This was a nice (but emotional) read. I wouldn't recommend reading this without reading Days at the Morisaki Bookshop first, since this is a direct sequel.

I didn't feel the same pull at the start as I did with DatMB - i felt that the first book really spoke to me with Takako's situation and her discovery of books, and this books didn't have that same pull at the beginning. But as I kept going, I really got into it and struggled to put it down.

Very emotional for me, but well worth the read imo