Our take
Why choose this book?
The café gives this book a contained setting, and its linked encounters create useful pauses for a journey. The time-travel premise is less about elaborate mechanics than about regret and connection. We would put it in the bag of someone who wants a compact, reflective read rather than a chase.
Who it suits
Readers drawn to gentle speculative premises, emotional conversations and stories of second chances.
Before you choose
Its comfort comes alongside grief and loss. The rules repeat across encounters, which will feel reassuring to some readers and slow to others.
