Reviews tagging 'Violence'

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

95 reviews

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

strawberry_stupid's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism and Death

snowydaze's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.0

I so badly wanted to like this book. It was so hyped up but unfortunatel I struggled to read it.

Cons-  Jane had no agency, it seemed like she wasn't getting any say in how things went down and August didn't listen to what she had to say at times. There was also the white savior proble  of August trying to fix Jane's problem and telling her at one point that racism *isn't a problem anymore*(or a similar line to that). Which I found to be a disgusting statement considering current and past events. Additionally there were too many plot points that didn't make sense no matter how little I tried to think about it.  It may have been ok if I could've turned my brain off but unfortunately I could not. August was such a terrible character and I found the ending to be unrealistic in some ways. I also just couldn't wrap my head around August being able to ditch work and school for ages and a few other plot points that I won't include here because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone intending to read it. On a final point I found that the sci-fi elements didn't mix well with the contemporary parts of it which is what caused me to have all these issues with it in the first place.

OH YEA there's also that creepy kinda slut shaming bit about August KEEPING TRACK of Jane/Biyu previous partners and being very jealous about it. And also the narrorator and August disregarding the name change near the end of the book to Biyu even after telling her that she'llcall her whatever she wants!

Pro- I enjoyed her roommates significantly more than I liked August. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Biphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

annir's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

toberomanced's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Casey’s done it again! Such a fun read. Although, I think I would’ve preferred reading about the side characters!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

jourdanicus's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

I thought this was a cute story and overall enjoyed it. I was surprised to find that the sex scenes were uh, not for me. Don't get me wrong, I adore queer love and was definitely rooting for August and Jane, but sometimes the lovemaking just seemed like Too Much. That said, this would be a GREAT book for anyone who enjoys a touch of erotica in their romance.

Honestly I would have been happy with a different ending to this book, but I was okay with how it went. I kinda wish the story had included some more supernatural/sci fi elements than just the two (possibly three) characters with "unusual" abilities, or that the world/setting was a bit more fantastical or alternate reality. I think that would've given me the necessary setup to suspend my disbelief a little bit more. All in all, I think this is a good read for fans of romance who want to dabble in sci fi but aren't super into the heavy science type of sci fi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death, Racism, Violence, and Vomit

reinareads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and Grief

make_believer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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 is everything I have ever wanted. The dialogue, the setting, the romance, the found family, everything about this book. It is beautiful, and it is sad, and it feels very real despite the time travel aspect. I think that is one of the reasons that this book works so well. It is asking you to believe that a woman could get stuck on a train for 45 years, but that is also the least interesting thing about Jane. It’s fascinating, but what is more important is Jane’s story, and August’s story, and the effect that they all have on the people around them. This book is at times heartbreaking, and at times hilarious, and sometimes it is both at the same time. I truly cannot recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

rainbowshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death, Violence, and Car accident

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment