A review by thebookishdesigner
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

The second instalment of Before the Coffee Gets Cold is even better than the first. This is still a very slow paced book but I feel like we get less repetition in this book about the rules than we did in the first which I liked because once you have read the first story you really know the rules and how this cafe works. 

Where this book excelled in comparison to the first was that we actually got to know the cafe workers characters much better than we did in the first book and by the end you really care about them where as at the end of the first I felt indifferent towards them. When you discover who the woman in the chair is it really does tug on your heart strings. 

This book is so full of hope and uplifting lessons I would encourage anyone to read it. I would warn you again that this books deals with some tough subjects so please look into the trigger warnings before you read but I’ll list a few here: murder, miscarriage, cancer and loss of a family member. 
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