The beginning was a bit hard for me to read through. Just something about it was making me put down the book again after reading just a couple of paragraphs. It might just be the fact that I’m still trying to get out of a reading slump, though.

But after the first few chapters, holy hell. I couldn’t stop reading. It didn’t even feel like reading. The story flows so smoothly, it’s immersive, cozy, relatable, heart-warming, and has its gut-wrenching bits. The author’s language was sometimes hard for me to follow as I am not a native English speaker, but it’s beautiful nonetheless. Also the book definitely made me go on trips to bakeries & cafes more often.