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guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
thislibrarylife's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This entire series is fantastic. I read all four books in about 21 days. Recommend for anyone who likes magical realism, or books that tug at your heart strings just a little, but aren't Nicholas Sparks / Kristin Hannah level.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
catsandbeets's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
shadymist's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Death, Infertility, Body shaming, Car accident, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Pregnancy
robinks's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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
4.75
It was so lovely to return to Tokyo and meet some new characters. The last story was particularly powerful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death and Infertility
Minor: Pregnancy
kalldaff's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
This series never fails to make me feel so many emotions. It has this inherent predictability to the plot that I think makes it easier to focus on the new characters we meet and the emotions they feel. This book in particular interested me because the timeline didn't match up with what I expected, as it seems to take place before the prior book. And while the other books generally had a plotline around a specific character in the staff that carried on as the connecting feature throughout the stories, this one did not have that. Instead, what connected them was the theme from the title: saying goodbye. All of the stories surrounded loss and saying farewell to those we love while resolving past regrets. I did wish there was more about the staff because I've grown to care for them a lot, but I enjoyed this different lens of looking at the stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Animal death
sarah984's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked this better than the previous book in the series, but not quite as much as the first two. There really are a limited number of types of stories that you can tell in this format and I think the series might be hitting a wall. The story about the dog was my favourite.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Infertility
Minor: Pregnancy
Descriptions of a natural disaster (earthquake/tsunami)thomasdj's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Animal death, and Death of parent
candiemarsh's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
One of my fave book series! Was so looking forward to reading this and was not disappointed. It is mellower than the previous books but still very good. Might be a biased opinion with how much love I have for this series. By plot timeline I think this is a prequel rather than a sequel, as one of the main characters is a child in this book. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it immensely.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Death
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
Amazing addition to the series now waiting for the next one 😁....
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Loved the questions and few explanations ..
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Second and 4th stories are my favourite in the whole series
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Loved the questions and few explanations ..
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Second and 4th stories are my favourite in the whole series
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Death