
The Amberglow Candy Store
Penguin Publishing Group · Hardcover · November 11, 2025
"Sweet and delicious!" —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop "Delightful." —Samantha Sotto Yambao, New York Times bestselling author of Water Moon In this charming, fable-like book from Japan, a fox spirit sells magical confections to troubled humans, only for them to get a little more than they bargained for.
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- Who it’s for
- A moonlit candy shop pairs heart-healing sweets with wishes that rarely behave as expected.
- Themes
- Emotional healing, Unintended consequences, Hidden desires
- Genres
- Cozy Fantasy, Magical Realism, Japanese Fiction
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"Sweet and delicious!" —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop "Delightful." —Samantha Sotto Yambao, New York Times bestselling author of Water Moon In this charming, fable-like book from Japan, a fox spirit sells magical confections to troubled humans, only for them to get a little more than they bargained for. Welcome. We don't get many humans here. In a cozy night alley lies a very special store.
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It's only open between the full moon and the new moon, and accessible only to yokai and those vulnerable, through a gap in the trees that leads to Gloaming Lane. It's shelves are full of wagashi, and each candy cures an ailment of the heart or the mind. They will give you what you most desire, but not always in the way you expect. From the young woman who craves more quality time with her boyfriend, and the man who yearns to be invisible, to the friends grappling with long-buried resentments, each customer will learn a valuable lesson, be it with the "All-Is-Revealed Chestnut Monaka" or the "Surrogate Caramels." But who is the mysterious proprietor behind them? And why does his shadow feature a pair of fox ears? Surely, not a tail? If he is a half-fox spirit, so be it. But why is he so stern about each candy's "dosage"? Patience. Like the center of a gooey caramel, the best things take time to reveal themselves.
Sweet Complications
A moonlit candy shop pairs heart-healing sweets with wishes that rarely behave as expected.
Come here for
- Japanese-inspired fantasy and magical wagashi
- Emotional longings served with a little uncertainty
Expect
- Customers reckoning with love, invisibility, and old resentments
- A stern fox-eared proprietor whose secrets take time to emerge
Where it sits
| Japanese Fiction | 68% |
|---|---|
| Magical Realism | 55% |
| Cozy Fantasy | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Contemporary Fantasy
- Fairy Tales & Myths
- Cozy Mysteries with Pets
- Authors
- Hiyoko Kurisu
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 11, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Emotional healing · Unintended consequences · Hidden desires
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Fantasy