relaxing slow-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 is my work friend’s favourite comfort book, and she was kind enough to lend it to me! it’s very different from my usual reads, and i enjoyed the way the chapters interconnected

thoughts while reading

p7: what is going on in the convenience store by the sea? 🏪🌊
p8: i would have been inclined to say the prologue was a childhood flashback, but this book’s owner says each chapter covers different characters, so it’s probably just about a random girl
p186: aww i love found family, hikaru really needed some grandparents

Another lovely slice of life book, where all the characters have their own chapters and it all comes together at the end.

The book refers to the characters by their first and/or last names depending on who is talking, so it can get a little confusing. I wish I'd written the names down and then I'd have spotted some connections sooner!
hopeful reflective relaxing 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
lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book actually romanticizes "good looks is everything". The perks of being good looking or beutiful. You will be loved by everyone without trying or asking for it. It may not be the main focus, but its there underlying in every stories.
emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This book is just incredibly sweet. In each chapter you see how the store and customers connect in different ways. The book feels like a warm hug, not fast paced but I still wanted to know what happened next. I loved it, highly recommend!! ☀️
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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