The Good:

I adored this book. Every second of it was immersive and delightful. I loved the writing, I loved the characters, I loved the relationships. There were moments of surprisingly quippy humor and there were some seriously deep emotional moments. Though the time travel aspect was a bit of a surprise for me (oops) I found it worked perfectly with the story. It was done well, and it made sense to me. The steamy scenes are very well written, and I felt like Jane and August’s romance was built up perfectly. It hit a lot of beats close to home for sapphic relationships. This is definitely one of those books I wish I could wipe my memory of and enjoy over and over again.

The Meh:

I would say the only thing that didn’t quite work for me was the connection between August and Jane. This is a criticism I’ve brought up a few times in some of my most recent reads: not everything needs to be connected. For myself, I find that unnecessary connections for “emotional impact” actually lessens the emotional impact.

Final Thoughts:

This was the perfect queer romance for me to read this summer. I gushed a lot during my “the good” section but I’m not sure I can quite explain the emotional catharsis of reading this book. There’s just something about reading a book about a 70’s queer meeting modern queers and discovering all the wonderful things that we can do now.