Thanks for doing this @TheEllieMo !
January‘s pick is a Japanese fabulist tale of a mysterious restaurant where the customers can have a final meal with a lost loved one. A beautiful examination of grief and closure, with delicious recipes!
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pickI have come to really love Japanese cozies and this is such a good one. I plan to continue this series. A food detective is such an interesting profession and one I would not have thought there was a need for. Each client has such a personal and complicated link to the dish they want recreated. The Kamogawa father and daughter team are so great together and the cat, Drowsy, is a running gag. This book will leave you with a warm glow. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gotta Love Jólabókaflóð ? thank you @PatriciaU - made Christmas Eve extra cozy ?
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for another fun swap
On the first day of Christmas my favorite book of January is A Tale for the Time Being!
This was my first by her so I hope there‘s more Ozeki in 2026 for me!
Honorable mention for January goes to The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.
Thanks for asking @TheEllieMo !
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Thank you so much @tdrosebud for this book. I now have the whole series. And if you can believe it, I had never had Dove until recently because I thought they only did dark chocolate. I was missing out. It is delicious! I love everything in this #Jolabokaflodswap package. And I had to show the wrapping paper. It was so pretty I almost didn‘t want to rip it open. Happy Holidays.
Omg thank you Kate for the extra book!! I started the audio and LOVED Butter so I really wanted a physical copy and now I will restart it from the beginning lol. Also, the snow people are cute okay!! 😆 And this card is BEAUTIFUL front and back!! Post 1 of 2. #Jolabokaflod #JolabokaflodSwap
Today I finished an audio reread of The Tale of Genji. I did not listen nearly as carefully as I read the first time a few years ago, but I found it interesting how some scenes were so familiar from the previous read. It is still a beautifully written but infuriating story.
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pickI just loved this. So many beautiful lessons, a bit of found family, lots of lovely sounding food. I kept picturing the gorgeous cherry trees in my head. Thanks to @Soubhiville for reminding me I had this on Kindle - plus it fits for #TBRtarot, so yay!
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so-soThere‘s a little coffee shop where the patrons can sit & come to terms w/ huge changes in their lives like loss or a first love.
This was sweet, but I went into it expecting a little more. There are only three parts, & I did appreciate the open ended qualities of each, but I wish each had had a little more time, & I definitely wish that the coffee shop itself had played a bigger role.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
