Kinokuniya Bookstore is on the 4th floor of Takashimaya Shopping Centre near Orchard MRT station. I heard it is a very big and famous bookstore in Singapore. I don’t know how many books there are, but I guess there may be hundreds of them from all over the world in many languages including English, Japanese and Chinese. I was able to browse fiction and non-fiction works across multiple genres ranging from literature and philosophy to cookbooks and manga. I found myself in a huge world of stories everywhere I looked. I would have loved to buy books, magazines, stationery, board games and toys, but I couldn’t because I didn’t have much time. The atmosphere is Kinokuniya filled me with a sense of calm excitement as I walked inside and explored almost every corner of the bookstore. I noticed that some people like to sit and browse books in the little quiet spots between the shelves.
I noticed an assortment of romance novels. I’m currently watching the British TV series Bridgerton which is an historical romance, so I tried to look for a book in the same genre, and chanced upon one titled: The Scandal of the Season by Michelle Kenney. It’s about a woman named Sophie who wants to find true love but ends up in a complicated situation where she has to marry someone she didn’t expect. The book shows how feelings can change and how people can learn about themselves and about love in surprising ways. The story makes you think about openness to change and could help you understand your heart more clearly than you did before.