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A review by readingspells
The 24-Hour Café by Libby Page
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this lovely book. Sometimes you just need something gentle and wholesome and this book ticks that box perfectly.
Despite it being listed as a romance on Goodreads it is not in the conventional sense of the word. It is really a love letter to female friendship and to London too. Libby really does capture the big city so well, the way it moves through a day, and the lives of the people who move with it. If you like people watching, if you look at people and wonder who they are, and what their stories are then the 24 Hour Cafe will speak to you.
I actually enjoyed many of the vignettes of the cafe customers almost more than the main story between Hannah and Mona and I really loved that at the end we circled back round to some of them to tie up their little stories.
Also the ending for Hannah and Mona was really lovely. Despite their friendship fracturing I loved how the author moved them through that to a positive, happy ending.
Despite it being listed as a romance on Goodreads it is not in the conventional sense of the word. It is really a love letter to female friendship and to London too. Libby really does capture the big city so well, the way it moves through a day, and the lives of the people who move with it. If you like people watching, if you look at people and wonder who they are, and what their stories are then the 24 Hour Cafe will speak to you.
I actually enjoyed many of the vignettes of the cafe customers almost more than the main story between Hannah and Mona and I really loved that at the end we circled back round to some of them to tie up their little stories.
Also the ending for Hannah and Mona was really lovely. Despite their friendship fracturing I loved how the author moved them through that to a positive, happy ending.