I have to say that I didn’t expect to love this book as much as I did. I read the first chapter and I was slightly confused with who was who and remembering the characters’ backstories. Yet, I think it was by the end of the first chapter that I fell in love with the story and its characters. Everything that happened after this just made me fall more and more in love.

Looking back, I’m not sure which story I enjoyed the most. They were all heartbreaking but lovely in their own special way and I’m so surprised I didn’t break down in floods of tears whilst reading!

If you are unaware of what this story is about, it is about a magical cafe in Tokyo that offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. There is a certain set of rules with this cafe though in order to travel in time safely, with the most important one being you must drink the coffee before it gets cold if you want to return to the present.

The stories include a woman confronting the man who left her, a wife receiving a letter from her husband whose memory has been taken by early-onset Alzheimer’s, a waitress’ wish to see their sister one last time, and for a pregnant woman to meet the daughter she never got the chance to know. All heartbreaking but all utterly heart-warming at the same time.

I truly adored this book and it left me questioning if I had the chance, would I time-travel? I’m also kind of hoping that someone opens a replica cafe in Tokyo to celebrate the book! All that’s left to mention is if you could travel back in time, would you?