Great for fans of Japanese translated fiction like "The Kamogawa Food Detectives", this was a sweet, fast-paced collection of interwoven storylines. Each character has lost someone and is looking for closure, and the magical nature of the remembrance meals at Chibineko Kitchen grants it to them. Like a cozy mystery, each chapter ends with a relevant recipe. Really appreciated this addition, as international dishes can be hard to imagine based on names alone and having a sense of the ingredients and preparation is helpful. There were also good explanations of Japanese mourning, burial, and remembrance traditions, which is helpful in understanding the nature of the Kitchen in the first place. The translation was well done, and - this is always the real question with translated Japanese fiction - YES, there is actually a cat!

I received a digital copy of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.