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Realistically I give this book a 2.5, don’t get me wrong it was cute and fun, but I’m just really over sapphic books all feeling the same. It was a cute book, felt a little too gen z for me but cute.

My main issue, not jus with this book but with queer/sapphic fiction in general is I feel like I’m constantly seeing the same 5 stereotypical artsy quirky queer characters copy and pasted into everything with different names. And this is coming from the most stereotypical, heavily tattooed, artsy, nerdy, owns 30 different pairs of random object earrings bisexual you’ll ever meet. I would really love to see more diversity in characters, not just the feels forced to add wokeness to a story type. I just want to find a good sapphic novel that doesn’t feel forced and straight out of a wattpad fix written by a chronically online 16 year old.

I just want to finish by saying this is no beef with the author personally, the book was enjoyable, but it didn’t feel like anything special in the grand scheme of sapphic literature. I would probably recommend this to a teenager 16-20 who needs a sweet fun gay story if they haven’t read it before. It just didn’t satisfy me personally as a big gay reader looking for a refreshing lesbian love story.

ashms's review against another edition

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4.0

shout out to that ~wealthy older business woman~ that literally put an ad in the newspaper to become the sugar momma of some hot girl she only saw once. I have seen my future.

chloejg26's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was soo cute. I will admit it took me a minute to get into and get to grips with it and get used to the looong chapters. It for sure wasn't a quick read, but that's OK as I did end up really enjoying it.
I found myself rooting for all the characters, but especially Isiah and Wes!!! Don't get me wrong obviously was rooting for Jane and August but I felt like their story line was predicable as they were the main characters.
I loved the way McQuiston wrote the characters and eac. Of their storyline and how they melded together nicely. I loved seeing their friendships and relationships develop.
I also thought the plot was quite unique (at least for me) which was a nice change of pace.
Overall, a really enjoyable read!

jessienancy's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh My God??!!! Like the epitome of the perfect queer romance? I LOVED every second of it and it made me so perfectly book drunk. The main character? Extremely likeable and relatable? The love interest? Actually an INTEREST and a cool person and the plot surrounding her was amazing. The entire premise of the plot around time travel and love and the 70s queer scene was beautifully thought out and interesting. I was hooked for almost every moment of the pages. I also loved the care within the community when saving the diner - everyone was so committed to two causes - the diner and saving the love interest from the time loop. Everyone cared for each other. People focused on a small thing and all worked together for each other. Showed you that even something unremarkable like a dinner or a girl you flirted with on a train can become major with a little bit of care. Like, it is cool to care about things. Caring matters. It helps us to get through this atrocity of a universe. Also the theme with the Uncle was a beautiful little touch that genuinely made me cry. And the entire aesthetic of 70s queer scene, plant bisexual, decaying apartment, urban Brooklyn was also beautiful. Obsessed. Will reread. Angelic. Wonderful.

kenzloux's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? N/A

3.5

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