hattieosha's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Terminal illness
burgundy_fairy's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness and Dementia
Moderate: Chronic illness, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy
priya_can_read's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny
dragonish's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This book touched your soul and asks you what you would change about your past and the ones you love and have lost. It is heartbreaking in its beauty. There are a few flaws that kept this from a full five star for me, mainly I wanted greater depth of motivation for several side characters and found a slight depth lacking at times in other characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia and Pregnancy
kim_jihae02's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
the number of times this book had me bawling
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Dementia
joensign's review
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Dementia
Moderate: Pregnancy and Car accident
_tabby_'s review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
Before the Coffee gets cold reflects on the idea of loss and change that people have not dealt with and plays on the question about the point of returning to the past if you cannot change the future. Is there any point? And what choice would you make if you had the option to return but no power to change the outcome?
It follows multiple kinds of relationships over a variation of characters and shows how their decisions change their mindsets of their present selves if the present hasn't even changed. The characters themselves are reoccurring so you meet them multiple times throughout the book and can see them develop as their experiences and choices effect them themselves even though the situation and life around them has not.
And man... the last two stories had me crying
It follows multiple kinds of relationships over a variation of characters and shows how their decisions change their mindsets of their present selves if the present hasn't even changed. The characters themselves are reoccurring so you meet them multiple times throughout the book and can see them develop as their experiences and choices effect them themselves even though the situation and life around them has not.
And man... the last two stories had me crying
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Terminal illness
thesecretsapphic's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion
hannahbailey's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.0
Quite a sweet story but a bit slow in parts. I thought the time travelling with all its rules was smart and unique, taking an old concept but getting the characters to fully think about their choices in relation to the rules made it more interesting as a character study. Sadly I think lots of it was lost in translation as the narrative felt a bit clunky and under-edited :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Death, Grief, and Car accident
liltastypuff's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Not sure what to say about this one. It's like a layered tale of people watching. Reflective.
Some heavy topics are touched on, but I found them to be addressed in a compassionate manner.
Some heavy topics are touched on, but I found them to be addressed in a compassionate manner.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Abortion