I thought this book was going to be like the Before the Coffee Goes Cold and The Dallerguy Dream
Department Store and in a way it is. It’s a fun story with lots of magical realism but this is based on the Japanese myth that if you help a cat they will return the favor.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop has no set location and no set time of opening. It opens whenever people nearby are at a critical junction but the most magical thing about this special cafe is that it’s managed and run by cats! Using astrology charts the cats help 4 patrons figure out why they are stuck in their lives and how to make changes that will bring them happiness.
I love the style in which this book is written. Like the two books I previously mentioned, each chapter is a freestanding vignette that has some overlap with the other chapters. I found the bits about Astrology to be interesting and I really enjoyed the lightness and length of this. It’s a great pallet cleanser for after a long and/or heavy read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Ballentine for an advanced copy of this. I’m sorry it took me so long to get to. The Full Moon Coffee Shop hit the shelves August 20.