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anna_catherine73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
tomoonarmy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
vkara4191's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Death
Death is never graphic, just very emotional and never desiredlenchen25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Terminal illness
sketchydelusion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Minor: Car accident
kelly_e's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Series: Before the Coffee Get Cold #3
Genre: Magical Realism
Rating: 2.75
Pub Date: November 15, 2022
T H R E E • W O R D S
Satisfying • Reflective • Repetitive
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Before Your Memory Fades offers another story of four customers, each wanting to take advantage of the café's unique opportunity to travel in time. We meet a daughter, a comedian, a sister and a lover, each with something they wish they had said differently.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The first two books in the series were a comforting escape from life, so I was looking forward to picking up this third installment. Unfortunately, this was my least favourite of the three. The unnecessary repetition of the rules is beginning to feel redundant, and the four tales felt like the author was reusing ideas from the previous books. Nothing felt new besides a different location, which I wasn't a fan of.
I'd have liked more more insight into the ghost aspect, and I think this was a missed opportunity by the author to add and explore something new to the series. I am of the impression that some of the power of this series remains lost in translation. I'd consider continuing if there was a fourth book, simply for the reflective nature of the concept exploring the value of our time, of our families, of our friendships, and of our lives.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the series
• readers looking for a light, cozy read
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"It takes talent not to give up."
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Terminal illness, and Car accident
Minor: Pregnancy
⚠️ CW: death, death of parent, grief, suicidal thoughts, terminal illness, car accident, pregnancyizzyf16's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Terminal illness and Suicidal thoughts
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
however, as far as can be expected, it was good! i loved to see nagare being a bit more open about kei and kazu being a mom. although i didn't love sachi as much as i loved miki, she was really cute
unlike other readers, i was not expecting an explanation for the ghost, especially since it was described as someone with last century looks which means that no one knew anything about him.
and regardless of the stories sounding so familiar, i loved each one of them and their moral. hope, faith and grieving were big topics beautifully touched with each of the characters.
oh and i also liked how this time the author made sure most of the characters who wanted to time travel knew about the rules, so they wouldn't have to be explained over and over again.
summing up; even if it was not as good as the two first books, it was still a comforting read and i am looking forward to read the fourth book!
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Grief