This was a nice (but emotional) read. I wouldn't recommend reading this without reading Days at the Morisaki Bookshop first, since this is a direct sequel.

I didn't feel the same pull at the start as I did with DatMB - i felt that the first book really spoke to me with Takako's situation and her discovery of books, and this books didn't have that same pull at the beginning. But as I kept going, I really got into it and struggled to put it down.

Very emotional for me, but well worth the read imo

This should be essential reading for every British person (and also many Americans).

I have a personal passion about black history, as a black brit myself, and so wanted to read this, and I am genuinely surprised by just how moving and emotional this made me. Not because of the depictions of terrible things but by the amount of history that I was unaware of and just how connected I now feel to this history.

This book covers the history of black people in Britain, starting from Roman Britain, up to present day, explaining in detail the context of views and decisions from those periods of time.

This is an important work for everyone to read, to fully understand the place that Black people have in this country, not as 'recent invaders' as so many like to think, but rather as people who have been here since before England was even established.

David Olusoga, if you end up reading this, I just want to thank you for providing such a fantastic account of the history of my nation, and allowing me to learn more about my place here, and about my culture.

I absolutely ADORED this! 

Jasper and Julia's story is so sweet and such an amazing romance.

I am absolutely loving this series and I can't wait to pick up the next one!

This is a story about a cat who is given a second chance at life but this time was a ghost cat. He experiences life across 120 years haunting in his Edinburgh flat.

This was a nice wee novel following time through the story of one flat and the cat that experiences it all. It's quite nice to remember how much has changed in the last few years, and especially in the last 100 or so.

It was cute, but there wasn't much to be said about the second half, when we get into the modern day. I think that could've been a bit better

and I thought the author insert was a bit weird but overall it didn't ruin the story for me

A very emotional story about the roles women play, and the roles they are forced to play. I really loved this.

Will add that I wasn't expecting this story - this isn't really a fantasy, so don't expect a fantasy!

I found this to be beautiful, especially in the second half.

Would recommend checking out CWs, there's some heavy stuff here. Extra CW not listed below:

depictions and descriptions of witch trials and killings

This is a collection of letters written to fairytale characters, with their responses.

I found it quite cute, and I think as a kid I would have really enjoyed this. 

Not much is said on these stories, but for younger kids who know fairy tales really well, I can imagine them really liking this!

Unlikeable characters, the background makes no sense (how can she be part of a power-couple so famous everyone online knows who she and he are, but her work doesn't??? Also no idea why they are together in the first place). I couldn't stick with it since I wasn't enjoying it at all

Struggling to finish it and it's a library borrow so can't keep it any longer. 

May try again at a later date. 

This was a weird little story. I'm honestly not a fan of romances like this but I know others are so I will try to give a full explanation of the story for anyone interested.

This story takes place over Christmas (starting the day before Christmas Eve, and ending a couple days before New Year). Shelley is travelling back to see her dad for Christmas when her plane gets rerouted because of a snowstorm. Her and another passenger, Slade, decide to hire a car to make the rest of the journey together.

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Overall, I found this kinda boring, I didn't like any of the characters, and the ending was nonsense. I personally wouldn't recommend but it is short so go ahead if you want.