I think this book did have a slower 'get-go' than the first one, there were parts up to about half way through where situations seemed a bit mundane and I was wondering when we were actually going to start getting to the tension that I enjoyed so much in the first one. Then we started getting it but it felt like it wasn't obvious, it was very discreet almost.
Nevertheless, I did like this book. I love Kaveri's character as well as the side characters and I always enjoy a cozy easy-read mystery/historical fiction. I love the representation that this book brings to the genre.
The mystery in this one did feel a little bit more far-fetched? than the previous, like it wasn't twisty turny. I suppose that was because it was a bit more close knit.
However I would still give it 3.75 stars, because I did enjoy it, I will definitely read the next in the series, and it's probably a series I would recommend to the right people. I just wouldn't put it in my top 10, and that's okay.