This is a warm hug. If you're ever having a crap day, this is the books to read. It's so touching and philosophical.

The sequel to Satoshi Yagisawa’s Days At The Morisaki Bookshop honestly snuck up on me. I loved the first one for its cozy lighthearted slice of life feel and loved getting to continue to follow these characters from the first book. I found myself less engaged with the first quarter of this sequel as it is a lot of reintroduction to returning characters but the end was a whirlwind of emotion that pulled it all together. Highly recommended for fans of translated fiction, cozy quick reads, slice of life and the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for the e-ARC!

3.5/5 | A delightful and easy read. The second volume of Takako and her uncles' journey at Morisaki bookstore brings more depth to the characters, The storytelling is great, the pages go by really fast and overall it's a nice simple read,

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. I absolutely loved this book and wanted to live inside of this book. This is a heartwarming book about friendship, family, love, and the power of books. It left me both nostalgic and hopeful. The book will transport you into the world of the Morisaki Bookshop. As a book lover I found myself feeling a deep connection to the book and the sense of kinship that comes from being surrounded by books and book lovers. The author does an amazing job of capturing the essence of the bookstore and the impact it has on the characters. He makes it easy for you to fall in love with the setting and the characters. This is a book I'll forever be recommending.

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa is the story of Takako, the niece of the owner of the Morisaki Bookshop. While this book is a quick read, I found it to be boring. The book is largely descriptive with very few major events. I found the description of the events in the book to be understated and not very interesting.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a good sequel to Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. Although many of the original characters come back, I think the sequel loses something a but by not having Takako still working at the bookstore. A bit of the charm of the first book was Takako interacting and learning about the bookstore and the book discussions she has with patrons. This book mainly focuses on the relationships between the characters rather than the bookstore itself. Definitely worth a read still if you enjoyed the original.

Charming, special, thoughtful and thought provoking, and nostalgic are some of the words I would use to describe how I felt reading More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. I didnt read the first in this series- Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, but I dont think it mattered. It read as if it was a standalone. The story was set in a Tokyo bookshop that was wrapped into the fabric of community and people who lived within it. The bookshop represented different things to the owners and the people who spent time there and I loved getting to know each of them. It made me think about what life was like before phones, kindles, ipads and all ways we can access books. There was a lot of emotion tied up in this short-ish book. I thought reading a translation of an original book (original in Japanese) would be difficult, but there was nothing lost in translation. This would definitely be a good book club book!

<b>I love book about book, bOOk, bOOK, BOOk, and BOOKSTORE!</b> As we can see from the previous book, Takako finally had solved her struggle and find a new life for her since she met so many people at Morisaki Bookshop. So, what do you think if Takako has more days at Morisaki Bookshop. What is she gonna face now? What is she gonna learn about?

<i><b>Well for some people this is INDEED a light reading with plain plot BUT I learn so much from this book. To know who you are, what do you want to be in the future, how to deal with grief and sadness, and how to accept people who come to our life with their all flaws. </i></b>

<blockquote> "When I am sad, I read. I van go on reading for hours. Reading quiets the turmoil I feel inside and brings me peace. Because when I'm immersed in the world of a book, no one can get hurt,"</blockquote>

I do not think I'll argue for the minor details in this book, cause every single time a book makes me cry. That is a five stars book for me. I also do not mind if there was more books about Morisaki Bookshop again!

<i>Thank You Harper Perennial to send me this Advance Reader Copy as an exchange for honest review<3</i>

Continuation of everyday life around the Morisaki Bookshop with the same cast of characters as the first book.

Takako is in a slightly different stage of life but still connected to the neighborhood, coffee shop and bookstore. She has grown as a character, and I love to see that!

Uncle Satoru finally has his love back, and Takako gives them a trip to the hot springs. He seems down after they return, not rejuvenized. Takako notices and asks but isn't given an answer.

Bookstore patrons of course, are great supporting characters to this family as they learn more about the past, present and future.