The premise of this book sounded interesting to me, especially for someone who loves bookshops and books in general. Although I could not relate to Takako in any way and was confused why she left her job despite not having been with her ex for that long, I enjoyed the first part. I liked seeing Takako grow and turn into a strong, compassionate person. But I began losing interest from the second part onwards since it was not about the bookshop or even Takako?? The characters felt flat and I did not know why I had to suddenly care about the aunt 😭😭 Overall, it was a relaxing read but I kinda got bored halfway through 😓