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The Convenience Store by the Sea #2
ملكة القلوب
الجزء الثاني من سلسلة الروايات الدافئة عن متجر صغير يطل على البحر...
بعد أن عانت شِينو ناجاتا من تجربة فشل عاطفي، تهرب من المدرسة الثانوية لتجد نفسها فجأة أمام جدتها في مكان غير متوقع. أما تارو هيروسي -الموظف في المتجر- فيعتبر نفسه شخصًا مملًّا، حتى تأتي فتاة مشرقة وجميلة تقلب حياته رأسًا على عقب. وفي مكان آخر، تتساءل ميزوكي موراي عن سبب ابتعاد صديقتها المقرّبة، لتواجه واقعًا صعبًا وتخطو خطوة شجاعة.
في متجر صغير في مدينة كيتاكيوشو بمنطقة موجيكو، تتشابك هذه القصص لتصنع حكاية دافئة عن مكان يجمع مشاعر ثمينة لكل شخص، ويربطها بخيوط رقيقة من الحب والإنسانية.
بعد أن عانت شِينو ناجاتا من تجربة فشل عاطفي، تهرب من المدرسة الثانوية لتجد نفسها فجأة أمام جدتها في مكان غير متوقع. أما تارو هيروسي -الموظف في المتجر- فيعتبر نفسه شخصًا مملًّا، حتى تأتي فتاة مشرقة وجميلة تقلب حياته رأسًا على عقب. وفي مكان آخر، تتساءل ميزوكي موراي عن سبب ابتعاد صديقتها المقرّبة، لتواجه واقعًا صعبًا وتخطو خطوة شجاعة.
في متجر صغير في مدينة كيتاكيوشو بمنطقة موجيكو، تتشابك هذه القصص لتصنع حكاية دافئة عن مكان يجمع مشاعر ثمينة لكل شخص، ويربطها بخيوط رقيقة من الحب والإنسانية.
242 pages, Paperback
First published December 23, 2021
About the author
Sonoko Machida
28 books188 followersSonoko Machida (町田 そのこ) is a Japanese writer. Her story Cameroon no Aoi Sakana received the R-18 Literary Award in 2016. Her novel 52 Hertz no Kujiratachi won the 2021 Japan Booksellers' Award Grand Prize and sold over 400,000 copies in Japan.
Associated Names:
* Sonoko Machida (English)
* 町田 そのこ (Japanese)
* มาจิดะ โซโนะโกะ (Thai)
Associated Names:
* Sonoko Machida (English)
* 町田 そのこ (Japanese)
* มาจิดะ โซโนะโกะ (Thai)
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May 16, 2026
This book's SO soft. Not in a boring way. In a “I might start crying in a car park because somebody was kind to me once” kind of way.
The atmosphere absolutely carried me away: salty sea air, warm snacks, fluorescent convenience store lights at 2 am, instant coffee, Sleep-deprived strangers silently projecting their emotional damage onto the beverage aisle. CINEMA to me. It all feels intimate in this painfully human way, where every interaction matters because everyone's carrying around some small private ache they don’t quite know what to do with. And the book manages to be comforting without pretending life is easy. There’s loneliness, disappointment, missed connections, uncertainty about the future, but there’s also this quiet insistence that small moments still matter anyway. Maybe a shared meal matters. Maybe someone remembering your usual order matters.
What really got me is how small and contained the story feels. No dramatic twists or world-ending stakes. Just people trying to survive exhaustion, regret, grief, and the horrifying experience of having feelings. Every interaction felt meaningful and every tiny kindness hit me like a truck. Someone handing another person food? DEVASTATING. Somebody remembering a detail about someone else? I need to lie down.
Also the convenience store itself became my favourite character. Not to be dramatic, but I would die for her. The store becomes this emotional sanctuary where broken and exhausted people keep washing up like driftwood and finding tiny reasons to keep going. I wanted to move in immediately. Give me my tiny rice balls and my emotional devastation, please.
Thank you to the publisher for a copy in exchange for a review
The atmosphere absolutely carried me away: salty sea air, warm snacks, fluorescent convenience store lights at 2 am, instant coffee, Sleep-deprived strangers silently projecting their emotional damage onto the beverage aisle. CINEMA to me. It all feels intimate in this painfully human way, where every interaction matters because everyone's carrying around some small private ache they don’t quite know what to do with. And the book manages to be comforting without pretending life is easy. There’s loneliness, disappointment, missed connections, uncertainty about the future, but there’s also this quiet insistence that small moments still matter anyway. Maybe a shared meal matters. Maybe someone remembering your usual order matters.
What really got me is how small and contained the story feels. No dramatic twists or world-ending stakes. Just people trying to survive exhaustion, regret, grief, and the horrifying experience of having feelings. Every interaction felt meaningful and every tiny kindness hit me like a truck. Someone handing another person food? DEVASTATING. Somebody remembering a detail about someone else? I need to lie down.
Also the convenience store itself became my favourite character. Not to be dramatic, but I would die for her. The store becomes this emotional sanctuary where broken and exhausted people keep washing up like driftwood and finding tiny reasons to keep going. I wanted to move in immediately. Give me my tiny rice balls and my emotional devastation, please.
Thank you to the publisher for a copy in exchange for a review
September 28, 2026
ملكة القلوب 👑
بعد الجزء الأول، كنت متوقعة إن «ملكة القلوب» تحافظ على نفس الروح، لكن بالنسبة لي كانت مختلفة شوية. الرواية ما كانتش بنفس قوة الجزء الأول، وحسّيت إن أسلوبها أبسط وأكثر ملاءمة للمراهقين والقراء الأصغر سنًا، خصوصًا في طريقة تناول الأحداث والحوار.
مع ذلك، النهاية كانت مشوقة وخلتني متحمسة للجزء التالت، خصوصًا مع تركيزها على تسوجي، «رجل المهمات الصعبة»، اللي كان من أكتر الشخصيات اللي شدتني من الجزء الأول وشدت قراء كتير بشكل عام. فمتحمسة أشوف حكايته في الجزء الجاي. 👀
بعد الجزء الأول، كنت متوقعة إن «ملكة القلوب» تحافظ على نفس الروح، لكن بالنسبة لي كانت مختلفة شوية. الرواية ما كانتش بنفس قوة الجزء الأول، وحسّيت إن أسلوبها أبسط وأكثر ملاءمة للمراهقين والقراء الأصغر سنًا، خصوصًا في طريقة تناول الأحداث والحوار.
مع ذلك، النهاية كانت مشوقة وخلتني متحمسة للجزء التالت، خصوصًا مع تركيزها على تسوجي، «رجل المهمات الصعبة»، اللي كان من أكتر الشخصيات اللي شدتني من الجزء الأول وشدت قراء كتير بشكل عام. فمتحمسة أشوف حكايته في الجزء الجاي. 👀
July 24, 2026
الرواية 4/5الترجمة 5/5
الرواية حلوة اوي تحسسك إنك عايز تعيش في مدينتهم ووسط الشخصية
حسيته اقرب لقلبي ومشاكل الشخصيات في الجزء الاول كانت مخلياني عندي فضول
والصراحة بحب الروايات اللي بتخليني احس إني أحسن بالالجزء ده كان حلو بس بالنسبالي حبيت الجزء الاول اكتر
اجواء بتاعتها اللطيفة
اعتقد الجزء ده موضوعه عن الحب والصداقة ، والجزء الاول مشاكله كانت عن الأحلام والشغف
بس الرواية قفلت على ظهور شخصية جديدة وقصة لسه ما اتحكتش بس خلتني متحمسة جداااا للجزء اللي بعده لان القصة شكلها هتبقى مشوقة جدااا وكمان لسه قصة البنت اللي بتظهر في الأول مااتحكتش 😍😍
الرواية حلوة اوي تحسسك إنك عايز تعيش في مدينتهم ووسط الشخصية
حسيته اقرب لقلبي ومشاكل الشخصيات في الجزء الاول كانت مخلياني عندي فضول
والصراحة بحب الروايات اللي بتخليني احس إني أحسن بالالجزء ده كان حلو بس بالنسبالي حبيت الجزء الاول اكتر
اجواء بتاعتها اللطيفة
اعتقد الجزء ده موضوعه عن الحب والصداقة ، والجزء الاول مشاكله كانت عن الأحلام والشغف
بس الرواية قفلت على ظهور شخصية جديدة وقصة لسه ما اتحكتش بس خلتني متحمسة جداااا للجزء اللي بعده لان القصة شكلها هتبقى مشوقة جدااا وكمان لسه قصة البنت اللي بتظهر في الأول مااتحكتش 😍😍
October 28, 2026
Meet Me at the Convenience Store by the Sea, written by Sonoko Machida, translated by Bruno Navasky is the second book in 'The Convenience Store by the Sea' Series, and this one was had stories with more emotional depth and was written differently as the first.
The stories feel heavy and soft at the same time. This one felt more atmospheric, more heartwarming and makes you cry & feel instantly. From acts of kindness to words to affirmations, we get to see it all. Overall this one was a wholesome read, and I have enjoyed both the beautiful books in this series.
The stories feel heavy and soft at the same time. This one felt more atmospheric, more heartwarming and makes you cry & feel instantly. From acts of kindness to words to affirmations, we get to see it all. Overall this one was a wholesome read, and I have enjoyed both the beautiful books in this series.
June 8, 2026
Sometimes a little Tenderness is all you need.
I enjoyed this book a lot and think it was a successful sequel. Through a series of short stories centered around a convenience store with a handsome manager, we get a book that manages to capture the human experience in a heartwarming way. I would describe reading this as chicken soup for the soul. It's comforting and warm, but doesn't lie about the difficulties that come with being human.
Each chapter is its own little vignette that somehow ends up back at the convenience store, and through prose, gentle lessons, and setting, we get a story that feels nostalgic and like a slice-of-life anime in the best way. Each story delivered on some soft, feel-good vibes, but my favorite story by far was On Love and Grandmothers.
While I did not enjoy the stories in this book as much as the first one, mostly because two of the three stories centered around high schoolers and the last story felt just a bit too dramatic, it was still enjoyable overall and delivered on that soul-balming feeling that made me love the first book. I will absolutely be reading the third installment when it comes out later this year.
I enjoyed this book a lot and think it was a successful sequel. Through a series of short stories centered around a convenience store with a handsome manager, we get a book that manages to capture the human experience in a heartwarming way. I would describe reading this as chicken soup for the soul. It's comforting and warm, but doesn't lie about the difficulties that come with being human.
Each chapter is its own little vignette that somehow ends up back at the convenience store, and through prose, gentle lessons, and setting, we get a story that feels nostalgic and like a slice-of-life anime in the best way. Each story delivered on some soft, feel-good vibes, but my favorite story by far was On Love and Grandmothers.
While I did not enjoy the stories in this book as much as the first one, mostly because two of the three stories centered around high schoolers and the last story felt just a bit too dramatic, it was still enjoyable overall and delivered on that soul-balming feeling that made me love the first book. I will absolutely be reading the third installment when it comes out later this year.
October 26, 2026
I liked the first book more. The storyline is good, but it isn't as exciting as the first book.
However, I can't wait for the next installment because the author dropped some intriguing hints in the last chapter about what could happen next.
In this second installment, we meet a grandmother and granddaughter who are slowly reconnecting as they learn to understand one another, a man who sees himself as nobody special and thinks his life is nothing but ordinary, and two teenage girls, one longing for friendship and the other coming to the painful realization that she isn't as good a person as she believed herself to be.
Overall, this was a 3.75 ⭐️ read for me.
However, I can't wait for the next installment because the author dropped some intriguing hints in the last chapter about what could happen next.
In this second installment, we meet a grandmother and granddaughter who are slowly reconnecting as they learn to understand one another, a man who sees himself as nobody special and thinks his life is nothing but ordinary, and two teenage girls, one longing for friendship and the other coming to the painful realization that she isn't as good a person as she believed herself to be.
Overall, this was a 3.75 ⭐️ read for me.
August 30, 2026
3.5
Dit boek was voor mijn gevoel wat oppervlakkiger dan het vorige boek uit de serie. Ik had deze keer niet het warme, fluffy gevoel dat ik de vorige keer had. Alsnog vermakelijk, maar minder dan het vorige boek.
Dit boek was voor mijn gevoel wat oppervlakkiger dan het vorige boek uit de serie. Ik had deze keer niet het warme, fluffy gevoel dat ik de vorige keer had. Alsnog vermakelijk, maar minder dan het vorige boek.
May 6, 2026
Very sweet 🍬
May 5, 2024
좋긴한데 1권 만큼은 아니다.
역시나 청량감 넘치는 프롤로그부터 스토리까지 재밌다.
역시나 청량감 넘치는 프롤로그부터 스토리까지 재밌다.
August 16, 2026
Meet me at the convenience store by the sea continues the stories from book one. We meet the same employees again and get to know the story of two customers and one employee.
Shino Nagata was recently dumped by her ex-boyfriend. She ist horrofied to go to school everyday because everybody there seems to know about the breakup and pry on her to feed off of her discomfort. So one day she simply can't bear to stay in school and leaves. While roaming around, she discovers Tenderness and is stunned to find her grandmother in a circle of older ladies at the store. Her grandmother explains to her that she had to sell her house to pay of Shinos parents debts and move in with them leaving behind her hometown and Friends without the family ever really acknowledging how much she sacrificed for them. But in the Tenderness store she finally found friends and happiness again. Feeling a sense of connection, the bond between the two grows deeper and Shino even starts defending her grandmothers new lifestyle to her parents.
Taro Hirose works at the store. He notices that Jewel hast a crush on him that He simply can't understand. In his own eyes, nothing about him stands out in particular, he's not beautiful, intelligent or has a way with words. But Jewels older brothers Tsugi and Shiba Take him out for drinks and help him get a more positive picture of himself. He starts seeing the beautiful sides of life again and even manages to help his ex-girlfriend move on from their past relationship.
Mizukis story starts of in a rather good place. She has friends and is pretty popular at school. But when she tries to reonnect with her old friends she is confronted with her passt behaviour. She has to face that she used to bully people and boss them around. In realising this, she looses her current friends and becomes the victim of their school bullying. But a classmate she used to frown upon saves her from that situation and they form a friendship build on trust and honesty.
The stories are heartfelt and the careful way the characters deal with each other is really beautiful to witness. They often try to approach people with love and openness and help them through their struggles by creating a safe space.
Shino Nagata was recently dumped by her ex-boyfriend. She ist horrofied to go to school everyday because everybody there seems to know about the breakup and pry on her to feed off of her discomfort. So one day she simply can't bear to stay in school and leaves. While roaming around, she discovers Tenderness and is stunned to find her grandmother in a circle of older ladies at the store. Her grandmother explains to her that she had to sell her house to pay of Shinos parents debts and move in with them leaving behind her hometown and Friends without the family ever really acknowledging how much she sacrificed for them. But in the Tenderness store she finally found friends and happiness again. Feeling a sense of connection, the bond between the two grows deeper and Shino even starts defending her grandmothers new lifestyle to her parents.
Taro Hirose works at the store. He notices that Jewel hast a crush on him that He simply can't understand. In his own eyes, nothing about him stands out in particular, he's not beautiful, intelligent or has a way with words. But Jewels older brothers Tsugi and Shiba Take him out for drinks and help him get a more positive picture of himself. He starts seeing the beautiful sides of life again and even manages to help his ex-girlfriend move on from their past relationship.
Mizukis story starts of in a rather good place. She has friends and is pretty popular at school. But when she tries to reonnect with her old friends she is confronted with her passt behaviour. She has to face that she used to bully people and boss them around. In realising this, she looses her current friends and becomes the victim of their school bullying. But a classmate she used to frown upon saves her from that situation and they form a friendship build on trust and honesty.
The stories are heartfelt and the careful way the characters deal with each other is really beautiful to witness. They often try to approach people with love and openness and help them through their struggles by creating a safe space.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2026
A sudden realization after finishing this book: I think I finally understand what this series is really trying to do.
When I read Convenience Store by the Sea, I absolutely loved it. It wasn't just about a convenience store, it was about the people who passed through it. Every small encounter, every conversation, somehow built a quiet sense of community. It felt comforting, like no matter how lost someone was, Tenderness would always have a place for them.
This sequel feels a little different. The story still revolves around Shiba brother, the ever-gentle store manager (still the cutest guy, by the way), Jewel, his sister, Tsugi, and everyone at Tenderness. It follows three different live, each carrying their own kind of loneliness.
The first story follows Shino, a middle school girl who discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her. What broke my heart wasn't even the cheating; it was how she couldn't talk about it with her own family. Somehow, she found comfort in her father's grandmother instead, and through her, another quiet little community built on tenderness.
One of my favorite moments in the entire book was Mitsue's advice to Shino:
"It is a good thing to love someone. It is a very good thing. No matter how old you are, it is good to love someone. And when that happens, it is good to love not just the other person, but the person you yourself become through your love. Care for the other, and care for yourself equally well. Find love like that—a love that makes you try to be worthy of the one you hold dear. That's a blessing indeed."
That honestly stayed with me. It doesn't describe love as sacrifice or obsession. It describes love as something that should make you kinder to yourself too. And I think that's beautiful.
The second story is about Taro Hirose, one of the employees at Tenderness. I actually like Taro as a character, but I have to admit... this chapter wasn't really my favorite. It leans more into adult relationships, and watching him deal with his ex just felt exhausting. The relationship was messy, unhealthy, and honestly a little toxic. I found myself getting annoyed more than emotional. Sorry, not sorry. I do love Jewel though, and I'm curious to see where her story goes.
Then came the last chapter.
Mizuki Murai completely shattered me.
She's just a girl trying to survive a family that's already falling apart. Her father has an affair, even has another child, and wants a divorce. Reading that made me realize how terrifying it must be to grow up in a home that's held together only by people pretending it's still a home.
I felt so sorry for Mizuki.
As if her family wasn't enough, she slowly loses the people around her too. Her classmates distance themselves. Friends from middle school and high school quietly disappear from her life when she needs them the most. That loneliness felt painfully real. Sometimes people don't leave because you've done something wrong; they leave because your pain becomes inconvenient for them.
Then Kurihara appears.
Someone Mizuki had barely noticed before becomes the one person willing to stay.
I loved their encounter at Tenderness.
Kurihara says something that honestly hit me harder than I expected :
"Disappointed is a word people use when they only think they know somebody. People who think they know someone but never really understand what's inside them, people who only see what they assume, those are the ones who use words like that. 'He was such a disappointment,' they'll say. But people who truly see someone, people who really know them... they don't."
That line lingered in my mind long after I closed the book.
It reminded me that being misunderstood can hurt more than being judged. Because disappointment often says more about expectations than about the person themselves.
After experiencing all the kindness at Tenderness, Mizuki finally finds the strength to let go. She speaks honestly with her mother. She tells her it's okay to release her father instead of holding onto a marriage that's already broken. It wasn't forgiveness. It wasn't acceptance. It was choosing peace over pretending.
That ending hurt. But it also felt incredibly freeing.
Chapter three honestly made me feel sick, not because it was badly written, but because it felt painfully real. Watching how shameless some people can be, how easily one person's selfishness can destroy an entire family... it scared me.
No offense to men, but reading about fathers like that made me wonder how many women are still trying to hold broken families together simply because they're afraid of what happens if they let go. I hope one day more women choose themselves too. I hope they find the courage to leave when staying only hurts everyone.
At the end of the day, that's what I think this series does best. It doesn't tell grand stories. It quietly reminds us that healing often begins with someone simply seeing us. A convenience store shouldn't feel like home. And yet, somehow, Tenderness always does. I still think Convenience Store by the Sea remains my favorite in the series, but this one gave me a different kind of ache, one that stayed with me long after I turned the last page. And yes... I'll definitely be picking up the next book when it comes out this year.
When I read Convenience Store by the Sea, I absolutely loved it. It wasn't just about a convenience store, it was about the people who passed through it. Every small encounter, every conversation, somehow built a quiet sense of community. It felt comforting, like no matter how lost someone was, Tenderness would always have a place for them.
This sequel feels a little different. The story still revolves around Shiba brother, the ever-gentle store manager (still the cutest guy, by the way), Jewel, his sister, Tsugi, and everyone at Tenderness. It follows three different live, each carrying their own kind of loneliness.
The first story follows Shino, a middle school girl who discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her. What broke my heart wasn't even the cheating; it was how she couldn't talk about it with her own family. Somehow, she found comfort in her father's grandmother instead, and through her, another quiet little community built on tenderness.
One of my favorite moments in the entire book was Mitsue's advice to Shino:
"It is a good thing to love someone. It is a very good thing. No matter how old you are, it is good to love someone. And when that happens, it is good to love not just the other person, but the person you yourself become through your love. Care for the other, and care for yourself equally well. Find love like that—a love that makes you try to be worthy of the one you hold dear. That's a blessing indeed."
That honestly stayed with me. It doesn't describe love as sacrifice or obsession. It describes love as something that should make you kinder to yourself too. And I think that's beautiful.
The second story is about Taro Hirose, one of the employees at Tenderness. I actually like Taro as a character, but I have to admit... this chapter wasn't really my favorite. It leans more into adult relationships, and watching him deal with his ex just felt exhausting. The relationship was messy, unhealthy, and honestly a little toxic. I found myself getting annoyed more than emotional. Sorry, not sorry. I do love Jewel though, and I'm curious to see where her story goes.
Then came the last chapter.
Mizuki Murai completely shattered me.
She's just a girl trying to survive a family that's already falling apart. Her father has an affair, even has another child, and wants a divorce. Reading that made me realize how terrifying it must be to grow up in a home that's held together only by people pretending it's still a home.
I felt so sorry for Mizuki.
As if her family wasn't enough, she slowly loses the people around her too. Her classmates distance themselves. Friends from middle school and high school quietly disappear from her life when she needs them the most. That loneliness felt painfully real. Sometimes people don't leave because you've done something wrong; they leave because your pain becomes inconvenient for them.
Then Kurihara appears.
Someone Mizuki had barely noticed before becomes the one person willing to stay.
I loved their encounter at Tenderness.
Kurihara says something that honestly hit me harder than I expected :
"Disappointed is a word people use when they only think they know somebody. People who think they know someone but never really understand what's inside them, people who only see what they assume, those are the ones who use words like that. 'He was such a disappointment,' they'll say. But people who truly see someone, people who really know them... they don't."
That line lingered in my mind long after I closed the book.
It reminded me that being misunderstood can hurt more than being judged. Because disappointment often says more about expectations than about the person themselves.
After experiencing all the kindness at Tenderness, Mizuki finally finds the strength to let go. She speaks honestly with her mother. She tells her it's okay to release her father instead of holding onto a marriage that's already broken. It wasn't forgiveness. It wasn't acceptance. It was choosing peace over pretending.
That ending hurt. But it also felt incredibly freeing.
Chapter three honestly made me feel sick, not because it was badly written, but because it felt painfully real. Watching how shameless some people can be, how easily one person's selfishness can destroy an entire family... it scared me.
No offense to men, but reading about fathers like that made me wonder how many women are still trying to hold broken families together simply because they're afraid of what happens if they let go. I hope one day more women choose themselves too. I hope they find the courage to leave when staying only hurts everyone.
At the end of the day, that's what I think this series does best. It doesn't tell grand stories. It quietly reminds us that healing often begins with someone simply seeing us. A convenience store shouldn't feel like home. And yet, somehow, Tenderness always does. I still think Convenience Store by the Sea remains my favorite in the series, but this one gave me a different kind of ache, one that stayed with me long after I turned the last page. And yes... I'll definitely be picking up the next book when it comes out this year.
June 5, 2026
So, Shino thought, a really incredible love can come to you at any age, and can make you happy no matter how old you are.
I wonder if I'll find a healing love like that someday.
Exquisite sequel, let it be too short! Especially after that last chapter — I cannot wait for the third instalment!
Beautiful prose and translation, and the delicacy and sensitivity with which all feelings, grievances and development are represented is excellently expressed.
Genuinely one of my comfort series.
I wonder if I'll find a healing love like that someday.
Exquisite sequel, let it be too short! Especially after that last chapter — I cannot wait for the third instalment!
Beautiful prose and translation, and the delicacy and sensitivity with which all feelings, grievances and development are represented is excellently expressed.
Genuinely one of my comfort series.
May 31, 2026
Ending the month with a five star read 💜
This one has some of the best quote I have read in a while. I also liked all the stories. Compared to the first one this is comparatively shorter but we have more coming in this series. And I can't wait to continue the series.
I am not really interested in the woman who keeps visiting the store in the prologue but we will also get more of what happened with Tsugi and I am here for it.
This one has some of the best quote I have read in a while. I also liked all the stories. Compared to the first one this is comparatively shorter but we have more coming in this series. And I can't wait to continue the series.
I am not really interested in the woman who keeps visiting the store in the prologue but we will also get more of what happened with Tsugi and I am here for it.
July 27, 2026
Genuinely surprised by how good this book is! I first thought it was just another healing/cozy read with similar concept since I haven’t yet read the first book in the series, but the quotes in this are so relatable, the stories so heartwarming and not even remotely boring.
May 19, 2026
Very easy read. A tv drama in form of a book, highly entertaining!
May 20, 2026
Mira que el primero me encantó
June 29, 2026
3.5⭐️ J'avais mis 4 étoiles au premier et il faut avouer que celui là était un chouia en dessous. C'est peut-être lié à la traduction, j'ai largement préféré la version française. En fait, je n'ai pas trop accroché à la première histoire mais j'ai bien aimé les deux autres. J'ai aussi apprécié de retrouver certains personnages du premier tome. Ça se lit bien, on passe un bon moment et je lirai sûrement le prochain tome.
October 8, 2026
نستمر مع حكايات رواد المتجر الصغير و التي تدور حول الحب و الصداقة و التشافي من الذكريات المؤلمة.
May 24, 2026
A very easy read. Love the introduction of the hot store managers equally hot sister. Those are some genes!
July 29, 2026
A sweet sequal that is a nice read (especially for a long journey), that is a little more in your face about its lessons than its predecessor. It also centres less around the eponymous konbini, which I thought was the darn point. But it is a nice continuation of characters lives, and good lessons of second chances, rediscovering yourself, and enjoying food.
May 7, 2026
Sometimes you just need a bit of Tenderness...and by that I mean the convenience store by the sea, where the manager and his siblings could pass for movie stars. It also happens to be an unassuming place of healing and reflection. A grandmother and granddaughter grow closer, a store employee discovers himself, and a school girl finds herself receiving the same treatment she once gave others.
I was hanging out for this sequel for months. Happily, I can report that it did not disappoint in the slightest. Machida delves so deeply into her characters and their psyches that you feel like you have formed an intimate acquaintance with each and every one of them. I was particularly moved by Mizuki's tale. What incredible character growth...and her new friendship actually made me teary. Now can November please hurry up and arrive? I want the next book's English translation...NOW.
I was hanging out for this sequel for months. Happily, I can report that it did not disappoint in the slightest. Machida delves so deeply into her characters and their psyches that you feel like you have formed an intimate acquaintance with each and every one of them. I was particularly moved by Mizuki's tale. What incredible character growth...and her new friendship actually made me teary. Now can November please hurry up and arrive? I want the next book's English translation...NOW.
May 11, 2026
I have been anticipating this book since I read the first one, to finally have it in my hands brought me utter joy. I loved this book so much, each chapter had me engrossed and I love how each character shows growth within or with those involved in the Tenderness store. I am so excited for the next book to come out with english translation and can’t wait to see how the plot thickens after that epilogue.
October 6, 2026
Not bad and so very nice to be able to go back to the Convenience Store by the Sea.
Looking at the arrays of speciality sweets arranged in the storefronts, the unfamiliar landscape, the tourists floating along in their own worlds, Shino felt as if she were walking through an unknown, faraway land, even though she was practically right in her own backyard. It was an unexpected feeling, different from everyday life. She felt like she, too, was floating, and her stride lightened.
She had come almost by accident and hadn't thought there was much to see, but now that she was here, part of her was a little excited. Shino looked at a map of the area on her phone. One nice thing about Mojikō was that a lot of the sights within walking distance. Stately buildings were scattered throughout the neighbourhood, and they were full of history and beauty. The furniture and accessories on display, too, were also spectacular.
Shino had gone through a period when she had been obsessed with Taishō Romance video games, and one of the rooms she saw could have been pulled straight out of the world of those games, leaving her enchanted in spite of herself.
The twinge of guilt she had felt about skipping school completely evaporated. Her spirit lightened, and she thought to herself, I really needed a reset, didn't I? Hm, what to do next? There's the Idemitsu Museum of Arts. Should I go there?'
Perched lightly on the guardrail separating the promenade from the traffic, she did a quick search on her phone. All she had was her allowance, so she couldn't do anything fancy. Just then, she noticed a comment on social media: 'The Tenderness there is wild!' Tenderness? Did they mean the convenience store? Confused, she tried to swipe back to the comment, but for some reason all it said was 'Deleted.' 'Huh?'
When she thought about it, Shino had only really s Mitsue once each year for most of her life. Takao wasn't the type to go home with any regularity, and when the family did have free time, Yumi always wanted to go to Shimonoseki, in the opposite direction, to visit her own parents. Shino saw her maternal grandparents often, and so they were very close. But her father's mother, whom they had only ever rarely seen, seemed distant and unapproachable. It felt as if she were always scrutinising Shino's every word and deed, and it made her feel inadequate.
Perhaps her grandmother also felt unequal to the task of dealing with the grandchild she saw so rarely. Perhaps she felt the same about her son and his daughter-in-law, who hardly ever visited. And yet, when they came to her weeping and begging for help, she said nothing, left her old life behind and came with them. Shino bit her lip hard. She suddenly felt like a terrible person. She had dismissed her grandmother's earlier conduct as the unpleasant behaviour of a cranky old woman, and observed the furore over her recent changes as if it was a spectator sport. It was no different from how her classmates had treated her when she was dumped. They had all simply enjoyed the show, looking down from above without kindness or care, while someone's feelings were being shredded. She had felt this pain herself, and still remained indifferent to someone so close suffering through a similar situation.
Shino took a covert glance at her grandmother. As Mitsue chatted with the other ladies in the
occasionally light on the roses in the vase. Sometimes she'd give a gentle smile. I've never really given anyone a gift like this, or received one, so I wasn't sure what was right.
So, Shino thought, a really incredible love can come, at any age, and can make you happy no matter how old you are. I wonder if Il find a healing love like that someday.
Shino felt just a twinge of envy. Then she realised something. Even though it was weird to be jealous of her grandmother's love, it was also pretty cool to have a grandmother who had found a love that even her grandmother.
But, despite all that, you are an impressive young woman, Shino. You know that, right? Mitsue ran her highly decorated fingernails gently through Shino's hair. You were treated poorly, but you stood firm, didn't you?
We all must protect what's important to us, always. People sometimes lose sight of this. Some let people walk all over them and think there's nothing to be done about it. I was like that. I was foolish enough to allow myself to be treated poorly. I thought it was selfish to protect
what I cared about, that a good wife wouldn't do that. And now I'm sorry I felt that way. But, Shino, young as you are, you knew what was important. And that's impressive, isn't it?"
The concern in her vo1ce and the comfort of her touch moved Shino to tears once again. First a single drop fell, then another. Wiping them away, she felt the pain of her first lost love slowly transform, along with the unhappy thoughts that had been eating at her heart. 'Here, Shino. Taste this. ' Azusa held out the paper bag containing the éclair. When we taste something sweet, the heart gets just a little bit fuller. Even more so when we Smiled at Shino, who.
we share with others. Right?' She smiles smiled back awkwardly.
I want to be someone like that, she thought. Someone who can be there to console you during hard times, who will sit by your side while your wounds are healing.
Frustration detours and hold-ups if you don't face those, you wont appreciate what you do achieve. How can you care about
something you take for granted? The hard-won prize shines brightest.
That things were just going to be that way, and he could accept it, But there was a clear voice inside him, worrying about a future devoid of possibility, and he was beginning to feel like he cnuldn't ignore that voice any longer. Time was passing
him by, while he limped along, resigned to his fate. He needed to grapple with the problem. If things kept on as they were, not only would he fail to appreciate all that he'd been given, but he might even come to resent it.
Maybe he should go back home, try telling his parents about the doubts he was having?
Man, what's got into me? he thought. I hardly recognise myself It was hard to believe he could really face up to the doubts that had been eating away at him all these years, confront the unhappiness from which he had always averted
his gaze. Could someone change their outlook so easily? Maybe that was just how it worked. A kind glance, a casual
but caring word - these things gave you a little push. A gentle force that could change people. He looked up. High above him, a white bird drew a graceful arc across the deep blue sky.
But my teacher got mad and made terrible face. He said it was deplorable, that he had thought better of me. Also, that it was unforgiveable, the worst thing someone could do.
And I thought he was right. I was so ashamed of myself that I wanted to disappear forever. After my teacher left and I was going home with my mother, I started to cry and told her how sorry I was. And my mother said only that if I was terribly sorry. I would never do it again. Children are immature creatures she said. They make many mistakes and sometimes do the wrong
thing, so we should never scold them the first-time round. Instead, we encourage them to feel regret and reflect upon their actions, and to be sure it does not happen again. That is how a person becomes an adult.
Kurihara was sharing a precious memory with her. Mizuki listened intently in silence. When I asked my mother if she would ever forgive me, she said: When the people we love make mistakes, we must try to overcome them together. Kurihara chuckled in remembrance, her eyes crinkling behind the lenses of her glasses. She told me she wanted to share in my sorrow.
over my failures and mistakes. That she would listen to my reflections, face all problems by my side, and watch over me so that they would never happen again. Because she loved me. I was so, so happy. Oh what a good mother, thought Mizuki. Kurihara was clearly a child raised by wonderful parents. Kurihara's gentle expression seemed strangely radiant as she spoke, and Mizuki felt a vague sense of wonder. In response, Kurihara laid her hand - one size smaller than
Mizuki's-over her clenched fist and gave it a timid squeeze.
'Mizuki, if you are feeling sorry about bullying anyone, then let us be sorry together. Let us agree to make sure it never happens again. Do you think that might work?
Looking at the arrays of speciality sweets arranged in the storefronts, the unfamiliar landscape, the tourists floating along in their own worlds, Shino felt as if she were walking through an unknown, faraway land, even though she was practically right in her own backyard. It was an unexpected feeling, different from everyday life. She felt like she, too, was floating, and her stride lightened.
She had come almost by accident and hadn't thought there was much to see, but now that she was here, part of her was a little excited. Shino looked at a map of the area on her phone. One nice thing about Mojikō was that a lot of the sights within walking distance. Stately buildings were scattered throughout the neighbourhood, and they were full of history and beauty. The furniture and accessories on display, too, were also spectacular.
Shino had gone through a period when she had been obsessed with Taishō Romance video games, and one of the rooms she saw could have been pulled straight out of the world of those games, leaving her enchanted in spite of herself.
The twinge of guilt she had felt about skipping school completely evaporated. Her spirit lightened, and she thought to herself, I really needed a reset, didn't I? Hm, what to do next? There's the Idemitsu Museum of Arts. Should I go there?'
Perched lightly on the guardrail separating the promenade from the traffic, she did a quick search on her phone. All she had was her allowance, so she couldn't do anything fancy. Just then, she noticed a comment on social media: 'The Tenderness there is wild!' Tenderness? Did they mean the convenience store? Confused, she tried to swipe back to the comment, but for some reason all it said was 'Deleted.' 'Huh?'
When she thought about it, Shino had only really s Mitsue once each year for most of her life. Takao wasn't the type to go home with any regularity, and when the family did have free time, Yumi always wanted to go to Shimonoseki, in the opposite direction, to visit her own parents. Shino saw her maternal grandparents often, and so they were very close. But her father's mother, whom they had only ever rarely seen, seemed distant and unapproachable. It felt as if she were always scrutinising Shino's every word and deed, and it made her feel inadequate.
Perhaps her grandmother also felt unequal to the task of dealing with the grandchild she saw so rarely. Perhaps she felt the same about her son and his daughter-in-law, who hardly ever visited. And yet, when they came to her weeping and begging for help, she said nothing, left her old life behind and came with them. Shino bit her lip hard. She suddenly felt like a terrible person. She had dismissed her grandmother's earlier conduct as the unpleasant behaviour of a cranky old woman, and observed the furore over her recent changes as if it was a spectator sport. It was no different from how her classmates had treated her when she was dumped. They had all simply enjoyed the show, looking down from above without kindness or care, while someone's feelings were being shredded. She had felt this pain herself, and still remained indifferent to someone so close suffering through a similar situation.
Shino took a covert glance at her grandmother. As Mitsue chatted with the other ladies in the
occasionally light on the roses in the vase. Sometimes she'd give a gentle smile. I've never really given anyone a gift like this, or received one, so I wasn't sure what was right.
So, Shino thought, a really incredible love can come, at any age, and can make you happy no matter how old you are. I wonder if Il find a healing love like that someday.
Shino felt just a twinge of envy. Then she realised something. Even though it was weird to be jealous of her grandmother's love, it was also pretty cool to have a grandmother who had found a love that even her grandmother.
But, despite all that, you are an impressive young woman, Shino. You know that, right? Mitsue ran her highly decorated fingernails gently through Shino's hair. You were treated poorly, but you stood firm, didn't you?
We all must protect what's important to us, always. People sometimes lose sight of this. Some let people walk all over them and think there's nothing to be done about it. I was like that. I was foolish enough to allow myself to be treated poorly. I thought it was selfish to protect
what I cared about, that a good wife wouldn't do that. And now I'm sorry I felt that way. But, Shino, young as you are, you knew what was important. And that's impressive, isn't it?"
The concern in her vo1ce and the comfort of her touch moved Shino to tears once again. First a single drop fell, then another. Wiping them away, she felt the pain of her first lost love slowly transform, along with the unhappy thoughts that had been eating at her heart. 'Here, Shino. Taste this. ' Azusa held out the paper bag containing the éclair. When we taste something sweet, the heart gets just a little bit fuller. Even more so when we Smiled at Shino, who.
we share with others. Right?' She smiles smiled back awkwardly.
I want to be someone like that, she thought. Someone who can be there to console you during hard times, who will sit by your side while your wounds are healing.
Frustration detours and hold-ups if you don't face those, you wont appreciate what you do achieve. How can you care about
something you take for granted? The hard-won prize shines brightest.
That things were just going to be that way, and he could accept it, But there was a clear voice inside him, worrying about a future devoid of possibility, and he was beginning to feel like he cnuldn't ignore that voice any longer. Time was passing
him by, while he limped along, resigned to his fate. He needed to grapple with the problem. If things kept on as they were, not only would he fail to appreciate all that he'd been given, but he might even come to resent it.
Maybe he should go back home, try telling his parents about the doubts he was having?
Man, what's got into me? he thought. I hardly recognise myself It was hard to believe he could really face up to the doubts that had been eating away at him all these years, confront the unhappiness from which he had always averted
his gaze. Could someone change their outlook so easily? Maybe that was just how it worked. A kind glance, a casual
but caring word - these things gave you a little push. A gentle force that could change people. He looked up. High above him, a white bird drew a graceful arc across the deep blue sky.
But my teacher got mad and made terrible face. He said it was deplorable, that he had thought better of me. Also, that it was unforgiveable, the worst thing someone could do.
And I thought he was right. I was so ashamed of myself that I wanted to disappear forever. After my teacher left and I was going home with my mother, I started to cry and told her how sorry I was. And my mother said only that if I was terribly sorry. I would never do it again. Children are immature creatures she said. They make many mistakes and sometimes do the wrong
thing, so we should never scold them the first-time round. Instead, we encourage them to feel regret and reflect upon their actions, and to be sure it does not happen again. That is how a person becomes an adult.
Kurihara was sharing a precious memory with her. Mizuki listened intently in silence. When I asked my mother if she would ever forgive me, she said: When the people we love make mistakes, we must try to overcome them together. Kurihara chuckled in remembrance, her eyes crinkling behind the lenses of her glasses. She told me she wanted to share in my sorrow.
over my failures and mistakes. That she would listen to my reflections, face all problems by my side, and watch over me so that they would never happen again. Because she loved me. I was so, so happy. Oh what a good mother, thought Mizuki. Kurihara was clearly a child raised by wonderful parents. Kurihara's gentle expression seemed strangely radiant as she spoke, and Mizuki felt a vague sense of wonder. In response, Kurihara laid her hand - one size smaller than
Mizuki's-over her clenched fist and gave it a timid squeeze.
'Mizuki, if you are feeling sorry about bullying anyone, then let us be sorry together. Let us agree to make sure it never happens again. Do you think that might work?
July 13, 2026
هذا الجزء الثاني من كتاب
The convenient store by the sea
ويحمل نفس طابع الكتاب الاوّل …
يتكلم عن حياة أشخاص يعانون في حياتهم لأسباب مختلفة
وجه الشبه الوحيد هو أن ينتهي فيهم الأمر في متجر البقالة اللي يطل على البحر
وبطريقة ما تنحل المعاناة اللي يعانونها،
الكتاب فيه أشياء لطيفة مثل التكاتف المجتمعي وعن أكلات يابانية لذيذة وقراءة الكتاب سهلة ولطيفة جداً
The convenient store by the sea
ويحمل نفس طابع الكتاب الاوّل …
يتكلم عن حياة أشخاص يعانون في حياتهم لأسباب مختلفة
وجه الشبه الوحيد هو أن ينتهي فيهم الأمر في متجر البقالة اللي يطل على البحر
وبطريقة ما تنحل المعاناة اللي يعانونها،
الكتاب فيه أشياء لطيفة مثل التكاتف المجتمعي وعن أكلات يابانية لذيذة وقراءة الكتاب سهلة ولطيفة جداً
September 12, 2026
'When the people we love make mistakes, we must try to overcome them together.'
What I loved about this book was how some main characters here were side characters in the previous book The Convenience Store by the Sea and they get their moment to shine. We also get to see characters for a moment from the previous book.
I enjoyed how all the stories intertwine together and the cosy vibes.
I found Mizuki's story the strongest as she learns something powerful - that sometimes you have to be in the same situation where you put someone else in to recognise your own mistakes. She learns the power of forgiveness and accepting and owning up to your own mistakes.
I liked Kurihara who I found was a strong character who makes the best out of every situation.
I liked how Old Red and Tsugi (the Whatever Guy) keep making apperances in different character stories. Some were pretty funny!
What I loved about this book was how some main characters here were side characters in the previous book The Convenience Store by the Sea and they get their moment to shine. We also get to see characters for a moment from the previous book.
I enjoyed how all the stories intertwine together and the cosy vibes.
I found Mizuki's story the strongest as she learns something powerful - that sometimes you have to be in the same situation where you put someone else in to recognise your own mistakes. She learns the power of forgiveness and accepting and owning up to your own mistakes.
I liked Kurihara who I found was a strong character who makes the best out of every situation.
I liked how Old Red and Tsugi (the Whatever Guy) keep making apperances in different character stories. Some were pretty funny!
September 28, 2026
As with most books of this cuddle-y cute establishment genre, after the first one, it begins to go downhill.
This brought us right back to the Tenderness store, and it was lovely but.. the book was split in half, one story about a boy who worked there and another about a high school that we spend pretty much the last half of the book with. I didn’t quite care for her story at all of petty grievances and her cringe-y friendship that she definitely agreed to because she had no friends.
Unfortunately this just wasn’t it this time.
This brought us right back to the Tenderness store, and it was lovely but.. the book was split in half, one story about a boy who worked there and another about a high school that we spend pretty much the last half of the book with. I didn’t quite care for her story at all of petty grievances and her cringe-y friendship that she definitely agreed to because she had no friends.
Unfortunately this just wasn’t it this time.
October 8, 2026
I truly appreciate how this story perpetuates acts of kindness.
How it encapsulates and represents its effect and impact it can have on others. How simply standing by when you witness little acts of cruelty however small, makes you part of the problem. But if you are just a little courageous, just a little bold, a little louder than usual with your thoughts.
Then just maybe you might help someone else. And in doing so you help yourself.
And you might even gain a friendship.
I simply loved this continuation of the first novel.
How it encapsulates and represents its effect and impact it can have on others. How simply standing by when you witness little acts of cruelty however small, makes you part of the problem. But if you are just a little courageous, just a little bold, a little louder than usual with your thoughts.
Then just maybe you might help someone else. And in doing so you help yourself.
And you might even gain a friendship.
I simply loved this continuation of the first novel.
October 19, 2026
Justo como el anterior este libro me ha hecho sentir nostalgia, un sentiment dificil de explicar, he vuelvo a llorar. Me ha gustado mucho que en este hemos llegando a ver la historia de personajes secundarias del primer libro, y que han habido varias apariciones de clientes de las primeras historias.
No me esperaba que el epilogo terminará en un cliffhanger.
No me esperaba que el epilogo terminará en un cliffhanger.
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