終電前のちょいごはん 薬院文月のみかづきレシピ

終電前のちょいごはん #1

by Nagi Shimeno, 標野 凪

福岡薬院の裏通り、古いビルの２階にある小さなお店「文月」は《本が読めて手紙が書ける店》。開いているのは三日月から満月の夜の間だけ。仕事でうまくいかなかったり、恋愛が不安だったり、誰かと話したかったり、家に帰る前にちょっとどこか寄りたいとき、店主の文がつくる気の利いた季節の「こつまみ」が、誰の心もやさしく癒してくれます。ほっこりあたたかくなる美味しい物語。巻末にオリジナルレシピ付き。

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 5, 2019

About the author

Nagi Shimeno (Author) Nagi Shimeno is a writer and café owner based in Tokyo. She was a 1st Delicious Literature Award finalist and is the author of the Café Dodo and Messenger Cat series.

Reviews

[Jenn Odd · Rating 3 out of 5]

** Cozy Short Stories Based in Fukuoka **

I picked this book up because I lived in Fukuoka, and worked in Yakuin where the cafe in this novel is set. The display said "泣かせる本" so of course I had to get it. Jump three years later and I finally got around to reading aaaand, it was alright.

It's similar to コーヒーが冷めないうちに in that each chapter is a short story focusing on someone going through something and the cafe is a common set piece in all stories. The story doesn't focus on the owner, Aya all that much, she's just a constant background character and confident to people.

As it's set in Fukuoka almost all the characters speak in Hakata-ben and talk about things in the area. (Fukuoka's a great city, by the way, well worth a visit and very easy to live in!)

Overall this book was good for what it was but nothing really happens, there's nothing magical about the shop, or particularly special. It's a cozy read.

But on the flip side I found myself getting bored towards the end and not caring about these random people and their problems, and I admit I dropped it before the last three chapters.

If you're looking for a cozy read and are interested in Fukuoka and Hakata-ben then this is the book for you!