The Stories
Charmed and Content: ‘The Quiet Truth of The Cat Who Saved Books’
When Natsuki’s grandfather dies, he inherits the bookshop. A talking cat appears and promptly announces they must enter a labyrinth in order for them to save all books. And without much question, we are off. The fable-esque nature of this was both charming and comforting.
Unraveled and Unimpressed: The Empty Mystery of ‘In My Dreams I Hold a Knife’
It is a pain being in the head of the main character. She is insufferable and annoying, both in the past and the present. Maybe especially in the present, because she is so hung up on her past that she can’t move forward.