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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

26 reviews

kaii_theratgod's review against another edition

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: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, and Police brutality

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Racism

kitheminges's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

chantellimus's review against another edition

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

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

kbairbooks's review against another edition

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: Bullying, Homophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Car accident, 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, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

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

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

nicamooch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

I know relatability to a character isn’t everything but there is something special in connecting with a character and their experiences, especially when it isn’t one you’ve gotten to see depicted before. It’s just nice to read about a 23yo who doesn’t have shit worked out, who is afraid of graduating, who has no experience in love, who’s working for the first time, living in a big city away from all she knows—that isolation, being miles away from anyone who not only knows you but also /cares/ about you. Being broke af, being tempted to skip class on days that start off wrong or just wanting to spend some more time with friends.  Making friends, especially close friends, when you’ve never really had any and don’t know how (I absolutely adore the found family in this book).

Moving to a city and having to take public transport everyday—falling in love with a stranger over a train ride and forgetting they exist once you alight. 

Having a crush and just, a very deep infatuation for the first time—gosh August and Jane were so cute and the audiobook narrator for this book emotes August’s inner thoughts phenomenally. 

I loved this book! I don’t typically choose to read contemporary romance but this one has a (paranormal-ish) twist! And the mystery was good and the character relationships & friendships were 💛💛💛 & I cried so much in the last quarter 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Car accident

davyjones's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Death, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

compostbin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

This was really wonderful. It's hard to go wrong for me in terms of an uplifting queer romance that emphasizes community and the inherent right each human has to be unconditionally loved, but I nonetheless appreciated this story for encompassing that. (It was also lovely to get that kind of character-focused story packaged in a relatively plot-focused way, with a few fun [if predictable] twists). This was the kind of comfort novel that perfectly captures the magic/terror/suspense/wonder of falling in love and that, while not totally avoiding the tendency for romance stories to overly rely on maddeningly easy-to-address miscommunications to introduce drama, utilizes that trope in the least frustrating way I've ever seen it used. (A huge compliment from someone who loves romance novels but HATES plot elements that could have been avoided IF THEY JUST FRICKING TALKED... Point being: this book wasn't annoying.) I may not be rushing to reread this (it was sexy and lovely and emotional, but it didn't give me the vibe, necessarily, of offering something totally new with every reread), but I would absolutely recommend this to anyone looking for a queer love story that's a fairly quick read (despite its bulk) and that still packs an emotional punch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

renuka__'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I am struggling to find the right words to describe this book which I ripped through in 2 days. The story, the drama, the romance… it was beautiful and heart tugging and funny and sad and every emotion that a rollercoaster of a love story can bring. I saw a lot of myself in both August and Jane, and it was incredible seeing such a whirlwind of a story with such powerful queer characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

sunflowerduck's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

I absolutely loved this book and I want a Subway girlfriend. Also those spicy scenes were wonderful, just how I like them ;)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Racism, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol