Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

One Last Stop: Der letzte Halt ist erst der Anfang by Casey McQuiston

113 reviews

hayleythegoose'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Cursing

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Grief, Police brutality, Abandonment, Car accident, and Violence

kaii_theratgod's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Okay! Where to start? This book was absolutely amazing. I felt so connected and in love with the characters so quickly. It had that sense of having a blanket wrapped around you. It made me feel happy and sad all the same. Every time Myla talked I swear I was laughing. Niko made me felt safe. Wes made me irritated in a 'I want the best for you' way. August made me feel seen. Jane made me feel protected. Every character made me feel something. Once I started reading and had no interruptions, there was no stopping me in reading this. It kept me interested from start to finish. I also loved that the main character was chubby. It made me so happy to see her body praised and appreciated by someone. To have someone see a chubby girl and still see her as a goddess. Absolutely adored this book. Definitely a new favorite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime, Death, and Police brutality

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Addiction, and Alcoholism

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

A New Girl vibe + A Schitt's Creek cast + Lesbians = one happy reader. I grinned, giggled, laughed out loud, and stifled reactions in public because of this book. I felt some type of way about reading certain scenes at work and kept reading anyway because I was not hitting pause on this story for love or money. Pancake Billy's House of Pancakes was a magical setting with a feeling that I can only dream of transposing onto my own stories, and the characters were either helplessly lovable or comically despisable.

The ending felt a bit self-indulgent, but I'm willing to let that slide because of how enjoyable the whole reading experience was.

This was an incredible world to get lost in, especially during Pride month. I'm glad to have spent time in it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Hate crime

Minor: Death, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

zoecjohnson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, and Car accident

blewballoon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I went into this knowing absolutely nothing about it besides that it was by the same author as "Red, White and Royal Blue," which I liked. I am glad I went into it this way and was able to speculate about more aspects of the book than if I had read the summary or any of the reviews. I loved the romance, I loved the sense that something out of the ordinary was happening, I loved the mysteries, I loved the found family vibes of the apartment and the restaurant. This set the bar high for me with romance and captures well what I like out of a romance novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Hate crime, Police brutality, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Racism

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.25

Love how this book shows how amazing is a queer community, I did not expect that the book about time traveling will be interesting. But it is. I love some of the characters. But I wish the ending was a bit darker, but overall it's still a good book and very informative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Racial slurs, Classism, Biphobia, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Drug use, and Police brutality

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Bullying

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Vomit, Abandonment, Grief, Hate crime, and Police brutality

kitheminges's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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. THIS BOOK. It made me feel so much. I’ve been reading a string of excellent books and I think this one takes the cake. So uniquely queer and fun while heartfelt and grounded in truth. Definitely not perfect: August saying to Jane that people being called slurs is not a thing anymore which is just…not true. But overall I really enjoyed this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

chantellimus's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Transphobia, Addiction, Antisemitism, Car accident, Drug use, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Police brutality, and Violence

littleflowerfairy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, Grief, Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

Minor: Car accident, Racism, and Police brutality