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One Last Stop: Der letzte Halt ist erst der Anfang by Casey McQuiston
295 reviews
katbotelho's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Made me want to rip my hair out. Plot makes no sense. Characters were boring and I didn’t care about any of them. Writing style filled with euphemisms. Final note: people who engage in intense PDA on public transportation are truly the worst.
Content Warnings
Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism
teslis's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is the second book of the year for the bookclub!
In the beginning I really liked it, but then during the middle I didn’t love is as much after talking to a friend about the book. But then later on I liked it again, but (!) the end, I’m sorry but it made me disappointed! I had hope for at least five other ways the book could end on that I thought would be a more real end but it was still interesting to read!
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t picture the characters appearance a lot of the time :( and I mixed up Nico and Was which was annoying!
It was a nice book to read and discuss with friends about! I didn’t love it but it was still a good book!
Took me exactly 11 hours to read!
In the beginning I really liked it, but then during the middle I didn’t love is as much after talking to a friend about the book. But then later on I liked it again, but (!) the end, I’m sorry but it made me disappointed! I had hope for at least five other ways the book could end on that I thought would be a more real end but it was still interesting to read!
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t picture the characters appearance a lot of the time :( and I mixed up Nico and Was which was annoying!
It was a nice book to read and discuss with friends about! I didn’t love it but it was still a good book!
Took me exactly 11 hours to read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Hate crime, and Drug use
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Alcohol, Car accident, Hate crime, and Homophobia
stormeno's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Hate crime
luananki's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
4.25
i might be biased bc i read my partner’s annotated version but i completely forgot how much of a sucker i am for wattpad-y romcoms sometimes. i enjoyed one last stop a lot. it left me with tears in my eyes, trying not to laugh out loud in the train and on the edge of my seat. i had so much fun with it, the only aspects that don’t sit right with me are the sex and making out scenes in the train but i guess it was to be expected and at the end that’s just where the story unfolded itself. also, the chapters could’ve been kept shorter, imo
but all in all, fun read
but all in all, fun read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia
Moderate: Death, Grief, Racism, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
5.0
As always i bloody adore this book to pieces. This is my first re read and I was actually annotating my copy for a very special girl I hope to gift it too when I see them.
It made me have all the feels. The queer joy. The love. It’s like a hug and a breathe of fresh air at the same time. Even when it’s tense. I adore this book.
It made me have all the feels. The queer joy. The love. It’s like a hug and a breathe of fresh air at the same time. Even when it’s tense. I adore this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Cursing, Police brutality, Abandonment, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism
cgirats's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
It feels so odd that Jane, the love interest, is conceptually far more interesting than August- yet August is the central perspective and Jane is written to have no autonomy whatsoever. August isn't terribly written character, but I found her so unlikable by virtue of being the main character.
I'd forgive the book for trying to be a "lighthearted" read or whatever, but the implications of Jane's circumstances/experiences, and the references to real life tragedies that queer people faced- I have to wonder, why was this the premise for a romcom? I don't find it disgusting or immoral, just an extremely odd decision. I do not understand this book.
Also, whatever the humor style in this book is... I do not care for it.
I'd forgive the book for trying to be a "lighthearted" read or whatever, but the implications of Jane's circumstances/experiences, and the references to real life tragedies that queer people faced- I have to wonder, why was this the premise for a romcom? I don't find it disgusting or immoral, just an extremely odd decision. I do not understand this book.
Also, whatever the humor style in this book is... I do not care for it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism
literarylocd's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
hmm
It’s so hard to write a book where every other character is way more interesting than your main character. And yet…
It’s so hard to write a book where every other character is way more interesting than your main character. And yet…
August was so meh. Like incredibly so. And the mystery around Jane got boring 30% of the way in and she just felt like an empty vessel.
AND Jane being hate crimed and then August asking her if she’s a) called the feds, and b) telling her that most people aren’t racist/homophobic anymore. very very white girl tone deaf. We need to remember that we need to be INTERSECTIONAL. The white queer experience is not the QBIPOC experience and it never will be.
AND Jane being hate crimed and then August asking her if she’s a) called the feds, and b) telling her that most people aren’t racist/homophobic anymore. very very white girl tone deaf. We need to remember that we need to be INTERSECTIONAL. The white queer experience is not the QBIPOC experience and it never will be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Hate crime
anna_hepworth's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
Anyone who gets told this is a romcom is being sold a bill of goods. Sure, there are romcom elements, but there are also some pretty harrowing events discussed, including hate crimes, and young men dying of AIDS in the 1980s.
Having said that, this worked really well for me. The person out of time (Biyu Su/Jane Su), the confusion as to who they are, the weird family dynamics for our viewpoint character (August) which should have been triggering but weren't (this is very specific to my family history, and I would not expect it to be an issue for others) and the reasons that August is in New York (and their living situation and housemate) added up to something a bit more than a romance, and something less stressful than a thriller. Knowing it was a romance meant that I could read on in the comfortable knowledge that it would work, and I didn't need to try and work out how.
And I absolutely loved the bits about trying to work out Jane's history, who she had been, where she had been, and how she linked in with August. Why it was the August getting on the train that Jane is haunting was such an important catalyst.
Having said that, this worked really well for me. The person out of time (Biyu Su/Jane Su), the confusion as to who they are, the weird family dynamics for our viewpoint character (August) which should have been triggering but weren't (this is very specific to my family history, and I would not expect it to be an issue for others) and the reasons that August is in New York (and their living situation and housemate) added up to something a bit more than a romance, and something less stressful than a thriller. Knowing it was a romance meant that I could read on in the comfortable knowledge that it would work, and I didn't need to try and work out how.
And I absolutely loved the bits about trying to work out Jane's history, who she had been, where she had been, and how she linked in with August. Why it was the August getting on the train that Jane is haunting was such an important catalyst.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
Minor: Hate crime
immovabletype's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.25
I started this book three months ago, at what would turn out to be the tail end of a long-ass reading slump, and that's a shame because it deserves to be read in one fell swoop, not me picking it up where I left off having forgotten details. so I'd like to reread it someday and take it all in at once. this felt much more grounded to me than McQuiston's first book, Red, White & Royal Blue (which was something I complained about at the time in my review of the ARC), which is kind of funny because that one was ostensibly grounded in reality while this one has time travel. but I'm really glad because it serves the novel very well, and McQuiston is good at grounded versus the overwrought antics of RWRB (there's a bit of that in here but it's minimally used for humor, as it should be, not leading the story). this is what all romance novels should strive to be, and I say that as someone who enjoys romance. so fully realized that the romance serves the characters instead of the other way around.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Grief, and Death
Minor: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime