Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

807 reviews

kaygee_reads's review against another edition

slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Vomit

nainz's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

Went into this just expecting a typical romance but was pleasantly surprised by the lighthearted mystery element and sci-fi/magical realism elements. The romance was sweet and well paced and I enjoyed how the author touched on the fight for LGBT rights in the 70s in a way that felt relevant and important. At times it felt like pop culture references were being crammed in to the story just to make it feel funnier/relatable, which got pretty old quickly, but other than that the writing was very good and I enjoyed the read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia

apirlroge's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Minor: Death and Violence

miguelito_juanito's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

matmatmatty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

I was really on the fence about this when I first started but my god, I loved this.

This is the story of August - a student who moves to New York for a new start in a new city and Jane - the girl she meets one day on the subway. Except Jane is always on the subway. Only on the subway. And has been that way since 1970s.

Trying to figure out what happened to her while seeing these two fall in love - I literally am tearing up just thinking about it.

If you're looking for something with a mystery and really decent characters that seem like real people, then check this out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia

acasiamae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

Minor: Racism

maisie_leigh27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Homophobia and Sexism

Minor: Racism

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism, Death, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Police brutality

veronicakirchner's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

While this book started off pretty slow for me, by the second half I had become so attached to the characters and their storylines that I genuinely couldn’t put it down! I typically don’t prefer romances centered around young adults because I find the people unrelatable and the relationships insignificant. However, the author explored various relationship dynamics in this book to develop depth in these characters that very quickly grew on me. After all, what’s not to love about a big queer found family?! 🌈  The time travel component also helped to raise the stakes, which had me rooting for our protagonists amidst an unpredictable ending.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Death

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Drug use, Biphobia, Blood, and Death

Drug use: descriprion of smoking (cigarettes and marijuana) on page.