The Full Moon Coffee Shop

By Mai Mochizuki, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator)

Part of the The Full Moon Coffee Shop series

A mystical coffee shop run by cats offers lost souls a chance to rediscover their paths.

3.6/5 Goodreads · 37,843 ratings

240 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In Kyoto, a magical coffee shop run by talking cats appears to those who have lost their way. A struggling screenwriter, a stuck director, a hopeful hairstylist, and a tech-challenged designer find themselves drawn to this enigmatic place. As they sip tea under the moonlit sky, the feline guides consult star charts, revealing where their lives went astray. Each visitor must uncover why the shop appeared to them and how to realign with their destiny. Will they embrace the wisdom offered and find their true paths?

From the publisher

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars. “Mochizuki dazzles in her beautifully crafted contemporary fantasy debut. . . . This gentle fantasy is not to be missed.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review (Best Books of the Year) In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and it seemingly appears at random. It’s also run by talking cats. While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes and coffees and teas, the cats also consult their star charts, offering cryptic wisdom, and letting them know where their lives veered off course. Every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. For a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist, and a technologically challenged website designer, the coffee shop’s feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. For there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them . . .

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