![]() The moments in this novel where she’s truly at ease and laughing with her friends are some of the most beautiful. But throughout the course of the novel, as she begins to open up to Jane and her roommates, as well as New York City itself, her more vulnerable and personable side shines through. She’s also crippled by fear and questions of personal identity, aspects that make her a really relatable protagonist (especially in today’s world). She learned early on that attachments and expectations only lead to heartache and pain. She’s a textbook “Marshmallow” who pushes everyone away in order to save herself from pain, but she’s incredibly sensitive and a fierce friend to those she lets in.Īugust is a cynical loner who has purposefully gone through life without attachments. ![]() ![]() When we first meet August in One Last Stop, she’s very much a Veronica Mars-type: Deeply entrenched in a life-altering mystery with her single parent, but also looking for space to figure out who she is separate from that. ![]()
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