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HUMANS ARE STARS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, MIZUKI. EVERY ONE OF THEM.
The NEXT big read for lovers of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD set in a cat-run, astrology-themed Kyoto coffee shop

TRANSLATED INTO 20 LANGUAGES
#1 STRAITS TIMES BESTSELLER IN SINGAPORE

Heartwarming and magical, THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP…

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1 author picked The Full Moon Coffee Shop as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved everything about this book, the cats, the magical realism and the everyday struggles of people, especially the first character who is a writer at a crossroads in her career and struggling, it was very relatable! 

This book is about hope and how strange unforeseen forces play a part in our everyday lives, whether we pay attention to them or not. I especially loved the connections made at the end when all the characters are aligned, like the stars and fates that are above us.

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