A review by rnbhargava
Tales From The Cafe (Indigo Exclusive Edition) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

I like that the dilemmas of each person focused on in the chapters of this instalment are a bit more complicated. Some of the resolutions are just a bit too tidy or slightly underwhelming. Nonetheless, most of the storytelling in each is fairly tight, complete with the overlaps that I appreciated greatly in the first book. “Tales from the Cafe” is quite worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

There’s a knife stabbing and slight suicidal ideation in this book.