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emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage
Minor: Pregnancy
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Mental illness
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
A lovely little volume and an easy yet emotionally compelling read. Lessons are learned and personal growth achieved against the charming backdrop of a secondhand bookshop.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Alcohol
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked it. it was cosy.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
this book is a solid 4 star and i knew from the very first moment i started reading it. but i would have never thought it would take me SO long to finish reading it.
for some reason, after i finished reading the first half of the book i got into a terrible reading slump and i don't want to blame it on the story, since i must admit im super burnt out bc of uni, but i liked the first part better, idk.
anyways, going back to the book, i really loved its main theme, of how books can bring people together and i really loved both takako and her uncle satoru so much <3 specially takako, it was nice following her journey of growth, self-discovery and watch her falling in love with books. and of course, her relationship with her uncle was one of the best parts of the book <3
i did not particularly dislike the second half of the story since it was cool to get to know a bit more of momoko's story. but i do wish i had enjoyed it more :/ let's just blame my reading slump, lmao.
but, overall it's a simple cozy story that can easily become your new comfort book <3
for some reason, after i finished reading the first half of the book i got into a terrible reading slump and i don't want to blame it on the story, since i must admit im super burnt out bc of uni, but i liked the first part better, idk.
anyways, going back to the book, i really loved its main theme, of how books can bring people together and i really loved both takako and her uncle satoru so much <3 specially takako, it was nice following her journey of growth, self-discovery and watch her falling in love with books. and of course, her relationship with her uncle was one of the best parts of the book <3
i did not particularly dislike the second half of the story since it was cool to get to know a bit more of momoko's story. but i do wish i had enjoyed it more :/ let's just blame my reading slump, lmao.
but, overall it's a simple cozy story that can easily become your new comfort book <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abandonment
Moderate: Terminal illness, Abortion
Minor: Child death
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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
Makes me miss everything I love about Japan. Makes me want to go back. Looking forward to the sequel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Sounded like something I'd love, but perhaps much of the charm was lost in translation? I was bored through most of it, with the short, dry, empty sentences, and a female lead who seems entirely devoid of emotion (and character!) It was a push to finish it, to be honest, and I only continued because my daughter promised me the last 40% would go by quickly and part of that was translation notes that I didn't need to read!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Abortion
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Miscarriage
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was such a pleasant surprise, I love it so much😠idk what else to say but if you're thinking of reading this book and aren't sure just try reading a few pages first, the book will do the rest. And it's a quick read too, even though it's not super quick paced it kept up the suspense and keeps the reader hooked. I wanna own the physical copy😠and I'm super glad that the author included the names of the books and authors mentioned in the final part, I was literally gonna go through the whole book again to find the names lmao. Also there are fairly funny bits here and there and the cheerful upbeat vibe was really good to read. I felt like it's a healing book. I'm glad I read it now💗
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Abandonment
Minor: Child death