A review by mmwiseheart
The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

This started out a little slow paced, but it picked up the pace after Jungmin arrives at the pottery shop.  It also started out being from Jungmin's point of view, but toward the end, we start getting other characters points of view as well.  Jungmin starts out depressed and views everything in a negative light.  However, once she starts creating various pieces of pottery and getting to know the other people at the pottery shop, her perspective changes and she begins to heal.  

It was interesting to see all of the ways in which the various characters lives intersected, paralleled, and merged with each other.  I also feel I learned quite a bit about pottery during the course of reading this.  It actually made me feel nostalgic about a coiled pencil cup I made in art class in elementary school.  There is a romance element to the story, but there are no steamy scenes whatsoever.

If you're looking for a cozy slice-of-life story with clean romance, this one might be for you.  Particularly if you enjoy pottery and/or writing.