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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

68 reviews

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

This has immediately shot to the position of one of my favourite books of the year. I completely fell in love with this slightly-worn-at-the-edges Brooklyn apartment building full of wonderful misfits, and the family that August finds in New York.

August's back story is intriguing and really builds her character brilliantly, while the mystery of Jane plays to her natural curiosity and had me flying through the pages. I was desperate to solve all of the puzzles that manifest in the story, and delighted every time a piece slipped into place.

The writing is so light and easy, but also brilliant, poetic and funny. I adore McQuiston's way with words and how she just pulls you utterly into her stories. And one of my favourite things about this (and Red, White and Royal Blue) is the way she describes falling in love. But love of any kind; in One Last Stop, the way August finally finds her tribe is just as beautiful as the incredible desire she feels for Jane. And for all of it we are right beside her, feeling it all and loving August and every character all the more for it.

I think I preferred this to Red, White and Royal Blue because rather than just great characters and a great story, it was the entire world I adored. Don't get me wrong, they're both AMAZING, but something about the joy and the longing and the hope and the ridiculous amount of cool in One Last Stop just got under my skin and settled there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Homophobia

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Outing

alexreads111's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad slow-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

I really enjoyed this book, it was well worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

danielle_n's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Hate crime

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

deliriah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

Before reading, I knew nothing but the book blurb on Libby, that a few friends had liked it, and that I had liked Red, White, and Royal Blue. I was expecting it to be a  Very good, but straightforward adult romance much like Red, White, and Royal Blue, but instead it has a whole mystery piece and a sci-fi piece and a queer history piece and found family piece and yes, it’s a contemporary romance too, but it’s so many things at once that it absolutely nails the so specific it’s universal without being straight up predictable tropes. In short, thank you, Casey McQuiston for combining all of my favorite genres and writing a book that is much much more than it seems in both light and deep ways. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Transphobia, Car accident, and Alcohol

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