Loved itI would say the setting of this book is the strongest element. The atmosphere that the author is able to create is just so immersive. This book was quite entertaining overall and just a beautiful experience.
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Water Moon (2025)
Others: Leaning negative A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike and enchanting fantasy novel. On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets. Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen, and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike its other customers, for he offers help instead of seeking it. Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles, rides on paper cranes, the bridge between midnight and morning, and a night market in the clouds. But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back.
- ISBN:
- 9780593724996
- Length:
- 384 pages
Genres: fantasy, romance, mystery
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MixedI found the world so incredibly magical and otherworldly. The reason why it wasn't a five-star read though is because I didn't love the love story.
MixedNow I do genuinely recommend this book to people who love just weird crazy fantasy with like cool concepts... But very specifically, I would only recommend this book if you like plotbased books with a fast pace.
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Not a fanyou can't convince me the Watermoon made any sense. The reason they were off on this adventure together and just immediately committed to one another. It happened too fast.
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MixedMy biggest problem was that I just thought that the main two characters who have like a romance between them, which is a driving force of this story, had no chemistry. And so, it just really didn't work for me.