Reviews

Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café by Jessica Redland

mrsrouvray's review against another edition

emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

aspiereads33's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Minor: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

kitvaria_sarene's review against another edition

4.0

Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café is over if the stories that relies on trauma and a sad past as a main driver.
Do not read this if you're looking for a happy story, in here pretty much everyone is dead or dies, or at least it feels like it.

It's not an extreme tear jerker over all, add it often slips the actual loss, and we get told the story Street the fact, but it heavily deals with how it shapes the lives of the people who suffered through it.

Overall I really enjoyed it, but it got way over the top at times, with just how many people die, or are gorgeous families. While everyone who isn't a relative from hell seems to be amazing, lovely and warm people.

I liked the characters, the dog and the setting enough to not really mind it, but if you're looking for a realistic story in that regard, this might not be it.

My favourite part was how the tension didn't come from misunderstandings or construed drama, but from the characters past. They're way of treating each other was a joy to read.

michelle129's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely loved this book! ❤

jessluigi's review against another edition

dnf at 118 pages. so fucking boring, i don’t care about the 20 years of past bonfire nights why the hell were the 400 flashbacks necessary? they weren’t. i had a feeling this book was already going to be predictable “two people who have broken pasts, they think they can fix each other” blaaah blaaah blah. i hate the fixing each other trope, it can feed into toxicity i just ew. i also just hate predicable romance novels so i didn’t have high hopes for this book at all. too many time jumps, too many characters. the pacing of this book is awful too this book is 352 pages and it easily could’ve been half that LMAOOOO they unnecessary detail about their lives were like i said… unnecessary & added nothing to the plot at ALL. the dog, mr pickles carried. (sorry kizmew..)

woodheak's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad 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? No

5.0

fiction_book_reviews's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

morgansturgess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

annarella's review against another edition

5.0

A heartwarming, poignant and engrossing story that moved me, made me root for the characters and thoroughly enjoyed it.
There's hope, there's memory and there's a festive atmosphere.
The characters are relatable and fleshed out, the plot kept me turning pages.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

hlford22's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0