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drybay's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content and Abortion
roadesntoades's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-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? Yes
3.75
It’s honestly a really good book but at times the stories felt too disjointed if that makes sense. Like there seemed to be some bigger through plot but it was always missing something to move that larger plot along. It is a really great casual read though and it’s a nice reflective book with no pressure to get to the end
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Medical content
strewnsunlight's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Dementia
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism and Grief
elledanie's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
hendrixpants's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent
mercerhanau's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Fittingly, this book benefits from going back for a second visit. There are lots of subtle, beautiful interactions between characters that I didn’t fully appreciate the first time, but that hit harder and made more sense the second time.
Give the time-travel mechanics some grace and you’ll have a better experience. Its both a cute story that tugs at heartstrings at times and a mental exercise in acceptance and releasing control of things that happened in the past.
3.5 stars overall: 3 for round one, 4 for round two.
Give the time-travel mechanics some grace and you’ll have a better experience. Its both a cute story that tugs at heartstrings at times and a mental exercise in acceptance and releasing control of things that happened in the past.
3.5 stars overall: 3 for round one, 4 for round two.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
inkshadows's review against another edition
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
4.5
This book is beautiful in the way it weaves together stories of loss and friendship. It shows how interconnected our lives are and the deeper impact of our actions. I enjoyed the callbacks to earlier moments as I read through the not-so-stand-alone short stories. Just as the novel plays with concept of time, so does the stories within it.
I found myself feeling reflective, sad, amused, and hopeful while I read. I found this title to lean towards being thought-provoking and lighthearted. It was a medium to fast pace, and easy to read. I think it would make a great book for anyone, even a casual reader.
I found myself feeling reflective, sad, amused, and hopeful while I read. I found this title to lean towards being thought-provoking and lighthearted. It was a medium to fast pace, and easy to read. I think it would make a great book for anyone, even a casual reader.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Dementia
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
maddykes13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Miscarriage, Car accident, and Abortion
Minor: Medical content
stwriter92's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
I have been meaning to read this book for months (added it to my TBR last December!) and finally got my hands on it while on layover at Heathrow!
The story centers on a small, windowless cafe in Tokyo that claims that it has the power of sending people back in time. However, there are some rules that each person must follow:
- They must sit in a specific seat, which they cannot leave at any point.
- They cannot change the past and anything they do will not change the present.
- They can only meet people who have been to the cafe.
- They MUST come back before their coffee gets cold.
The book itself is divided into four parts, each one focusing on a customer that travels through time for some reason. While the novel itself didn’t seem to be a lot of people’s cup of tea (going by the reviews), I still believe it was really good. It did not follow the usual western story telling structure. Instead, it gave us windows into the lives of each of the customers. At its core, it’s a story that shows that all of us crave connection. It displays the bittersweetness of life in the same way it serves its coffee: quietly, subtly, and with a tinge of magic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
siobhanward's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book has been talked about so much (and is now one of a few in a series), that I definitely went in with the thought that it was at least going to be decent, but honestly it was mediocre at best. The idea of time travelling in a cafe was cool, and I appreciated that rules were clearly thought out to make things less messy, but that's mostly what I can say about it. A couple of the stories were solid - I particularly liked the stories about the older couple and the sisters, but I found that the first and last stories to be kind of mediocre. I think part of the challenge was that each of the stories was too short to elicit the emotion that was needed to keep a reader engaged, so everyone experienced tragedy after tragedy to keep the reader engaged.
This was a cool concept, I just wish it had been executed better.
This was a cool concept, I just wish it had been executed better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Car accident
Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy