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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

148 reviews

cateemma's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

When I first started this book I thought I would slowly read it/listen to it while working & just take my time. Little did I know, after the first couple chapters, I just couldn’t put it down! I fell in love with August & Jane, & the mystery that is Jane. It was intriguing, & I couldn’t wait for the story to continue! It brought a bit of fantasy into my romance books, instead of the usual romance in my fantasy books; it was amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Lesbophobia, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Stalking, Police brutality, and Racism

kappafrog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

I really loved this book. The writing was great, the cast of characters sparkled off the page, and the mysteries were really fun with a slow build to unraveling them all. I loved the steamy romance. This book made me feel more confident as a queer woman. It made it easier to imagine a community and I loved the found family. I was totally absorbed while I was reading it and while I had a few quibbles, overall I found it a wonderful world to escape into with a fresh and fun concept.

Edit: dropping my review from 4.5 to 4. When the excitement of being in the story has worn off I have a few more criticisms of some of the racial dynamics in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Grief, Death, Hate crime, Police brutality, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death of parent, Blood, Vomit, and Misogyny

peggy_racham's review

5.0

Time travel, the subway and saphic romance, what more is there. Very emotional and well writen love story. The amount of detail about the 70's and 80's queer protests was so good. I loved feeling like a part of this little queer family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Police brutality, Homophobia, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

Minor: Cursing, Addiction, Car accident, and Death

vaguely_pink's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

 Started reading this on the subway during my last minute solo trip to New York, which felt apt. Also, definitely missed my stop.

4.5 something about the way CMQ writes 20-something characters having existential and identity crises has been really hitting these days (┬┬﹏┬┬) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Hate crime, Racism, Transphobia, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

I am wary of books and movies that play around with the concept of time as they can either make me very disappointed and frustrated or they can intrigue and excite me- the former is occurs more often. This book though was the latter! I have so many unanswered questions and some confusion though that I probably will think about for so long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Homophobia, Death, Grief, Hate crime, and Alcohol

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Excrement, Animal death, Drug use, and Classism

sxndaze's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

a super fun concept and a gorgeous sapphic romance!! all of the relationships are so fun, and i love how august has such distinct connections with each character. 

excited to read more from cmq!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Car accident, Drug use, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Abandonment, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Racism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Alcoholism, Grief, Classism, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Biphobia

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

If anything the representation in this book is on point. Though homophobia and racism is mentioned, it's not the main focus on the book. If anything Casey MqCuiston gave us a story where people's background can be casually mentioned. No big deal, no big drama.

This is a queer romance that shows us all aspects of falling in love with someone. From the denial to the fear of losing them. From pure joy to the insecurities that come along with letting someone close. 

I am also super happy about how there are plenty of hints to the people from the LGBTQIA+ community who fought so hard for our rights and freedom. Not the mention the ode to drag queens. They are portrayed as openhearted, protective, loving and determinated people instead of bitches. Casey has shown us how the community can be such a warm and welcoming place. 

I also love how even side-characters get a background story. They aren't just some decoration for the story. There is a depth to them that makes everything more realistic even when the author plays with timelines. 

There are only a few minor things that bugged me just a little. The first part of the story has plenty of scenes (sometimes super random ones) where the focus is on August's virginity. I know society portrays virginity as a shame once you reach a certain age. Yet I felt weird when reading how the character shames herself on this and there isn't much else done with it. At least I didn't feel like a lot was done to this. 

I also feel as if some things conveniently happened when the characters were facing a problem. Sometimes it felt too convenient to me. 

However those two elements are literally the only thing that bugged me throughout this book. I would highly recommend this books if you want queer romance, a diverse cast of characters and a bit of a mindfuck. Heck, I wasn't able to put down the book for the last 100 pages because I was absolutely hooked and needed to know how the mystery would be taken care of... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Racism, Grief, Drug use, and Homophobia