A review by louisa_pre
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was not extremely invested in this book and its characters. Maybe because the book has 4 parts. And every character traveling in time has only 50 pages. However, I do find the concept of this book interesting. Timetraveling and whether it’s worth it if the present won’t change is interesting to think about. I liked the fourth part the best as I think it’s the most emotional one. Although I think all of their stories are quite tragic but also hopeful. I think the writing is pretty good. The characters names were a bit confusing to me in the beginning as there were four starting with a k Kohtake, Kei, Kazu and Kumi. I also liked how original this book felt to me, as I haven’t read anything similar to it before.