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A review by mikathereviewer
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
3.0
Regarding sadness levels the other book was better. I think I also enjoyed it more. But nevertheless this book was great too.
The first story was the best for me and the whole backstory to it was always something I found interesting and scary at the same time. As someone who has parenrs too, I couldn't imagine getting told when I'm already an adult for a while that I was adopted the whole time. It would give me trust issues. Living in a world believing to have biological parents and then that bubble just pops. Wouldn't trust anything anymore, if that would happen to me.
The second story was interesting too, at first I thought it would be mid, but there was a somewhat plot twist, which made the story a bit more exciting to read about.
I also really liked how the toxic things I mentioned in my first review weren't present here. The relationships seemed healthier this time.
What bothered me a bit about this book was how it was more focused on romance, than the other book. From 4 stories 2 out of them were romance. As someone who rarely reads anything about romance, I had a hard time reading these parts. They didn't feel sad and sometimes a bit boring. I just can't quite emphasise with love stories.
The first story was the best for me and the whole backstory to it was always something I found interesting and scary at the same time. As someone who has parenrs too, I couldn't imagine getting told when I'm already an adult for a while that I was adopted the whole time. It would give me trust issues. Living in a world believing to have biological parents and then that bubble just pops. Wouldn't trust anything anymore, if that would happen to me.
The second story was interesting too, at first I thought it would be mid, but there was a somewhat plot twist, which made the story a bit more exciting to read about.
I also really liked how the toxic things I mentioned in my first review weren't present here. The relationships seemed healthier this time.
What bothered me a bit about this book was how it was more focused on romance, than the other book. From 4 stories 2 out of them were romance. As someone who rarely reads anything about romance, I had a hard time reading these parts. They didn't feel sad and sometimes a bit boring. I just can't quite emphasise with love stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy