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reviewed The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

Malka Older: The Mimicking of Known Successes (Hardcover, 2023, Tordotcom)

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set …

It was fine

Jupiter-based researcher Pleiti is roped into solving a mystery when ex-girlfriend, Mossa, unexpectedly needs her help.

I enjoyed the world-building, but the characters and plot weren't really my thing. It was a little too cosy, and the romance felt bland. The use of somewhat unusual (or archaic) words added to the world-building when uttered by the characters, but I found it annoying when characters “expostulated” or “said precipitously” etc. All in all, it was fine, but I doubt I'll read the sequels.