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A review by nightmarelized
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
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? It's complicated
4.0
This book was a genre out of my comfort zone, and something I wanted to explore on. Take my review with a grain of salt.
TLDR: The gayest, and most diverse book I've ever read. Story is quite good. Strange but unique writing style was a bit confusing. Overall enjoyed it.
At first, I found it hard to get into because of the unfamiliar writing style. It's a bit detached, compared to the immersive, movie-like limited third person than I'm used to. But after spending 3 days and 433 pages with it, it grew on me.
There are a lot of modern media references (which make sense in the context of the book). However, despite being the target audience age, I didn't know most of them. It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, but there has to be a lot of jokes and references I missed do to that.
The pacing is hard to follow at times. I had several moments where I had to backtrack to understand what's happening due to the perspective not being strictly linear. There's often long unmarked time skips that left me confused.
The chapters are quite long, and some part felt as if it is read out of breath. With long sentences explaining events that happened over days. The narrator often grazes over events in montage-like past tense. Some action beats' descriptions spans so long I had forgotten what was the last sentence spoken by the characters in real time.
I don't know if this is the way this author writes, or a choice specifically for this book. At the end, I didn't mind it as much as I thought it would at the start. It's sort of fitting to have this detached narrator when the perspective character is overly analytical and self-deceptive herself.
The main couple is great. However, the side characters are not to be looked over. They are as sweet and loving as the main couple. They are all weird, quirky, and fun in their own rights. This book have plenty of representation of the LGBTQ community without making the characters about them.
This book is worth a go if you like found family tropes.
I see a lot of reviews talking about they weren't a fan of the supernatural part of this book. But as a fantasy reader, I saw that as a chance to dip my foot into romcom. I did enjoy that bit. It felt cliché at times, and didn't make THAT much sense... not to the point of cringe though. The book wouldn't be the same without it.
I loved the ending. I don't want to spoil anything. It is as sweet as it can be.
Oh and Jane is really hot, hope that sells it.
TLDR: The gayest, and most diverse book I've ever read. Story is quite good. Strange but unique writing style was a bit confusing. Overall enjoyed it.
At first, I found it hard to get into because of the unfamiliar writing style. It's a bit detached, compared to the immersive, movie-like limited third person than I'm used to. But after spending 3 days and 433 pages with it, it grew on me.
There are a lot of modern media references (which make sense in the context of the book). However, despite being the target audience age, I didn't know most of them. It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, but there has to be a lot of jokes and references I missed do to that.
The pacing is hard to follow at times. I had several moments where I had to backtrack to understand what's happening due to the perspective not being strictly linear. There's often long unmarked time skips that left me confused.
The chapters are quite long, and some part felt as if it is read out of breath. With long sentences explaining events that happened over days. The narrator often grazes over events in montage-like past tense. Some action beats' descriptions spans so long I had forgotten what was the last sentence spoken by the characters in real time.
I don't know if this is the way this author writes, or a choice specifically for this book. At the end, I didn't mind it as much as I thought it would at the start. It's sort of fitting to have this detached narrator when the perspective character is overly analytical and self-deceptive herself.
The main couple is great. However, the side characters are not to be looked over. They are as sweet and loving as the main couple. They are all weird, quirky, and fun in their own rights. This book have plenty of representation of the LGBTQ community without making the characters about them.
This book is worth a go if you like found family tropes.
I see a lot of reviews talking about they weren't a fan of the supernatural part of this book. But as a fantasy reader, I saw that as a chance to dip my foot into romcom. I did enjoy that bit. It felt cliché at times, and didn't make THAT much sense... not to the point of cringe though. The book wouldn't be the same without it.
I loved the ending. I don't want to spoil anything. It is as sweet as it can be.
Oh and Jane is really hot, hope that sells it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Hate crime, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury