I'm so glad I got to round out my year with the final book in the 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series. You see I started the read with 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' in chilly Japan. 

While I hoped the final book may have shed a little more light on the lore behind the time travel, the cafe or some of the other characters it was a beautiful collection of stories that didn't have too much repetition (I felt like the fourth book was very repetitive). The overall message I think is best reflected in the title and it is that sometimes what we do for others will mean more to them than it ever will to you. 

Although I am sad that my time in the Funiculi Funicula will never be new again I'm glad I was able to squeeze the entire series in to 2024. 

"I experienced ... it wasn't a dream, was it?
'Do you not believe it happened?'
'No, I want to believe it was true.'
'Then even if what you saw was a dream, wouldn't it still be part of your life?" pg84-85. 

I purchased my copy from my local QBD books.