I don't think I've ever read something as cute as this book!
The characters are great with all their good sides and their flaws. And I love how they all strive to be better, just as we should. And the cafe owner - Cat is the most wholesome of all (and also reminds me of the main character of a favorite manga). All that is the perfect mix to help you get through a bad/lonely day.
All in all, cute, wholesome, this is the meaning of comfort read.

*Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free digital copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.*

A heaping dose of caffeine and floofs, Cat's Cafe is a must-read for Hawaii fans and those in need of some calming vibes.

The comic book warms my heart. The art is cute, the characters adorable and relatable. Merge bunny, snake, and opossum together and you get me. It's the kind of comic that would cheer me up when I'm feeling down. I think most introverts can relate to at least one or even multiple characters.

The stories are short, usually only one page, which is perfectly fine. They're enough to show the personalities of the animals and to share a message with the reader.

A heartwarming comic about Cat and the various customers at her neighborhood café. Although these animals look cute and lovable, some of them suffer from mental issues like anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. And Cat and friends are there to support each other and to share the joy of simple things, like coffee and hugs and kindness. Very relatable, and exactly what everyone needs right now to bring a smile on their faces.

I really like the art style of this graphic novel and the colors too. The animals all look so cute. This was just so cute, I want to get myself a finished copy. I would get my niece this too, I think she would love it.

With a range of characters, including a rabbit dealing with anxiety to an introverted snake looking for friends, the Cat’s Cafe collection of comics is a super sweet and tender take on addressing mental health.

Every character we are introduced to brings on their own personality and factors to relate to. Of course, not every comic was a hit, but neither were there total misses. Ultimately, the feeling of well wishes and sincerity expressed through these 2-D friends far outreaches any negative comment one might have to the work.

For as to why I lean towards three stars vs anything higher, it’s mainly because I felt a disconnect between some of the characters. Some often having more page time than others. Leading to their issues being addressed more.

The Penguin for instance, although enjoyable, appeared quite often and with the same joke about being obsessed with coffee. Meanwhile, the Hyena who was dealing with low self-esteem had maybe three spots total in the book and didn’t get a true moment for the audience to fall for them as they could with more repeated characters.

As there’s a sort of pointless map of the town where the cafe is located and everyone’s houses but no introduction to the characters elsewhere aside from where they first appear, I’d like to have seen them more balanced and/or have a short bio page that introduced them in a way.

With that said, I would most certainly recommend the book and author. Especially for younger youths who are just starting to brooch these topics.

Thank you!

This book is absolutely ADORABLE!!! I love the characters, and the artwork, basically everything about it. This is a cute quick read that covers some potentially deep material in a very approachable way. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Read it!!!

My daughter was very excited to read this book, but unfortunately I couldn’t download the file as it apparently was an unsupported file. I’d be happy to write a review if I could download and read it.

This was extremely cute. A great collection of inspiring and relatable situations. There are a few puns which are hilarious. The animal characters are easy to follow and make you want to keep reading.

Cat's Café: A Comics Collection is an adorably sweet, humorous collection of comics set in a wonderfully imaginative world, with the cutest cast of animal characters. The whole premise revolves around Cat, who owns a café, and the adventures of them and their café visitors.

Having never previously hearing about this webcomic series, digging into this collection for the first time was an absolute delight. I enjoyed the wide range of topics covered throughout the book, from the lighthearted tales of Penguin's extreme love of coffee, to Rabbit dealing with their anxiety and Snake feeling lonesome without friends. These more serious, mental health topics are handled in such a well-executed, positive light. It definitely helps to have a cute art style, that allows these serious topics to be softened in such ways that fit with the other stories of the collection (never feeling jarring or forced), and I greatly appreciated this. Personally, I felt very positively lifted in spirit after reading these, and I felt good!

Also, I also found it a nice touch most characters had no specific gender, as they are typically referred to by their animal name or the pronouns they/them.

This is such a heartwarming collection to read. Despite not being a very long collection, by the end I felt I got to know the characters and understood their personalities very well. There is definitely a character (or two, or more) that everyone can relate to, and combining that with the cutesy art style creates an enjoyable, highly recommendable read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the advanced copy, in exchange for an honest review!

oh, the warm fuzzy feeling...



At first, I thought it is a bunch of cute, cuddly, kind of silly cartoons





But sometimes it digs a little deeper and I would start doing self-association



and chocking with emotion



Again, warm fuzzy feeling with cute characters

These were by far my most beloved 170 pages from any book or any graphic novel ever read. There are so many lovely animals such as: Cat, Rabbit, Kiwi, Blue Jay AND ALSO PENGUIN!!! Oh God! This was so perfect even though I never drank or will drink coffee. But that thing with "HOT CHOCOLATE THROUGH MY VEINS" totally described me!!!!

I wasn't aware this originated as a webcomic and had no idea what to expect. I thought it would just be cute little comics - and it was! There's a bunny who's a new hire at the cafe and is worried about the job. There's a penguin who LIVES for coffee. A starfish who dreams of actual stars. Over the course of the book, however, it went from cute and wholesome to introspective and thought-provoking, something I definitely wasn't expecting! There are notes to write and affirmations. Really sweet and pure.

Although I read graphic novels once in a while, I don't usually read webcomics, so I had never heard of Cat's Café before. However, the colourful cover grabbed my attention and I decided to give it a go. It must have been the best decision I made all week, because the funny, feel-good stories in this collection were just what I needed during quarantine.

The stories seem simple at first, just a few funny characters and gags, but after a few pages you start to realize these characters actually have pretty defined personalities, be it the coffee-addicted penguin or the anxious bunny. Just like animals were used in fables to teach us moral lessons, here animals helps us see our problems from a distance, and therefore understand ourselves better. There's a character (or two!) out there in which we can see ourselves represented.

The art is a good example of "simple, not simplistic." Comics don't need to be drawn in an hyperrealistic manner to be good, and and the same time, being simple doesn't mean there's no work behind it. The intense colours are lovely, they're like a warm hug (or cup of coffee), and there being little dialogue, the drawing conveys plenty of emotions in subtle ways.

The comic feels modern, it seems to capture the present very well, and yet it is somewhat escapist in that it transports you to a more optimistic place, if only in your mind. It certainly made me chuckle several times. Evidently, I have now followed Cat's Café in social media so I can keep visiting this world when I feel blue.

(The review will appear on my blog on April 28th 2020.)

This is such a cute book. The perfect collection of comics when you are feeling a little down and could use something to make you smile.

This book was a delightful break from the current situation in the real world. With clever quips and adorable illustrations, I could hardly keep the smile from my face as I read it all in one sitting.

Wowow this is so adorable!

Cat's Cafe is a collection of 1-2 page snippets of the goings-on of the eccentric animals in a little town. There are lots of cute scenes, but some darker/more real ones too. The animals all work together to lift each other up and help each other out, whether it be to support each other through mental health struggles or to get their next coffee fix.

15/10 extremely wholesome. A great little 20 minute read if you need a wonderfully-illustrated reprieve from the real world.

P.S. This can definitely be used as a "tag yourself" meme. I'm the lonely snake that wants friends and the angrily positive armadillo.

This was a cute book and I pretty much love anything with cats. I enjoyed the illustrations and would recommend this to any cat lover!

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this one. It was cute. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

I was unfamiliar with this web comic until I read this book. I loved it! I will be following this comic now for sure. The characters are all cute, but have deep issues. I love how it dives into issues of self esteem, loneliness and mental health issues with wisdom and humor. This comic feels like a nice warm hug and will give you the warm fuzzies.