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Una última parada by Casey McQuiston

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peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

Time travel, the subway and saphic romance, what more is there. Very emotional and well writen love story. The amount of detail about the 70's and 80's queer protests was so good. I loved feeling like a part of this little queer family.

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vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

Started reading this on the subway during my last minute solo trip to New York, which felt apt. Also, definitely missed my stop.

4.5 something about the way CMQ writes 20-something characters having existential and identity crises has been really hitting these days (┬┬﹏┬┬)

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ninascozydayreads's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

5.0

This can either be a very short, or long review.

Short review: a TikTok/Instagram favorite that absolutely lived up to its hype.

Longer review:

It has been a few months since I finished this book in absolute record time because I couldn’t put it down. It might also have been the change of scene; a very simple, somewhat light-hearted romance that had followed a streak of hefty non-fiction and literary fiction. Either way, that doesn’t change the fact that I absolutely adored and loved this book.

For starters, a story about a seemingly impossible love and a girl stuck on the New York City subway since the 1980s? I mean, c’mon! What’s not to love? For reference, I love magical realism, so that whole ‘1980s lesbian stuck in modern times’ is automatically something that just works for me. But I also thought it was executed very well; the way the whole mystery played out. It was interesting, and sure it’s impossible but I still had a feeling like I was reading any romcom, with just a touch of magic.

Any cast that has this many queer and diverse characters is automatically a win in my book, especially when the characters themselves are also as lovable as the ones in this book. If it wasn’t set in the regular world, I would almost call it a queer normative world. I would genuinely read a book with every single one of them in the lead, but I guess I will settle for them being supporting characters in this book. Every character was worked out really well, some smaller characters maybe edging to a type, but that didn’t bother me. Especially the housemates I found really interesting, with so much depth and layers. Plus, they were all just fun to read about.

And this book definitely has to be commended for being an ode to the LGBTQ+-community back when it all started, way back in the 80s. I loved seeing Jane realise that it isn’t like it used to be, that she could technically walk out on the street and not get harassed for being gay. And in a similar vein, I loved how it acknowledged that things weren’t always like that, that it acknowledged our history and took time to talk about that as well.

One last thing, the book was also well-written. The text flowed nicely and I found myself really immersed in the story.

All in all, McQuiston did a wonderful job with this book and I can’t wait to read more by her.

PS. There is one point of criticism that I have with this book: why, oh god why, would you have sex on the subway?

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bean_7088's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Two girls, sitting on a train, making out cuz they're definitely gay.

Fun little mystery. It was quite slow, there were some bits that got picked up and dropped few times. I did enjoy it for the most part, but it think it would have benefited from some tighter editing.

Jane was cool and great. I wish she was my gay mom.

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the_true_monroe's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.5

I am wary of books and movies that play around with the concept of time as they can either make me very disappointed and frustrated or they can intrigue and excite me- the former is occurs more often. This book though was the latter! I have so many unanswered questions and some confusion though that I probably will think about for so long.

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adyn's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.0

Overall a fun read that I would recommend! Very coming of age (particularly queer coming of age). Because of the pacing I feel like this could be a good book to get out of a reading slump, even though it's not exactly a short book. I loved the combination of characters and the way it felt like they all fit together perfectly, especially Niko and Myla (psychic + sci-fi nerd artist both helping to solve this wacky timey-wimey mystery? yes please) The vibes were just super fun and wholesome, with a decent mix of introspection and personal growth. It kind of dragged on for a bit about 3/4 of the way through in my opinion, which made the end a bit less satisfying, but I still enjoyed it. There were some parts that were steamier than I expected, but I guess it is a romance novel after all, I just wish I had been a bit better prepared for them.

Was not a fan of how August and Jane went straight to having sex again after Jane came back... like I get it, and August did talk about how the first thing she wanted to do if Jane got off the subway was take her home, but I was also so invested in the Billy's fundraiser and celebration and it kind of bummed me out that that part got cut short.

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eegekay's review against another edition

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emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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sxndaze's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.0

a super fun concept and a gorgeous sapphic romance!! all of the relationships are so fun, and i love how august has such distinct connections with each character.

excited to read more from cmq!

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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This was an incredible read. it really felt like a love story to 70’s queer history told in a way that brings it to the present. Casey’s characters are always people you want to root for, regardless of what is going on. She also managed to make it feel like we inhabited all the place in the story and befriended all of the characters. A really fun read!

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capacity4wonder's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Some of the most accurate and relatable depictions of queer life, spaces, households, and love I've ever seen. This book is alive with colour I've experienced in my own life or wish to experience one day. It pays tribute to the generations of queer people before us who have made it possible for us to live more freely than we have in recent history (even though there's a long way to go).

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