The Full Moon Coffee Shop

"Cute book! Helped me understand astrology a little bit more. Really uplifting moral of the story!"

"It's a cute, short read. Initially, it was recommended as a Halloween/October read, but it doesn't quite fit that description. It's simply about people experiencing life and unsure what to so about it. A mystical coffee shop pops up and reads their star chart. Guides them in a psychological and astrological way to where they need to be. The reading of their chart at someone point became - a lot. By the end though I appreciated the realization they came to and the resolution they found."

"So, the only thing I really disliked about this was the constant astrology talk. Sure, it was explained well for the uninhibited, but when there was 3-4 pages of astrology yapping in a row per chapter, it got boring. Other than that, I found this pretty cute. I liked how all the characters connected to each other, as it helped give more depth to each individual one, and there were some good morals about self-improvement and having a life that you were happy in. The talking cats were the main thing that got me to purchase this, and they were simply adorable, and the food + atmosphere descriptions were beautiful. It’s basically like a Studio Ghibli film but with some (very, very slightly) more mature topics (not “mature” mature, but a bit more complex and career/adulthood focused than the typical Studio Ghibli themes meant mostly for kids.) So not much more to say about this one, again, the astrology talk was a slog, but it’s a cute little cozy fantasy/magical realism story, and I’ll definitely pick up any later installments in the series. "

"The Full Moon Coffee Shop is a cafe ran by cats that only appears on a full moon. This story tells the tale of 3 interconnected people at different stages in their lives who are invited to the cafe and all walk away with different realizations. I love the idea that this cafe shop serves you exactly what you need, physically and spiritually, without ever taking your order. <br/><br/>This book is not anything I would normally find an interest in but when I received the email from PGH inviting me to try the book I figured why not. It was worth it. There is a lot you can take away from this quick read. A few points that stuck for me were:<br/><br/>- [ ] Home has to be a sanctuary<br/>- [ ] The Mirror Principle: everything you do in life is reflected back on you in time<br/>- [ ] Know yourself. When you feel lost in life, pull out your map and check yourself<br/>- [ ] Some people are more vulnerable to the effects of a mercurial retrograde <br/><br/>As I’ve said, there is a a lot you can digest in this short story. I think this will be a good book to circle back to when you have life-based questions. It may inspire you to find your answers where you’d never expect it or at the very least pay closer attention to your dreams (both sleep and awake). One of my favorite parts of a book is where everything just clicks into place and that happened towards the end of the story when you find out the reason behind the cats."

"Quirky, spiritual, and satisfying"