Before the Coffee Gets Cold

This book is about as satisfying as a cold cup of coffee. Do not believe the hype.

The concept has potential and the second story was better than the rest but still clunky writing. This author has never heard of “show, don't tell” and fees the need to constantly explain what characters are feeling instead of making it obvious through their words and actions, ie ‘”Goodness..” Kohtake said in surprise to the fact that it wasn't only those traveling back in time who had to follow annoying rules.' Also repetitive retelling of boring details, and random extremely mundane tangents such as encyclopedia entry style descriptions of Picasso's career or explaining what pregnancy is...