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A review by jstilts
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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? Yes
3.0
If you haven't read the first in the series, it's essential that you do. In my review of that I noted it was almost two linked novellas, and this sequel is really the third act it was missing to make it a complete story - and as such it would lose much if read alone.
However it is slightly different - the first book showed that life just goes on until you choose to make changes happen, but this sequel very much has some dramatic twists that propel it onwards, and perhaps that is reason enough to make it two seperate volumes.
I didn't fall in love with this book as much as the first - it really does feel like a third act padded out to make a full book, but it was satisfying to complete the story.
However it is slightly different - the first book showed that life just goes on until you choose to make changes happen, but this sequel very much has some dramatic twists that propel it onwards, and perhaps that is reason enough to make it two seperate volumes.
I didn't fall in love with this book as much as the first - it really does feel like a third act padded out to make a full book, but it was satisfying to complete the story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief