I love cats so this book was definitely one of my favourite recent reads, it showed the positive sides of cats in a very cute and cosy way. I would love to be prescribed a cat, I know my cat has definitely helped me and has given me a positive outlook and more routine even on bad days,

Loved this. The book is divided into separate stories. Each one meaningful and lovely. It’s a hug in a book. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and author for the ARC of this beautiful book. I will be recommending this to everyone I know.

I really enjoyed this book, it was an easy and heartfelt story. I’ve not read a book like this before and it was really cute, with real life troubles and emotions. And yes cats do help with your mental health.

The first thing that caught my eye with this book was most definitely, the cover. The beautiful, pretty, cover..
It’s clear in the title, it does exactly what it says…
As someone who has struggled over the years with depression/low times ( I know, we all have), I instantly felt this entire book in my heart and soul.
I should explain also, that I have 15 cats of my own, who have helped me through and overcome every bad thing in my life. It’s not instant, it’s not a magic cure, but truly it helps!

So, as I was reading this book, believe me when I say I related.
My go to genres are horror/ Sci-Fi/ Fantasy amd these can at times, be a bit too much. I need a palate cleanser and THIS book, for the bill. If someone had told me it had been specifically written with me in mind, I’d have totally believed them.
It’s a quick read, well written, cozy, heartwarming hug. I cannot fault it in the slightest!
This feels like it’s going to become one of my all time favourite “comfort” books. One I’ll go back to over and over. I can’t recommend this enough.
Thank you to the author and publishers for my ARC. I look forward to buying a physical copy so I can literally, give it a hug.

A cat a day keeps the doctor away...

I would normally write a little description of the book here but I think, if you're going to read this one, you'd be best off going into it with little idea of what is happening as it's such a bizarre book.

This book was a hard one for me to rate and review due to the fact that I'm unclear what I thought about it. I adored the ending and how everything came together, and I found the beginning intriguing, but I do think the middle lost my interest a little which is a shame. But, due to the fact that it made me shed tears, I realised I actually loved it and rated it four stars.

If you're on the lookout for a slower read about the healing properties of cats then I'd recommend this one, and if you're after something that confuses you right until the finale then this is great too. Otherwise, I'm not sure if I'd recommend it.

When I saw this was a story about a mysterious clinic in Kyoto that prescribes cats to people going through hardships, I wanted to read it right away and I wanted to love it.

The concept of this book was the best thing about it for me, I’m here for as much cat appreciation as possible and I enjoyed the book’s perspective on how much joy they can bring to someone’s life. However, around half way through I began to get a bit bored as each individual story followed the same generic journey and I was expecting a bit more of a revelation and explanation as to the magical, mysterious clinic which never really came.

If you’re a fan of Japanese fiction and cats, you’ll probably enjoy this book or at least aspects of it.

A heartwarming and relaxing read, We'll Prescribe You a Cat follows several characters and their experience with a mysterious mental health clinic that seems to come and go, and only prescribes cats in varying types and dosages. It's a really quick and easy read with a sprinkle of magical realism and, of course, lots of cats. I've read so many Japanese novels surrounding cats and this one definitely takes its place near the top of the pile. I would recommend this for fans of She and Her Cat and Before the Coffee Gets Cold as it follows a similar format and tone.

A lovely, cozy read filled with so many cat stories from different perspectives

Split into multiple stories, which can all intertwine and connect!

Clever concept and loved the cats!

If I had to sum this book up in one word it would be healing.

It felt like comfort, warmth. It captured the truly beautiful essence of the love and joy we can have from relationships with cats, that selfless kind of love that brings a new kind of happiness.

Even if I wasn’t already a huge fan of Japanese cat-based literature, Bee & Margot, two of the cats in the book - are mine and my own cats name so that just made me giggle in excitement.

We meet each cat the strange little clinic in downtown Kyoto one by one, each story playing out before it’s the next cats turn to take the stage. It’s more of a collection of moments than a narrative story, but I was enthralled. Its storytelling was simple, beautiful, poetic - and I ate up every single word.

a light and fun book about different people finding solace in cats. whether you're suffering from insomnia, loneliness, sadness and other things in life, all you need is a cat to brighten your days. this book makes me want to adopt/own one 🥺

thank you netgalley for the advance reader's copy!

𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘁 • 𝗦𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗜𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗮
★★★.𝟳𝟱

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁
- A cat a day keeps the doctor away
- Explores the healing power of cats
- Mysterious cat clinic
- Follows different stories

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
I genuinely hope this is a series. My one dose of cat was not enough. I also feel like I need a stronger dose. Although the stories themselves could be quite emotionally impactful, I feel that they could be made even more powerful. This book could have emotionally eviscerated me.

The patients in this story present with various issues ranging from insomnia, to irritation, to perfectionism, to childhood trauma, to guilt. Prescriptions range from an older affectionate cat, a fluffy white kitten, cats with zoomies, indifferent cats, and mischievous cats. All these cats deserve to be loved and in their own heartwarming way, they make the lives of the patients better.

If it becomes a series then I hope the backstory has more clarity because honestly I’m still trying to work it out. But the main story points are easy to interpret and this book makes me want to go out and adopt a whole bunch of cats which I don’t think my allergies, nor my dog, would appreciate.

𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀
‘𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 “𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴”. 𝘖𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 “𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴”?’

‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.’

A runaway bestseller in Japan, We’ll Prescribe You A Cat is set to be translated into 20 languages - with the English translation set to be published on the 3rd of September 2024.

We’ll Prescribe You a Cat is a collection of loosely related short stories about the impact a cat can have on your health and life - a little like the often joked about ‘cat distribution system’, when people seemingly randomly are adopted by cats or have a cat simply appear in their life through circumstances understood by nobody save the car in question - the clinic in this story prescribes the people of Kyoto a cat, and then the mini narratives explore the effect these cats have on the people who have temporarily adopted them.

My second "cats as healers" book in a row.

Hidden away in a backstreet of Japan is a clinic who prescribes people a cat to help them process or resolve the thing that is troubling them. The cat is prescribed for an allocated time after which you have to return it. They are also issued with a cat carrier, food and a physical prescription tells you about the cat's personality and how to care for it.

It's a quirky book, each chapter dedicated to different people and cats. The chapters headings are illustrated with drawings of cats - extra bonus points from me for that. I really liked all the people, I really felt myself drawn to them and wanted them to succeed.

There's an element of mystery surrounding the clinic too - who are these people and how do they know which cat is going to be right for you.

n entertaining read! Thanks to Doubleday for the RC in exchange for an honest review.

Review: We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

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We’ll prescribe you a Cat is set in a mysterious clinic in the backstreets of Kyoto, which is recommended by word of mouth. Without this recommendation, its location is a mystery as the door isn’t always there…..

It’s patients, include a variety of people who need support with work stress, relationships, self esteem and other issues, arrive at the clinic expecting a medical diagnosis, and somehow leave with a cat and a prescription of cat food, and other care items and are told to come back in 7-14 days.

We meet 5 characters as they undergo this special treatment who each learn how much better life can be with a feline companion.

This book was so cute, had a perfect amount of magical realism for me and each chapter features a drawing of the cat that gets prescribed 🐈 The cats all have different personalities and cause different levels of chaos which is fun to read about, and not all patients are cat people.

In conclusion, cats are great (and i’m a dog person), and the chill/comforting vibe of the book is even better. If you were a fan of Before the Coffee Gets Cold

The stories were so cute, I could not get enough. I wish there were more, but then I think it had enough stories to make this a good book. The last story was a bit sad, though not going to lie I cried a bit.

We'll Prescribe You a Cat is a cheery little book that fills my heart with so much joy every time I turn a page, leaving me craving for more. Often finding myself feeling dejected by life's unfairness, I, too, would have really liked to have a cat prescribed to me. I think the idea of having an adorable fluff of ball as a companion would help to greatly soothe my aching heart. .

Another quirky and fascinating translation, I love the idea of prescribing a cat as a medication to cure depression or other mental health illnesses.
You can only find the clinic if you are in true need, and then the answer may not be what you expect but it’s always what you need.
There are a couple of different perspectives and it lovely to see the changes that the cats bring.
This book is guaranteed to make you smile, it’s brimming with positivity and possibilities.

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (3.5) We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda

This book consists of four short stories in which the protagonist has a dilemma at work, school, or home and decides to visit a psychiatrist they have heard of. After some trouble finding the ‘Kokoro Clinic for the Soul’, they arrive to see a beautiful yet very obnoxious receptionist and that they are the only patient. When they tell the doctor their troubles he prescribes them a cat along with a set of instructions and is told to return in 10 days.

These cats work their magic, transforming patients' lives after ten days. They provide unadulterated love along with hope and comfort in their lives. Such heartwarming bonds are created with these animals and the cats help their patients see what is important like kindness, family, love and loss and allowing themselves to make mistakes now and again.

This book is typical of Japanese literature in its directness and every word on the page is important without long and unnecessary sentences or paragraphs. I like this writing style although it won’t always be for everyone and you must be in the mood.

This was an enjoyable and easy read that I flew through. It is definitely one for cat lovers or anyone who understands the bonds between a pet and its owner.

Thank you to Random House UK and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I wish this was a real prescription. Suffering from general malaise, people end up at a therapy place that was recommended by someone who knows someone who knows someone etc.

Once getting past stuffy Nurse Chitoise they see the Doctor who prescribes them a cat for a fixed term with the agreement to return said cat at the end of the prescription.

This book basically proves that cats are 100% medicinal. We all need cats because they bring so much joy to your life. I recommend this to everyone but especially to those who claim they “dislike” cats. (We know you’re lying).

I really liked the idea of this book and was aware that it was a collection of short stories, however, I did find myself loosing interest after the first couple of stories.

It does seem really popular going by other reviews so think this one just wasn’t for me.

Many thanks to #NetGalley for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.