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One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston
She could live another fifty years, love and leave a hundred cities, press her fingers into a thousand turnstiles and plane tickets, and Jane would still be there at the bottom of her heart. The girl in Brooklyn she just can't shake
Y'ALL. THIS BOOK. One Last Stop was my most anticipated release of 2021 and it did not disappoint!
The story told in the book is August's. She is newly landed in New York, freshly arrived in a new apartment shared with 3 other people, a statue and a dog. She's found a job in a diner, made friends quickly and is now a full-time functioning adult. On her way to school, she meets a girl on the Q train. And then this girl, Jane, is on every Q train August found herself on. And that's where our story begins.
This book was absolutely everything I wanted.
What I loved about this book :
found family : The "found family" trope was something I acknowledged but never loved more than that. The book converted me to this trope. The love and support that could be felt between the characters was heartwarming and so comforting. I just loved them all so much and I want to hug them indefinitely.
August : The main character is often 50/50 as to will I like them. But August was amazing. She was so relatable. As a mid/plus sized (it's not really specified more than that), 23 y/o university student, I really saw myself in August. I also really related to her worries about the future and the feeling of being kind of lost as to who she is. OLS also tells the story of August finding herself and it was really well done.
the mystery : OLS is mainly a contemporary lgbtq romance. But it's also kind of a mystery tackling time travel and mystery investigations. As someone who's not into sci-fi, I thought the science behind the time traveling aspect of the plot was really well explained and totally accessible to everyone even if they're not a fan of science-fiction. It thickened the plot and made it really rich and complex.
the diversity/representation : almost every character in this book is a part of the lgbtqia+ community. and it's just normal. It felt very refreshing to read. A lot of the characters are also POC. and it was also normalized. It was so good.
What I loved less in this book :
.... honestly, right now, I can't think about anything. I just loved this book. The pacing of the plot was great; every character was fully developed (they had all their goals, and personality); I believed every relationship presented in this book; I was rooting so hard for August and Jane.
This is a comfort read. One Last Stop was just plain amazing. I loved RWRB, and I loved One Last Stop. Casey McQuiston has this way of writing relatable new adult stories that feel real, that are relatable and that warms the heart.
Y'ALL. THIS BOOK. One Last Stop was my most anticipated release of 2021 and it did not disappoint!
The story told in the book is August's. She is newly landed in New York, freshly arrived in a new apartment shared with 3 other people, a statue and a dog. She's found a job in a diner, made friends quickly and is now a full-time functioning adult. On her way to school, she meets a girl on the Q train. And then this girl, Jane, is on every Q train August found herself on. And that's where our story begins.
This book was absolutely everything I wanted.
What I loved about this book :
found family : The "found family" trope was something I acknowledged but never loved more than that. The book converted me to this trope. The love and support that could be felt between the characters was heartwarming and so comforting. I just loved them all so much and I want to hug them indefinitely.
August : The main character is often 50/50 as to will I like them. But August was amazing. She was so relatable. As a mid/plus sized (it's not really specified more than that), 23 y/o university student, I really saw myself in August. I also really related to her worries about the future and the feeling of being kind of lost as to who she is. OLS also tells the story of August finding herself and it was really well done.
the mystery : OLS is mainly a contemporary lgbtq romance. But it's also kind of a mystery tackling time travel and mystery investigations. As someone who's not into sci-fi, I thought the science behind the time traveling aspect of the plot was really well explained and totally accessible to everyone even if they're not a fan of science-fiction. It thickened the plot and made it really rich and complex.
the diversity/representation : almost every character in this book is a part of the lgbtqia+ community. and it's just normal. It felt very refreshing to read. A lot of the characters are also POC. and it was also normalized. It was so good.
What I loved less in this book :
.... honestly, right now, I can't think about anything. I just loved this book. The pacing of the plot was great; every character was fully developed (they had all their goals, and personality); I believed every relationship presented in this book; I was rooting so hard for August and Jane.
This is a comfort read. One Last Stop was just plain amazing. I loved RWRB, and I loved One Last Stop. Casey McQuiston has this way of writing relatable new adult stories that feel real, that are relatable and that warms the heart.