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Trying to get back to normal a bit, so I've planned myself a lot of reading time today. Finished this off at last -- it's a very quick read, and does feel kinda middle-grade/YAish, though I think the translation is doing some of that.

Mostly, the plot itself is a little simplistic and the conclusion more or less inevitable.

Sweet

I ended up enjoying this cozy Korean fantasy novel but it was a bit more cliche than I had hoped in some ways. A young girl goes to a magical market to change her life but none of the possible futures she sees seem to turn out as well as she'd hoped. Not only that, but a thief if plaguing the marker. Along with her magical cat companion Issha, Serrin will have to decide what exactly it is she's looking in life.

A bit of magic, a lot of love. There were a few too many characters and the plot felt a bit flat, the ending rushed. Still, it was a unique world and had moments of humor and flair. Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for a digital ARC.