The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 5
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- Author：Natsu Hyuuga
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Summary
After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs， a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster。。。and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly illustrated historical mystery series！
Forced to the leave the Inner Palace， Maomao finds herself in the employ of none other than Jinshi， the seemingly ever-present thorn in her side！ Immune to his charms， Maomao sets about learning the ways of life in the Outer Palace， where government officials and military officers go about the daily business of running the country。
Far from being fearful of her new surroundings， however， Maomao has her insatiable curiosity piqued by the soldier-occupied eastern wing， where she's been forbidden to go but where it seems further mysteries await。。。
Forced to the leave the Inner Palace， Maomao finds herself in the employ of none other than Jinshi， the seemingly ever-present thorn in her side！ Immune to his charms， Maomao sets about learning the ways of life in the Outer Palace， where government officials and military officers go about the daily business of running the country。
Far from being fearful of her new surroundings， however， Maomao has her insatiable curiosity piqued by the soldier-occupied eastern wing， where she's been forbidden to go but where it seems further mysteries await。。。
Reviews
Kye
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Maomao never ceases to make me happy。 She's such a fun character and her hijinks are top notch。 Can't wait till the next volume。 Maomao never ceases to make me happy。 She's such a fun character and her hijinks are top notch。 Can't wait till the next volume。 。。。more
KathleenB
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Possibly interesting new characters and hints。
Kat
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This series just gets better and better with each volume。 It’s such a breath of fresh air to have a manga with a female protagonist that isn’t a romance series， because there aren’t a lot of them。 Add in that it is historical fiction mixed with a dash of mystery， and you’ve got yourself content gold。 Do not sleep on this one。 This series is worth the read。
Julia
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Ich mag die Atmosphäre， die allgegenwärtige Gefahr， ich lerne nebenher noch einige Kleinigkeiten und folge einer ständigen Entwicklung。 Herrlich！
Jules
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Maomao the detective is at it again！ Her clever observations and modern knowledge of herbs， chemistry， and pleasure allow her to solve ever more mysteries （and even teach a class） as Jinshi tries to figure out how to cope with the mischief she gets into。
Noelle
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I can't think of any content warnings for this volume。 Maomao does mention， and show， burns she has that she sustained from the previous volumes but it doesn't appear gore-y or grotesque and she doesn't go into detail about them。 This was kind of a meh volume， I feel like we're getting closer to having more information about Jinshi but the random mysteries Maomao is set out to solve seem kind of anti-climactic in this volume。 Still fun to read I was just hoping for a bit more action of informati I can't think of any content warnings for this volume。 Maomao does mention， and show， burns she has that she sustained from the previous volumes but it doesn't appear gore-y or grotesque and she doesn't go into detail about them。 This was kind of a meh volume， I feel like we're getting closer to having more information about Jinshi but the random mysteries Maomao is set out to solve seem kind of anti-climactic in this volume。 Still fun to read I was just hoping for a bit more action of information uncovered about the mysterious Jinishi。 。。。more
Megan Cardenas
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This series keeps getting better。 I love that Maomao and Jinshi have more interactions in this volume and the multiple mysteries she solved。
KristynRene SwissCheese JellyBean
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Wonderful and addictive as usual ☺️
Mark
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Maomao is now under the employ of Jinshi， but otherwise her life continues as it has。 Her insatiable curiosity still lands her in trouble and mysteries cross her path more often than not。 But if it isn’t broke…Look， let’s cut to the chase。 This is four stars worth of very good mysteries of various stripes and some semi-factual， if dodgy， science。 Normally that would be the end of it， since the story is the point of it all。Less so this series， however， which is one of the all time greats for me s Maomao is now under the employ of Jinshi， but otherwise her life continues as it has。 Her insatiable curiosity still lands her in trouble and mysteries cross her path more often than not。 But if it isn’t broke…Look， let’s cut to the chase。 This is four stars worth of very good mysteries of various stripes and some semi-factual， if dodgy， science。 Normally that would be the end of it， since the story is the point of it all。Less so this series， however， which is one of the all time greats for me simply because Maomao is one of my favourite characters ever。 I absolutely love every aspect of her mischievous， hopelessly crazy for poison persona。The story， for me， exists as a backdrop for her antics， which are brutally funny and very entertaining and drawn in a way that makes the most of the manga format。 A strong， smart， capable female doing her best in a world of frequently disdainful， often hapless， males in positions of power is great。No matter how long it takes until my hunches about Jinshi are proven correct， the development of his relationship with Maomao has been a real joy。 Basically， he’s clearly grown to care about her a lot， but she has exactly zero time for romance unless she can see if it will kill her when she eats it。Yeah， I love mysteries， but this book makes me laugh at lessons for females in， uh， practicing politics， and a truly ghastly looking gift from Jinshi that Maomao is dreaming about almost all volume。 There’s a lot of drive to our heroine and she’s not one to leave her curiosity dissatisfied， which makes her a natural fit for the various shenanigans at the court。There’s no grand plot in motion just yet， we get a lot of pieces added in here and there but it’s all background to these little nuggets of life in a palace of schemers jockeying for position and a little deductive adventure here and there。If you want a grand， sweeping story， this isn’t it。 If you want a character study featuring a delightful imp who gets upset when she can’t try to nearly kill herself with blowfish and solves arsons on the side， well， this is the same delight it’s always been。5 stars - 4 star story， but Maomao being Maomao is always enough for me to devour every new book in this series very happily。 Nothing new， but no less brilliant despite that。 。。。more
Mythical Reads
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4。75 stars There are a lot of questions。。。 but I need answers。 I might just start reading the novel lol
Kathryn Catania
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I liked most of the story hut toward the end it felt jumpy。 The Larkan inclusion threw me for a loop。
D。T。 Henderson
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3。5
-moonprismpower-
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I feel Maomao。 I want to live in the stables away from people too LOL
DrCalvin
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Nice volume with a smattering of smaller mysteries。 I really appreciate that this manga doesn't leave the "mystery of the day" as a cliffhanger， but trusts in me being captivated enough by the whole to continue。 Which I will， it's quite enjoyable！ Nice volume with a smattering of smaller mysteries。 I really appreciate that this manga doesn't leave the "mystery of the day" as a cliffhanger， but trusts in me being captivated enough by the whole to continue。 Which I will， it's quite enjoyable！ 。。。more
Ali
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↦ 173/ 108 the things i would do to see this series animated
Memi
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4。5 Stars
BumfuzzledNerd
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Maomao wird hier richtig zur Detektivin， und zwar nicht im medizinischen Bereich。 Der Zeichnungsstil bleibt wie gewohnt sehr schön， aber die Handlung konnte mich in diesem Band nicht vollends überzeugen。Ich weiss auch nicht so ganz wohin die Geschichte will und wo der rote Faden ist， aber die Reihe macht trotzdem Spass :）
Mary Catelli
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spoilers ahead for the first four。 Serious spoilers。Such as， it opens with her in her new job in the Outer Court。 Several episodes。 She detects about a fire， a will， and a possible poisoning。 She also has an episode where she's instructing the consorts in information that has to be read between the lines。 She learns more about Jinshi and their relationship grows more fraught。 Also， she's upset about not being able to find plants。 spoilers ahead for the first four。 Serious spoilers。Such as， it opens with her in her new job in the Outer Court。 Several episodes。 She detects about a fire， a will， and a possible poisoning。 She also has an episode where she's instructing the consorts in information that has to be read between the lines。 She learns more about Jinshi and their relationship grows more fraught。 Also， she's upset about not being able to find plants。 。。。more
Sève Verine
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C'est encore et toujours un plaisir de me plonger dans cet univers et de retrouver Mao Mao。 Cette fois， j'avoue avoir été un peu déçue par toutes ces petites enquêtes qui arrivent comme ça sans transition et qui sont résolues en un tour de main。 Je n'en n'ai pas bien compris le but。 Mais bon， ça reste très sympa et divertissant à lire。 Vivement la suite ！ C'est encore et toujours un plaisir de me plonger dans cet univers et de retrouver Mao Mao。 Cette fois， j'avoue avoir été un peu déçue par toutes ces petites enquêtes qui arrivent comme ça sans transition et qui sont résolues en un tour de main。 Je n'en n'ai pas bien compris le but。 Mais bon， ça reste très sympa et divertissant à lire。 Vivement la suite ！ 。。。more
Laura
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OHSHC meets Sherlock HolmesThe main couple give me huge Haruhi and Tamaki vibes but each story is an interesting mystery。 Can't wait for the next one！ OHSHC meets Sherlock HolmesThe main couple give me huge Haruhi and Tamaki vibes but each story is an interesting mystery。 Can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Heather
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maomao solos ur fav
cloud
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un pov di jinshi help non pensavo avremmo avuto la sua backstory idky
MargReadsManga
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So good！！ But I needed more Jinshi and Maomao！ 💖Check out my manga content:Instagram & YouTube & More！ So good！！ But I needed more Jinshi and Maomao！ 💖Check out my manga content:Instagram & YouTube & More！ 。。。more
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 we stan detective maomao！！！
Gita Karmani
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Makin bagus！Tapi banyak karakter baru yang agaknya mencurigakan （？）。 Kayaknya mereka ada kaitannya sama si Maomao。Chara design Lifa hi emang paling cakep sih。 Udah ngefans sejak vol 2 wakakaka。 Apalagi ada juga Chara design pelayan cewek tapi kayak cowok cantik。Akhirnya Maomao jadi pelayan pribadi Jinshi setelah dia ditebus sama Jinshi utk keluar dari kampung halamannya。 Dan paling bego adalah saat Jinshi nggak sengaja lihat Maomao senyum-senyum sendiri dan bikin Jinshi mukulin kepalanya sendiri Makin bagus！Tapi banyak karakter baru yang agaknya mencurigakan （？）。 Kayaknya mereka ada kaitannya sama si Maomao。Chara design Lifa hi emang paling cakep sih。 Udah ngefans sejak vol 2 wakakaka。 Apalagi ada juga Chara design pelayan cewek tapi kayak cowok cantik。Akhirnya Maomao jadi pelayan pribadi Jinshi setelah dia ditebus sama Jinshi utk keluar dari kampung halamannya。 Dan paling bego adalah saat Jinshi nggak sengaja lihat Maomao senyum-senyum sendiri dan bikin Jinshi mukulin kepalanya sendiri ke pintu 🤣 。。。more
Juwita
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Suka banget sama ceritanya， kisah misterinya juga maksimal bgt 👌
Hasita Visakha
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Note untuk editor MnC: proofreading jangan lupa， banyak typo divolume ini。
Ila。
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Ceritanya makin seruuuu。 Chara development nya di chapter ini bagus， si Jinshi sama Maomao makin berkembang， cuma banyak misteri yg masih belum terpecahkan。 Ga sabar bgt buat volume selanjutnya🥲
Laurelas
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Un tome beaucoup moins intéressant que les autres j'ai trouvé。。。 Un tome beaucoup moins intéressant que les autres j'ai trouvé。。。 。。。more
A little book in the world
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