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Today’s book feels like a warm cup of tea (or matcha)

Matcha on Mondays is the second book in the Marble Café series, and it has that same gentle, Japanese “healing fiction” feel. The Marble Café is normally closed on Mondays, but on those days, it becomes a little matcha café where different people come in carrying their own problems. Over 12 months, we follow several people: a heartbroken singer, a couple having relationship issues, an artist who has lost her purpose, a young woman struggling with family expectations, and others. Their stories gradually overlap through the café and the small connections they make.

I loved how comforting this book was. Nothing huge or dramatic happens, but the stories reminded me that sometimes we don’t need someone to fix our problems; we just need a little kindness, a different perspective, or a reminder that we’re not alone.

These are the kind of books that always get me out of a reading slump: gentle, cozy and hopeful.

“Memories can be like pins anchoring the continuous stream of time. But because each person positions their pin in unique spots, their alignment often ends up slightly off.“

What’s your ultimate reading slump cure?

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