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miguelito_juanito's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Cursing
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
matmatmatty's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I was really on the fence about this when I first started but my god, I loved this.
This is the story of August - a student who moves to New York for a new start in a new city and Jane - the girl she meets one day on the subway. Except Jane is always on the subway. Only on the subway. And has been that way since 1970s.
Trying to figure out what happened to her while seeing these two fall in love - I literally am tearing up just thinking about it.
If you're looking for something with a mystery and really decent characters that seem like real people, then check this out.
This is the story of August - a student who moves to New York for a new start in a new city and Jane - the girl she meets one day on the subway. Except Jane is always on the subway. Only on the subway. And has been that way since 1970s.
Trying to figure out what happened to her while seeing these two fall in love - I literally am tearing up just thinking about it.
If you're looking for something with a mystery and really decent characters that seem like real people, then check this out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia
acasiamae's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
Minor: Racism
maisie_leigh27's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexism
Minor: Racism
valerian_honeybee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Racism, Death, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Police brutality
veronicakirchner's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
While this book started off pretty slow for me, by the second half I had become so attached to the characters and their storylines that I genuinely couldn’t put it down! I typically don’t prefer romances centered around young adults because I find the people unrelatable and the relationships insignificant. However, the author explored various relationship dynamics in this book to develop depth in these characters that very quickly grew on me. After all, what’s not to love about a big queer found family?! 🌈 The time travel component also helped to raise the stakes, which had me rooting for our protagonists amidst an unpredictable ending.
Content Warnings
Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Death
hales_1243's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Drug use, Biphobia, Blood, and Death
Drug use: descriprion of smoking (cigarettes and marijuana) on page.nightworldlove's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wow... Wow, wow, wow!!! I literally just finished the (audio) book and my goodness, I loved every single minute of it! Definitely one of my absolute favorites now, will be re-reading(/listening) this one many times for sure.
The diversity of the characters is amazing, and I honestly can't say I disliked any of them. They all have their own stories and their own distinct personalities, even the side-characters really grew on me, a lot.
As for the story, I was so incredibly intrigued! From the very beginning I had my suspicions and really made me think, trying to solve the 'puzzle'. Without throwing any spoilers in here, I can say that it is not super lighthearted all the time, but it has made me laugh out loud, have me nearly bite my nails while on the edge of my seat, cursed with frustration and blushing during certain scenes, which almost never happens.
Huge kudos to the narrator, because she did an absolute phenomenal job, in my opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed her narrating style, all the character's voices and the way the emotions came across so vividly. I practically binged this audio book and had to (begrudgingly) kick my own ass to bed at 2.30am with only about 2 hours and 15 minutes left to go. It was nearly impossible to hit the pause button, so that's proof of how good it is.
Will definitely be recommending this (audio) book to everyone I know, because this one's fantastic <3
The diversity of the characters is amazing, and I honestly can't say I disliked any of them. They all have their own stories and their own distinct personalities, even the side-characters really grew on me, a lot.
As for the story, I was so incredibly intrigued! From the very beginning I had my suspicions and really made me think, trying to solve the 'puzzle'. Without throwing any spoilers in here, I can say that it is not super lighthearted all the time, but it has made me laugh out loud, have me nearly bite my nails while on the edge of my seat, cursed with frustration and blushing during certain scenes, which almost never happens.
Huge kudos to the narrator, because she did an absolute phenomenal job, in my opinion. I thoroughly enjoyed her narrating style, all the character's voices and the way the emotions came across so vividly. I practically binged this audio book and had to (begrudgingly) kick my own ass to bed at 2.30am with only about 2 hours and 15 minutes left to go. It was nearly impossible to hit the pause button, so that's proof of how good it is.
Will definitely be recommending this (audio) book to everyone I know, because this one's fantastic <3
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Racial slurs, Drug use, Grief, and Sexism
There are some mentions of racism, homophobia, drug use, violence and sexism, but mostly when discussing the past (60s-70s)theebster's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The sci fi elements and mystery payoffs weren’t that satisfying to me. Almost would have preferred if Quiston approached it as historical fiction instead. That said, the spice is SPICIN, keep it UP.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent
Minor: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I started enjoying this much more near the end, I think. It got more emotional and the writing became a tad more lyrical, and I liked that part. I'm happy I was able to predict some of the plot twists, I think they were well constructed in a sense that they were hinted at but not stated too obviously (like, an attentive reader would catch onto them).
I didn't *completely and absolutely fall in love* with the entire cast of characters as most other people seem to, but I did end up liking them a lot.
Also. I can excuse sex on an empty subway cart. but sex on a PACKED subway??? thats crazy😭😭😭
I didn't *completely and absolutely fall in love* with the entire cast of characters as most other people seem to, but I did end up liking them a lot.
Also. I can excuse sex on an empty subway cart. but sex on a PACKED subway??? thats crazy😭😭😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Police brutality, Blood, Racism, Biphobia, and Death
Minor: Car accident, Violence, Vomit, and Antisemitism