kobayashi's reviews
147 reviews

She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

Where We Left Off by Sapphire Hale
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

The moment I saw the plot of step siblings…I stopped.

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book has the meaning of “Life”. It says a lot and teaches you so much that you will look back and reflect upon it 

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

1.0

This was a pretty interesting book. It gives you the insight of how a person that seems normal on the outside can have so much thoughts of a thing that some other people don’t even know of or care about. This book was decent and I’m glad the author actually put an end to the mystery plot 

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

Thank god I gave up reading this because seeing the spoilers and summary of the book it’s really giving cliche and depressing relationship dynamics between all the characters. The words in the book felt repetitive and it’s as if the author wants to hit the word count. Was pretty disappointed with how she plotted the story because honestly it wasn’t all that great with the POV of a mother too.