Like with interpersonal relationships, a book can be a perfect match for one person and a disaster for another and it’s no one’s fault, just a lack of chemistry. Such was the case with The Resurrection Fireplace for me. It is well written and the mystery is smart, I just found the style too dense and hard to read. I never connected with the characters and the story is full of details that fans of historical fiction will find fascinating but just bored me. I can’t stress enough that it’s not the book’s or the author’s fault, it was just the wrong novel for me. 
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/ Bento Books, Inc.!

I enjoyed reading this book, it was an interesting premise and had some nice twists to keep me guessing to the end. There were some nice historical details as well, so fans of mysteries as well as historical fiction would be a good audience for this title.

The Resurrection Fireplace by Hiroko Minagawa was absolutely incredible. I won’t lie, when I first started reading, I was a bit skeptical and confused about what this book wanted to be. However, as the novel progressed, I fell deeper and deeper into the characters and the story. 

I’m an avid fan of historical fiction, but this is a book that is truly like no other. It’s a total mystery - it keeps you guessing over and over again. The twists and turns that were interwoven throughout the story kept me engaged and engrossed. In the final few pages when I thought I had everything figured out, I was thrown for a loop once again in such a brilliant way I can’t believe I didn’t discover if sooner. 

One thing that I look for in a book is good characters, and boy does The Resurrection Fireplace have just that. I felt for every single character and times was rooting for both sides in the story. Professor Barton and his students had such wonderful connections with each other I felt like I was there watching old friends talk and interact with each other. And the various detectives and suspects were also just incredible. 

The only reason I’m giving this a 4 star rather than a 5 star is that I feel like there were a few instances where jump cuts were super jarring between scenes that left me confused for a few sentences. Other than that I truly enjoyed myself while reading this book. 

I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me this ARC. I’m so glad I had a chance to read this!

I discovered that this new to me author was a master writer and I can confirm this definition met my impression.
This book is amazing, engaging and enthralling.
I think it's one of the best book I read in the last 6 months.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC