some parts dragged out that there were a few times I nearly lost interest.

Because of this, even though it is a short book, it did take me a while.

There were a few mysteries you could think along but mostly we were just spectators of crimes.

It felt like there was so much without any reason, but most things connected in the end, which was good.

Some interesting glimpses into Japanese cults, women and history.

The epilogue was bad imo. The character talking to himself and explaining everything for his part of the story to explain that mystery in 2 pages.
I hate this type of ending.

Actually both the last chapter and the epilogue were just characters explaining and telling us what happened. Quite annoying.
But the last chapter was at least somewhat well written, compared to the epilogue.

Was about to give this 3.5, but changed my mind now. 3☆