Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

21 reviews

stephmcoakley's review

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Deadnaming, Alcoholism, Addiction, Biphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

As always i bloody adore this book to pieces.  This is my first re read and I was actually annotating my copy for a very special girl I hope to gift it too when I see them. 

It made me have all the feels. The queer joy.  The love.  It’s like a hug and a breathe of fresh air at the same time. Even when it’s tense.  I adore this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Cursing, Police brutality, Abandonment, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

kalmia31's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Death

its2early4this's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I'm not sure if I've read a book with such a diverse cast before. If so, this one is still pretty high up there. Gay men, lesbians, at least one bisexual and pansexual person each, at least one trans person, multiple drag queens, mentions of non-binary people and gender non-conformity in general, lots of POC. All-in-all, that aspect of the book is fantastic. While the romance is a major point of the book, it didn't feel like THE focal point, which I enjoyed. I would say that, really, this book was about finding yourself, finding a place to belong, and found family. Equal parts sad and inspiring. I don't have much of anything negative to say about this book. I suppose the pacing felt odd in some places, but that could be because I had to return it mid-read due to holds, and wait to finish it. All-in-all, very worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism, Death of parent, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

headinthepages's review

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I will admit it dragged a little towards the middle but it gripped me again shortly after and I raced to finish it.

This was really easy to read and really engaging, and the magical/sci-fi realism was well done and enjoyable.

I feel like the main theme in this book is love: love of a person, a place, of yourself, family & friends. There’s so much love in the friendships August makes and I adore the people she spends her time with in NYC. The love for NYC is wonderful too. This community and the community in Billy’s diner too. How everyone bands together. The love within the queer community too and unquestioned acceptance of each other as well as the supernatural elements was great.

I think identity, relationships, family, love & loss were all approached really well. The characters were fantastic and I could totally read a spin off book on any of them.

I thought parts of the plot were predictable but I didn’t mind one bit. 

Super queer, super loveable, fun and a wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

kaii_theratgod's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

Okay! Where to start? This book was absolutely amazing. I felt so connected and in love with the characters so quickly. It had that sense of having a blanket wrapped around you. It made me feel happy and sad all the same. Every time Myla talked I swear I was laughing. Niko made me felt safe. Wes made me irritated in a 'I want the best for you' way. August made me feel seen. Jane made me feel protected. Every character made me feel something. Once I started reading and had no interruptions, there was no stopping me in reading this. It kept me interested from start to finish. I also loved that the main character was chubby. It made me so happy to see her body praised and appreciated by someone. To have someone see a chubby girl and still see her as a goddess. Absolutely adored this book. Definitely a new favorite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime, Death, and Police brutality

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Addiction, and Alcoholism

kitheminges's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book. THIS BOOK. It made me feel so much. I’ve been reading a string of excellent books and I think this one takes the cake. So uniquely queer and fun while heartfelt and grounded in truth. Definitely not perfect: August saying to Jane that people being called slurs is not a thing anymore which is just…not true. But overall I really enjoyed this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

chantellimus's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Transphobia, Addiction, Antisemitism, Car accident, Drug use, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Police brutality, and Violence

kbairbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

5.0

Oh my god. This. Is. Everything. Holy shit. Yes. Yes absolutely. Fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Vomit, and Bullying

Minor: Biphobia, Blood, Hate crime, Racism, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Lesbophobia

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

August's roommates were my favorite part, i love the found family trope, which made me a little disappointed with their brief plot line resolutions, but other than that i enjoyed the plot and was satisfied with the ending. i appreciated the writing, it's improved from their debut Red, White & Royal Blue. i was extremely uncomfortable during the public sex scene 😬. 4⅜ stars
cover design review: ★★☆☆☆. yikes, it's just overwhelming. let's count the different typefaces: author name (1), bestselling author (2), title (3), "a novel" (4), Q line symbol (5), and tagline (6). all the different colors, three shades of purplish pink that don't go well together, the "S" is higher than the "TOP" in "STOP", Jane's posture looks stiff and unnatural, just very disappointing. the Spanish edition is gorgeous 😭 and the Portuguese edition is good too, love the art style and the easter eggs from the story but i think the character design is somewhat juvenile

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Violence, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Terminal illness, and Addiction