Happy Pub Day!

August is a 23-year-old, bisexual woman who has just moved to New York City. She’s super cynical and likes to go through life alone. She doesn’t see how her eccentric roommates and job at a 24-hour pancake diner could change that. Then she meets Jane on her subway commute.

Jane is beautiful and mysterious and has this edgy punk rocker vibe. August is drawn to her and looks forward to her daily commute so she can see her. Then August realizes that Jane isn’t from this time. She’s literally displaced from the 1970’s and can’t get off the train. Maybe it’s time August starts believing in something so she can help Jane.

I really enjoyed this story. It’s a fun LGBTQ+ romance with some magical realism thrown in. Being from NY originally, I really loved the setting. August was written so realistically, and I enjoyed her relationship with Jane.

The best part of the book was all the secondary characters. The roommates and the diner employees were all fantastically written. I loved the scenes that included them. The character development was great for all of the characters.

The one negative I had was that I found the premise a little far fetched and was surprised this book wasn’t classified as magical realism. You really need to have an open mind when going into this one.

I listened to the audiobook and thought the the narrator, Natalie Naudus did an incredible job. You could feel her emotions while listening.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.