Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have the perfect life? Greta Perks is about to find out in Phaedra Patrick’s The Time Hop Coffee Shop,
Thank you to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for sending me an advance electronic copy of The Time Hop Coffee Shop for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
Greta Perks is an actor going through a lot. As The Time Hop Coffee Shop begins, she is in the midst of a trial separation from her husband, struggling with a difficult relationship with her teenage daughter and trying to come to terms with the recent loss of her mother. Oh, and her career is not going well either. Greta feels lost and longs for the days when she and her family were the stars of a series of popular commercials for Maple Gold coffee.
Determined to get her life and career back on track, Greta is fumbling for direction when a mysterious flyer appears, leading her to the magical Time Hop Coffee Shop, run by a mysterious owner. The blend of coffee she gives Greta allows her to visit the life she remembers in the perfect world of Maple Gold. But is perfection all it is cracked up to be, and is Greta willing to risk everything for it?
Phaedra Patrick’s characters in The Time Hop Coffee Shop are really relatable, and Greta’s story engaged me from the beginning. It is one of those books that stays with you while you are reading it and I found it hard to put down. This is a story of second chances, loss, resilience and the messy beauty that makes our ordinary day to day lives so special. There are interesting supporting characters woven into the story too, along with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would recommend it to fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Alice Hoffman, Cecilia Ahern or anyone looking for a lovely, thought-provoking, cosy read. You can pre-order your copy here. (affiliate link). The Time Hop Coffee Shop will be published in the UK on 25th September 2025 and on 9th December 2025 in North America.
Phaedra Patrick is the bestselling author of eight books, including The Library of Lost and Found (affiliate link), which is featured on my Summer Reading List.
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