Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

WATER MOON by Samantha Sotto Yambao has an absolutely beautiful cover and contains a story full of wonder that will touch your heart. Imagine if you could leave your deepest regret at a pawnshop. Hana and her father manage such a magical place and she is almost ready to follow fate and take over the Tokyo shop until one day when a young physicist, Keishin, enters. The two of them begin an amazing adventure as they try to locate Hana’s father who has disappeared in his own attempt to find her mother (long thought to be dead). Confusing? Yes, but so are bending the rules of logic, such as riding a rumor or jumping through puddles to move from place to place. Both Hana and Kei are in danger and learn to make sacrifices as they gradually acknowledge their mutual attraction. WATER MOON received starred reviews from both Booklist (“charming, fresh, and difficult to put down”) and Library Journal (“readers … will fall hard for the mix of magical realism, fantasy mystery, and star-crossed romance”) and was a LibraryReads selection for January 2025.