A review by jstilts
The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

hopeful 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

2.0

Dull. A tale of people whose lives are stuck in a rut discovering a pop-up cafe run by cats who read their astrological charts to fix their lives. Which sounds more interesting than it is.

The writing is leaden, the astrological sections in p rticular an absolute chore - and the people's problems very mundane.

The epilogue is more satisfying - a little poetic framework for the previous chapters to hang on, hinting that this book could perhaps have been more interesting and magical than it ended up being.

Disappointing.