Before the Coffee Gets Cold

4 stars • I really liked this. It has some faults, but I adore the premise of small time travelling coffee shop. This kind of soft fantasy, with a focus on realism is my favourite. And I really love this book's depiction of time travel. There are rules to it... a lot of rules. And this creates quite an interesting story. ☕️

I also liked the format of the novel. The story is split into four chapters, each focusing on a different character. Some chapters are better than others. I really adored the second chapter the most. It's a bittersweet story of a man with Alzheimers and his wife. Really moving. Some chapters I didn't like much and felt needed some improvements (specifically the first one).

The writing style is written like a play. Pretty much all of the story takes place in the coffee shop with characters leaving and entering, feeling very much like a play. This style is not for everyone! But it didn't affect my enjoyment too much. And I really wish this was a play I would go watch it for sure.

(also the cover of this book betrayed me! There's a cat on it. I was expecting more cats. I am disappointed by the lack of cats in the novel.