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tinyjude's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Very wholesome and full of wonderful characters that completed the story. I fell in love with all of August's flatmates and their partners, because they had weird but interesting personalities and dynamics. I also enjoyed so much August and Jane's relationship, and specially Jane herself (mainly because I admit she is totally my type so I was weak on the knees since second 1) and her story. I am not that keen about the idealization of New York, customer service works with long changing shifts and low wages, and the time travel stuff that ended up being less complex than I imagined; but that's all right. I adored the little moments in which we could get a glimpse of the queer scene in the 70s and some really important historical events for the community.
It is always a pleasure to read about horny sapphics being unabashedly unhinged, loud and proud.
It is always a pleasure to read about horny sapphics being unabashedly unhinged, loud and proud.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Biphobia, Racism, and Homophobia
hayleyvharrington's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Drug use, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Abandonment, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia
jultill's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I was really looking forward to this book as a fan of "I Kissed Shara Wheeler." Unfortunately, I almost DNF'd. The only reason I kept going was because I invested so much time in it. It was a really cool concept but the more I read the less interested I became. Something about the pacing was off for me, too - it was a bit too long and just dragged on. I wasn't too into any of the characters, either. I saw really great reviews for this book so maybe I'm just missing something :(
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Homophobia, and Xenophobia
klaudiazzz's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia and Homophobia
jazdono's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
5.0
This book is super cute and well written. It took me a bit to get into it because it starts pretty slow, but once you meet all the characters and get the plot established, it picks up. The book has a great cast of characters with casual queerness (i.e., queerness that isn’t the focal point of the character’s story) sprinkled in, which is always nice.
Towards the end, I started to get worried that we were getting another queer tragedy where the main characters didn’t end up together, but then the plot pulled a nice bait-and-switch, which was a relief. The ending feels almost like a feel-good fanfic with how nicely it wraps up, but after seeing so many queer tragedies in media, I’m always happy to get a cheesy happy ending for my sapphic characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Racism, and Homophobia
nulliusmomenti's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Death
ellelockley's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-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
4.0
August moves to NYC believing that magic and cinematic love stories don't exist but then she meets Jane on the subway. However theres one big problem, Jane is displaced in time from the 1970s. I did really enjoy this book, and I love all the characters so much, especially Myla, Niko and Wes. They added so much to this book. August and Biyu are now one of my favourite couples in literature. It was so well written and intriguing. I only have two issues with it, firstly the chapters are excessively long, I'm sorry but 40 pages a chapter is too long. And secondly the ending, for me, was only happy for August. Biyu left her entire life behind and she was just supposed to move on? I think it would've been a better ending if she'd gone back to 1977. > I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves romance that's not easy and comes with mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime
Moderate: Xenophobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Car accident
kingrosereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
3.75
A classic NYC magical romcom where a girl meets a girl on the subway.
August is a cynical 23-year-old that doesn't believe in magic or emotional attachments. She's transferred to several colleges and just landed at Columbia on her journey. Her mother is an amateur private investigator who has been obsessed with solving her brothers disappearance for nearly fifty years. She raised August as her little accomplice and now she has a sense of detachment and a bunch of criminal-adjacent skills. She quickly finds an apartment with three quirky roommates that accept her immediately with open arms. With their help she lands a waitressing job at a 24-hour diner (a neighbor staple) that opened in 1976. After a rough shift, she meets larger than life, beautiful, badass Jane on the subway. By some miracle they keep running into each other on the Q. Slowly, their feelings for one another begins to grow. It becomes obvious that it was impossible that August should run into Jane every time she's on the subway. She discovers that Jane in displaced in time from the late 1970s and with the help of her roommates, she tries to find a way to free Jane from the Q and send her back to her time.
I think this was cute and sexy sapphic romcom. It kind of reminds me of The Lakehouse and I think this concept is interesting. Sorry for sounding cliché, but the city was definitely a supporting character in this story. I loved the relationship August develops with her roommates, co-workers, neighbor, and Jane. She went from almost being alone to having a whole village supporting and loving her. The whole book is a corny, cliché, wholesome NYC story.
I think the story runs on just a little too long for my liking, I could feel it lost some of its steam about 65% of the way through and picking back up around 80%. The cover was definitely deceiving! I thought this was a clean romance, and it definitely wasn't! I loved Jane and I appreciate her punk feminist cinnamon roll attitude. I do think August was rather bland until the very end of the story. I appreciate the queerness that's just oozing from this story.
I was deeply disappointed in the comment about racism not being as big of an issue in 2020, ESPECIALLY since Jane is Chinese-American and this book was published in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. I can understand that August is a young privileged white woman (and I think this was pointed out) who wouldn't experience acts of bigotry firsthand in a city that (for the most part) is accepting of her bisexuality, but come on dude.
It's also a little disturbing how much sex they were able to have on the subway. I hope you're comfortable with semi-public sex cause that's all their encounters are. Also, the scientific explanation on what happened with Jane and their plan to return her to her time was clunky and repetitive.
I would definitely recommend this story.
August is a cynical 23-year-old that doesn't believe in magic or emotional attachments. She's transferred to several colleges and just landed at Columbia on her journey. Her mother is an amateur private investigator who has been obsessed with solving her brothers disappearance for nearly fifty years. She raised August as her little accomplice and now she has a sense of detachment and a bunch of criminal-adjacent skills. She quickly finds an apartment with three quirky roommates that accept her immediately with open arms. With their help she lands a waitressing job at a 24-hour diner (a neighbor staple) that opened in 1976. After a rough shift, she meets larger than life, beautiful, badass Jane on the subway. By some miracle they keep running into each other on the Q. Slowly, their feelings for one another begins to grow. It becomes obvious that it was impossible that August should run into Jane every time she's on the subway. She discovers that Jane in displaced in time from the late 1970s and with the help of her roommates, she tries to find a way to free Jane from the Q and send her back to her time.
I think this was cute and sexy sapphic romcom. It kind of reminds me of The Lakehouse and I think this concept is interesting. Sorry for sounding cliché, but the city was definitely a supporting character in this story. I loved the relationship August develops with her roommates, co-workers, neighbor, and Jane. She went from almost being alone to having a whole village supporting and loving her. The whole book is a corny, cliché, wholesome NYC story.
I think the story runs on just a little too long for my liking, I could feel it lost some of its steam about 65% of the way through and picking back up around 80%. The cover was definitely deceiving! I thought this was a clean romance, and it definitely wasn't! I loved Jane and I appreciate her punk feminist cinnamon roll attitude. I do think August was rather bland until the very end of the story. I appreciate the queerness that's just oozing from this story.
I was deeply disappointed in the comment about racism not being as big of an issue in 2020, ESPECIALLY since Jane is Chinese-American and this book was published in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. I can understand that August is a young privileged white woman (and I think this was pointed out) who wouldn't experience acts of bigotry firsthand in a city that (for the most part) is accepting of her bisexuality, but come on dude.
It's also a little disturbing how much sex they were able to have on the subway. I hope you're comfortable with semi-public sex cause that's all their encounters are. Also, the scientific explanation on what happened with Jane and their plan to return her to her time was clunky and repetitive.
I would definitely recommend this story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Biphobia, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Xenophobia
maevemil's review against another edition
hopeful
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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent
v1l25's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Violence and Xenophobia
Minor: Car accident