One of the things The Time Hop Coffee Shop does particularly well is sit with nostalgia without romanticising it. Nostalgia is seductive. It smooths edges. It filters memory through warmth and familiarity, making the past feel safer than the present. We remember how things felt, not how they actually were …
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Book Review: The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra Patrick
Title: The Time Hop Coffee Shop Author: Phaedra Patrick Dates read: 02/01/26 – 07/01/26 Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 stars) Publisher: Aria Number of pages: 352 Fiction or non-fiction: fiction Subject or genre: contemporary, magical realism Book blurb:
What I’m Reading and Thinking About
This week’s reading stack feels very deliberately split between intensity and comfort, which honestly says a lot about where my head is at right now. On one side, I’m continuing with Insurgent. It’s fast-paced and emotionally charged, full of difficult choices and escalating consequences. I’m always struck by how much …