As I was attempting the GoodReads Seasonal Challenge (May/June 2025/Heritage Reads) this book caught my eye. I like kitties, have two of them. All the books that interested me seemed to have holds, so I put a few on hold in hopes that I'd get one for the challenge before it ended.  A different book came in and I completed the challenge, then this hold came in, so I figured I'd still give it a go.

Maybe I just wasn't in the mood? It's translated ... and between that and the different Japanese culture, I just wasn't connecting to the story. I glanced at the reviews and the majority seemed "eh" and indicated this was more a set of interconnected short stories rather than a full novel. 

If I hadn't already completed the challenge, I likely would have continued/finished ... but as I had no "need" and had several other holds come in that I was more excited about, this will go on my DNF shelf. 

No proFanity. 3rd person/Past tense.