Thank you to @NetGalley and the publisher for providing early access to a digital copy.

Let me share what I loved about this book:

The premise: A girl prays to become a cleaner robot, and a goddess responds with a counteroffer. Who are they? Why is she praying for this? What's the counteroffer? Intrigued? Yeah, I was too!

The caring and compassionate portrayal of heavy topics like grief, loss, and mental health struggles. Without rose-colored glasses or exaggeration, but with respect, sober eyes, and a ton of love and understanding.

The hopeful tone. Yes this story touches some heavy themes. At the same time, it has second chances, forgiveness, closure, and personal growth, which is totally uplifting! 

The Japanese mythology elements of the story: Okay, confession time—I'm a huge fan of books that lead me to research new topics, and I love learning about different cultures around the world. So, whenever a book offers me that opportunity (I didn't know about the Seven Lucky Gods), I can't help but love it! 

It's important to note that while the book is categorized as YA, the conflicts, behaviors, and motivations of our main character felt more middle-grade to me.  So, as expected, this story leans more towards the "tell, not show" style of narrative often found in that category. 

Now, let’s get real for a sec because I promised an honest opinion, and that's what I'm going to give.
For the love of everything that's good and nice READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS

In case it's not clear, this is code for *I haven't been this triggered in a LONG time.*  But that's not the author's or the publisher's fault. It's totally on me. 

Just to let you know, some parts are tough to handle if you're not mentally prepared (or if you have personal experience on the subject). Like "sobbing and having to stop reading because it's too much" hard 😭 Definitely a heads-up for sensitive readers out there.

So, please don't be like me and check those first pages, OK? 

Standing ovation to the author 👏👏👏 who posted one of the most compassionate statements on the matter I've ever read on Goodreads.