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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

11 reviews

ollie_again's review

emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Sexual content, Hate crime, Drug use, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death, Racism, Car accident, and Transphobia

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

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

longlost's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

casey mcquiston's writing just... it does something to me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Antisemitism and Car accident

storykath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.0

I definitely understand the hype around this book! I loved the concept, and overall I thought it was well-done. The pace slowed down in the middle, but I was invested enough in the characters by then to keep going. I liked the combination of informal and poetic prose, but you have to be ready to fully jump in to the protagonist's mind to appreciate it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia

Moderate: Abandonment and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Vomit

cindymarieo's review

funny hopeful informative 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Grief, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Transphobia

jennastopreading's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Transphobia and Racism

mryshells's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

irlchaosdemon's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

*insert lady gaga talented, brilliant, incredible meme*

Cmq continues to be an absolute fucking LEGEND

I finished this book last night at 2 am. Im very very tired rn. I do not regret a single thing. It was worth it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, and Murder

caseythereader's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Thanks to St Martin's Press for the free advance copy of this book.

📚 You probably knew it was coming with this review, but basically my review is QUEER SCREAMINGGGGGG!
📚 Jane and August are a couple for the ages - opposites attract, and the chemistry leaps off the page. They feel completely distinct and real and whole, and also meant for each other.
📚 ONE LAST STOP is also very much about love and family, especially queer found family. August's roommates and the others in their orbit are the kind of people who make being queer so great.
📚 It's also about the wonderful incidents of serendipity that can happen when one lives in a big city, which I loved. The corner of New York occupied by Billy's and its family was the kind of city institution that feels like a decades-long hug.
📚 Even knowing that this was a romance novel and thing were going to turn out okay, I still held my breath through much of the book, and cried more than once at the idea that things MIGHT go sideways for August and Jane. Oh no, I'm crying thinking about it now and I've read the dang book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, and Racism