Reviews tagging Mental illness

Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

18 reviews

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Spoiler

I liked the concept of this book. Traveling to the past and future without changing the present is cool and different. The characters are also lovable. There are a lot of moments that are sad, but satisfaction follows. The only thing I wish that it had a bigger climax. The plot twist is expected, too,o so there's that. But, overall, I liked this and will definitely read the rest of the series.✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

_gabi_'s review

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Death

_camelia's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Cute, whimsical and calm. Great coffee shop vibes. Effortlessly discussing difficult emotions. Some parts do feel drawn out, slow or repetitive but in a way it only adds to the quirkiness. Bittersweet story about coming to terms with grief or regret.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

magsreading's review

hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dementia, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Death

neptunereign's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Dementia, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Medical content

_ava_summer_reads's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It is a cute story with simple and good lesson, but there was nothing too extraordinary about this book to me. It’s writing was consistent but repetitive as each chapter started with a preview of the next. I also wish it revealed the pregnancy earlier in the novel so I would have been able to picture the characters more accurately. Overall, the character development was decent, I just wish it wasn’t so predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Mental illness

claudia_moreira's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

saramacias's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A beautiful book full of warmth and love that makes you appreciate all the loved ones in your life. Even though it deals with time travel, its core is still human connection and emotion, which makes it universally relatable. The Story being split into four chapters/storylines makes it very easy to read through and truly connect with the different stories. I adored all the different characters and you can fully understand their feelings and motivations. A beautiful story, wonderfully executed and juts a treat to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, and Dementia

Minor: Death of parent

maleficentbookdragon's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death, Mental illness, and Dementia

tiredtori's review

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Death, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Dementia, and Grief