Reviews - The Cat Who Saved The Library

545 reviews for:

The Cat Who Saved The Library

Sōsuke Natsukawa

3.81 AVERAGE

samanthadeetz's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mark_atkinson's review against another edition

3.75

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Whilst I enjoyed this when I had the time to sit down and plough through it, I probably won’t be continuing with this series. Some of the writing quirks are very obvious from the previous book, I don’t know why other characters big up Nanami to the level they did. Still keeping if for the sprayed edges.

meg_johns's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cocolenk's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

sashas_booknook's review against another edition

3.0

This was such a cute, fun little fantasy adventure that speaks about the importance of books and literature in the human world. I received this one from Pan Macmillan and these are my honest thoughts.

I had with this book and character. I enjoyed Naname and how driven and passionate she was about books, especially at 13 years old. She loved books with her whole heart and it was beautiful to see her determination and strength to combat the disingenuous ‘villain’ of the story. I think she was characterised fairly well and I could definitely see improvement in the author’s ability to really set the scene and give depth to the characters. I loved how we saw Rintaro, from the first book again, and that he developed a connection with Naname and helped her in the adventures and tasks. The overarching messages came through so clearly and I really liked the way the author was so explicit in her adoration and passion for books. It was lovely and you really felt a sense of belonging through reading the book.

Now my problem lies in how these books are marketed and their target audience. The main character was a 13 year old girl, and whilst it tackled big issues, I think it’s still more appropriate for younger audiences. Whilst everyone can obviously read whatever they want, it think it would be more successful if it was directed to younger adults. The writing was also lacking a bit of emotion and connection to the characters. I found this in the first one, but I needed some deeper emotions to come through so I could connect better to the character. Emotional things occurred, but I don’t believe it was translated well for the readers to have that big emotional hit.

Overall, this is a cute fantasy adventure book that has the potential to be more meaningful and powerful for the right audience!

This one releases today and is available wherever you buy your books :)

peachuuu's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stacyrenee's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

Adult
Magical Realism
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13yo Nanami Kosaki loves to read and spends a lot of time at her local library so she notices right away when an inordinate amount of books seem to be disappearing off the shelves and when a talking tabby cat named Tiger appears she decides to pair up to discover the mystery.

I adored ‘The Cat Who Saved Books’, about a boy who is tasked with selling his grandfather’s beloved bookstore and ends up on a fantastic journey to save all books.
This sequel follows a similar theme—including adventure and mystery and philosophy—just with a different MC, and is similarly entertaining and introspective
but I feel like it wasn’t as impactful as the first book (for me), which really seems to drive home the importance of literature.
Both are wonderful stories and I highly recommend them!