Water Moon

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets,and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shopin this dreamlike fantasy novel. FEATURES A UNIQUE ORIGAMI JACKET that folds into a boatjoining the characters in an enchanting way. The jacket artwork is also printed directly onto the hardcover case underneath. ΓÇ£Race through a lush world of pure wonder and romanceΓÇökites made of wishes that become starsorigami that holds time in its foldsand a night market in the cloudsΓÇöin this lovelycozy fantasy reminiscent of Erin Morgenstern’s The Starless Sea.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöBooklist (starred review) On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshopbut not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen onesΓÇöthose who are lostΓÇöwill find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets. Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshopΓÇÖs new owner to find it ransackedthe shopΓÇÖs most precious acquisition stolenand her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming strangerquite unlike its other customersfor he offers help instead of seeking it. Togetherthey must journey through a mystical world to find HanaΓÇÖs father and the stolen choiceΓÇöby way of rain puddlesrides on paper cranesthe bridge between midnight and morningand a night market in the clouds. But as they get closer to the truthHana must reveal a secret of her ownΓÇöand risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back. ΓÇ£Highly recommended . . . Readers who have been swept up in the cozy charm of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee will fall hard for the mix of magical realismfantasy mysteryand star-crossed romance.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöLibrary Journal (starred review)