THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE by MATT HAIG

 THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE by MATT HAIG (Pages 324)

“What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet…”

When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.

Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the island, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.

Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.

One of my favorite books in the last few years has been "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig, so I was really looking forward to reading this book by him. And while I did (eventually) come to appreciate it, I would definitely not put it in the same category as The Midnight Library. It took me awhile to really get into the story, in fact I almost quit before I got there!

THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP by MAI MOCHIZUKI

 THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP by MAI MOCHIZUKI (240 pages)

In Japan cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives.

It’s also run by talking cats.

While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes, coffees, and teas, the cats also consult them on their star charts, offer cryptic wisdom, and let them know where their lives have veered off course—because every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. And for a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist, and a technologically challenged website designer, the feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. After all, there is a reason the shop appeared to each of them…

Cute premise, very easy read. This is supposed to be the first in the series, I would read it if they come out with more of them.