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I followed Yeonhwa who inherited the shop from her grandmother that has recently passed away leaving her in the help of a shaman; Sawol to operate the shop in between 10pm and midnight, to serve the shop’s special customers with their preferable taste of comfort from jeonbyeong crackers and manju buns to dango, chapssal-tteok and chestnut yanggaeng as well making delivery if requested. \n\n“Hwawoldang was the crossroads between the living and the dead. Every death is a tragedy. But not every spirit can pass on with a smile…”\n\nLoved Yeonhwa’s love-hate interaction with Sawol as well how each tale begins in a neat surreal intro with a magic touch for Yeonhwa to delve into the customers’ perspective and preparing the said desserts for them. Having comforting prose with nothing that tensely and I liked how the author observed those vivid relationship and friendship in between the tales and the mystery revolves around the Korean spiritual belief of 49th-day rite and the three-year mourning that answered my curiosity about those lingering souls. \n\nMy fav stories were both about Mae Hyeon with his unrequited lovestory and the tale of the little boy Ji Hwan with his older sister (bit heartwrenched it sadden me when I read that short letter to his sister). Of one’s emotional healing, memories, connection, of grief, loss and compassion that struck a journey of realisation and acceptance for the customers and the people they left behind as well Yeonhwa who came to learn on the details about her grandmother (and the black cat!) and the truth about Sawol. An episode of resentment nearly the end, foreseen yet it grasped a charming reflective ending for me.\n\nFrankly similar to any magical healing premise that I have read previously and still an enjoyable uplifting read nevertheless. Appreciate the readers’ letter from the author at the end! \n\n**Thank you Times Reads for sending me a copy to review!","none","rv-01kr8181qnkh4pk2r9cer18gbw",[],"2026-05-10T04:10:08.000000Z",{"first":7,"last":7,"prev":7,"next":7},{"path":119,"per_page":120,"next_cursor":7,"prev_cursor":7,"has_more":20},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fapi\u002Fworks\u002F01kr817zpfsg42vzpep6z5adzc\u002Freviews",20]