A review by caroline_mclaughlin
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• 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? No

2.5

This book suffers from many of the same problems as the first, but I found this one to be even less heartfelt. I also found myself getting more and more annoyed by the repetitiveness of the prose and the over explaining done by narration in regards to both the rules and just simple actions/emotions. I’m so confused by the purpose of some of the rules, like the ghost woman, and what they really tend to add to the story overall. I think this book would be better as a TV show or even a video game, so maybe it’ll be worth checking out if it gets adapted.