Top Ten Tuesday: Books set in Japan

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is Books I Did Not Finish (DNFed) (feel free to tell us why, but please no spoilers!). It's very rare for me to DNF a book deliberately. Do I put them down with the intention of picking them up again? Sure, happens every now and again. 

Instead of the DNF topic, I am going to share some Japanese books that I have read, and some that I want to read. This is because I am currently on a cruise from Tokyo to Seoul in South Korea, so it seems a fitting time for this topic. As I looked at the covers with just a couple of different choices I could have also called this Books Set in Japan with cats on the cover!

First the books I have read over the last couple of years:

The Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahaski- the second book is due to be released in the next couple of months (review)

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai- This the second book in the Kamogawa Food Detectives series (review)

Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - This is the fifth book in the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, but the only one I am going to include on this list

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa - This book caught my eye when we were in San Francisco a while ago. I read this early last year.

What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama - I reviewed this last year for the Japanese Literature Challenge.

Books I Want to Read

Butter by Asako Yuzuki - I have wanted to read this since I first heard about it but haven't managed it yet!

The Library of Heartbeats by Laura Imai Messina - Isn't this cover sweet!

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami - I saw a review of this over at Words and Peace and added it to my TBR list straight away.

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki - I did commit to read this soon in my TTT post last week!

White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton - This is about a Korean girl who moves to Japan just before WWII

Have you read any of these or have any other recommendations?

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Most Recent Additions to my Kindle

Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is The Ten Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection (or to your to-read list!)

I started writing this list late last week, which might have been a bit dangerous give how often I tend to 1click books in the middle of the night. Here are the last ten books I have acquired (as at the end of last week). ETA - yep, it would have looked a bit different if I was writing this post on Tuesday!

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao - Can't remember where I saw this that prompted me to buy it, but it is probably because it is set in Tokyo.

The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor - I think I added this to my list because I saw that it had been shortlisted for an Irish literature prize.

Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami - I saw this on Emma's blog over at Words and Peace

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - I have been thinking about getting this for a while and finally bit the bullet.

The Last Love Note by Emma Grey - I first heard of this book last year at Rachael Johns Reader Retreat and have been meaning to get it since then.

Never Want to Sea You Again by Leonie Mack - I really enjoy Leonie Mack's books so when I saw that she was releasing this short story on her Substack I had to get it. It is still available

The Baby Dragon Cafe by Aamna Qureshi - Somehow I ended up on a broadcast channel from the publisher for this book, and in the end I couldn't help but pre-order it.

If You Could See Me Now by Samantha Tonge  - Upcoming blog tour review book. I do like Samantha Tonge's books.

Happily Ever After by Jane Lovering - This is also an upcoming blog tour review book

Where the Birds Call Her Name by Claire van Ryn - This is an Australian author and the book sounds great. I was pleased when it was approved on Netgalley.

Have you read any of these?