One Last Stop

“Sometimes the point is to be sad, August. Sometimes you just have to feel it because it deserves to be felt.”
Synopsis
August has a massive crush on the tall, butch lesbian she sees on the Q train, but the course of love never did run smooth, and it turns out Jane is displaced in time from the 1970s and trapped on the train with no memory of her life or how she became trapped. August resolves to help Jane remember and send her home, despite wanting her to stay the more she learns about her.

“August has the sexual prowess of a goldfinch and the emotional vocabulary to match.”
Tropes and Themes

• LGBTQIA+ identity and history
• Found family
• Time travel (kind of)

My Thoughts

• A very cute meet-cute and heart-warming romance
• This is as much a love story to the queer community as it is a love story between August and Jane. August learning from Jane and reflecting upon the hardships endured and fight given by the queer community of the past that led to the freedoms we have today was touching and thought-provoking.
• I loved August's dedication to helping Jane, even if it meant heartbreak for her.
• At times the plot felt a bit overly contrived, but this was only a minor complaint and didn't detract much from my enjoyment.