A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa

Hello my lovely readers!

I needed a break from all the nonfiction I've been reading recently and this was a delightful read! Let's get into it.

SYNOPSIS
Twenty-seven-year-old Yeon-hwa has inherited a neighborhood bakery from her grandmother. Curiously, her grandmother’s will spells out two conditions: Yeon-hwa must keep the shop going for at least another month and only open it to customers from 10 PM until midnight. Yeon-hwa is hesitant at first; her grandmother was always distant, raising Yeon-hwa after her parents died in a car accident. But she agrees to the terms, hoping that running the bakery will help her to finally understand her grandmother after all these years.

Yeon-hwa soon learns that the Hwawoldang—the name means “flower moon temple” —is not an ordinary dessert shop. The customers who arrive late at night are spirits, there to attend to unfinished business before being reincarnated. The sweets they crave hold some deep significance in their earthly lives, and they expect Yeon-hwa to meet their requests, as her grandmother did.

With each customer who arrives, Yeon-hwa learns which special desserts live in their memories and will help them on their way. Aided by the shop’s resident black cat, Yeon-hwa learns how to find closure for her customers—and begins to unravel her own family’s secrets as well.

MY THOUGHTS 
Anytime a book has death or dying in its plot, nine times out of ten, I'm picking it up to read it!

I absolutely adored this book and it gave such cozy vibes even though death was the main topic. This is definitely a book I'm going to add to my personal library.