If she doesn\u2019t find her dream life, she\u2019ll be trapped inside the market forever . . .<\/em><\/p>\nI picked up The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang because of two things. Firstly, the blurb captured my imagination and secondly, that cover is simply gorgeous \u2013 Yes I know you shouldn\u2019t judge a book by its cover but how can you not when it is so inviting!!<\/p>\n
What I noticed when I began reading is that I wasn\u2019t sure this was marketed to the right audience. The premise, the style of writing, and the choice of words gave me pure YA vibes. Whether this was down to the author or the translator I\u2019ll probably never know. This doesn\u2019t mean the book isn\u2019t any good. Far from it. But for adult readers who don\u2019t want or read YA books, I\u2019m not sure this book will be for you.<\/p>\n
In the story, we meet Serin who lives an impoverished life with her mother in a small flat in a building that has been earmarked to be demolished. She dreams of having a better life and is ecstatic when she receives an invite to the Rainfall Market which appears when the monsoon rains does each year. You can only enter by invite and you get to choose an orb that will give you a new life.<\/p>\n
Serin\u2019s ticket is slightly different from others though. She has a golden one which means that she gets to choose multiple orbs from different market places all of which will give her a different life. She then gets to view these lives by the way of a mystical and magical cat who plops the orb into its mouth and shows Serin what her new life could be like.<\/p>\n
The story is certainly intriguing and gave me the vibes of Matt Haig\u2019s book The Midnight Library, which I adored. The Rainfall Market is a short read at just 224 pages but it packs a punch. The fantasy setting and the many, many people or Dokkaebi\u2019s within are vast, as are the shops within.<\/p>\n
If you love books that ground you whilst reading and give you many quotes within to remember then this is the book for you.<\/p>\n\n
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You Yeong-Gwang was born in Seongnam in 1984. He wrote this story during breaks while delivering food for a living. He felt truly happy while writing this story and wishes for all readers to find healing and courage through it so that they may go out and find their own happiness.<\/p>\n
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