Disclaimer: I received an eARC through HTP Book Tours and NetGalley in exchange for a spotlight post and review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

This book is told as 5 separate stories, each one having the community house library in common. The stories do have small overlapping characters as well, but in general are separate entities.

All of the characters visit the community house for a class, meeting, or market; and are drawn into the library where they interact with Ms. Kamachi, the librarian. She recommends a variety of books based on their inquiries, and gives them an extra bonus.

Each of the characters is dissatisfied with their current life and feels that something is missing, but they don’t know how to fix it. Through their visit to the library and their interaction with Ms. Kamachi, they find what they need to steer them in the right direction.

The characters are all very different from each other, in different stages of their lives. Tomoka is young and works as a shop clerk, where Natsumi is a married mother who works in publishing. Ryo is engaged and has a successful job, Hiroya is an unemployed artist living with his mother, and Masao is recently retired.

I really enjoyed all of the stories and how they intertwined. And I loved Ms. Kamachi and her felted bonus gifts and surprise book recommendations.