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Una última parada by Casey McQuiston

26 reviews

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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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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

3.0

I don’t know how to feel about a sci-fi romance like this, if I’m being honest. The premise felt unrealistic and a bit difficult to wrap my head around with all the space time continuum stuff going on but the characters are beautifully written, unique, and loveable as all hell. The love stories are sweet & strong. The found family in this book is so genuine and real. I just wish the main thread of the story wasn’t about traveling through time.

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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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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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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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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

August's roommates were my favorite part, i love the found family trope, which made me a little disappointed with their brief plot line resolutions, but other than that i enjoyed the plot and was satisfied with the ending. i appreciated the writing, it's improved from their debut Red, White & Royal Blue. i was extremely uncomfortable during the public sex scene 😬. 4⅜ stars
cover design review: ★★☆☆☆. yikes, it's just overwhelming. let's count the different typefaces: author name (1), bestselling author (2), title (3), "a novel" (4), Q line symbol (5), and tagline (6). all the different colors, three shades of purplish pink that don't go well together, the "S" is higher than the "TOP" in "STOP", Jane's posture looks stiff and unnatural, just very disappointing. the Spanish edition is gorgeous 😭 and the Portuguese edition is good too, love the art style and the easter eggs from the story but i think the character design is somewhat juvenile

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Second read review:
In my second read review, I'll be putting the parts of the book that I put on my reading journal because I have no words to explain it separately and I wasn't able to take note of things in my first read.

All y'all have to know is, I'm never changing my rate in this book. I STILL love it.

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Page 1 - SEEKING YOUNG SINGLE ROOMMATE FOR 3BR APARTMENT UPSTAIRS, 6TH FLOOR. $700/MO. MUST BE QUEER & TRANS FRIENDLY. MUST NOT BE AFRAID OF FIRE OR DOGS. NO LIBRAS, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE. CALL NIKO.
~Reading this is funny the second time around and made me realize why the flyer says that.~
Page 1 - Niko's first appearance; Niko: tattoo boy
Page 3 - Myla's a sculptor
Page 3 - Myla's first appearance; Myla: Pretty Black girl, round face, dark curls
Page 4 - August's zodiac sign is Virgo.
Page 4 - Niko's a part-time psychic and a very terrible bartender.
Page 5 - Wes is a tattoo artist
Page 5 - Wes has a poodle named noodles.
Page 6 - August mother's first appearance (FaceTime)
Page 7 - August: Frizzing mousy-brown hair, round face, big green bush baby eyes, angular hands
Page 8 - August's mother: Suzette Landry
Page 9 - Noodle's first appearance
Page 11 - Pancake Billy's House of Pancakes, open since 1976
Page 11 - Winfield's first appearance; Winfield: Beard, broad smile, faded name tag that says WINFIELD
Page 13 - Truth is, when you spend your whole life alone, it's incredibly appealing to move somewhere big enough to get lost in, where being alone looks like a choice.
Page 14 - Lucie's first appearance; Lucie: Severe-looking young white woman, unnaturally red hair, heavy eyeliner
Page 17 - Sociology is Augusts fourth choice
Page 18 - Jane's first appearance; Jane: devastating cheekbones and jawline, golden-brown skin, short and swoopy and pushed back from her forehead black hair, white T-shirt tucked into ripped jeans, black leather jacket on her shoulders, smirking, dimple on one side of her mouth, brown pupils
Page 20 - "...the girl is gone."
~My first time reading this line made me realize how much potential this book has to keep me from taking a rest reading One Last Stop.~

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Page 21 - Hint: Electric
What's wrong with the Q?

By Andrew Gould and Natasha Brown
December 29, 2019

...

[Photo depicts commuters on a Brooklyn-bound Q train on the Manhattan Bridge. In the foreground is a mid-twenties Chinese American woman with short hair and a leather jacket, frowning up at a flickering light fixture.]
Page 22 - Brooklyn resident Jane Su takes the Q to Manhattan and back every day.
~Damn. I can't freaking believe Casey McQuiston already gave us the full name of Jane here.~
Page 22 - August's favourite childhood movie is Say Anything
Page 24 - Jerry's first appearance
Page 27 - "Then they said he was dead..."
~Casey McQuiston be spoiling us right from the beginning be like.~
Page 27 - Myla is a huge sci-fi nerd
Page 28 - Wes' first appearance; Wes: short and compact, skinny, swarthy guy with bony wrists and ankles sticking out of gray sweats and gigantic flannel cuffed five times, angelic features, has glasses
Page 28 - WHO IS WES' EX?
Page 33 - "morning" but said differently XD
~Secondhand embarrassment done right here. I'm wheezing.~
Page 37 - August and Jane said their first name to each other.
Page 38 - ...August learns that the Q is a time, a place, and a person.
Page 38 - But there's a train that comes by around 8:05 at the Parkside Ave. Station, and August has never once missed it since she decided it was hers. And it's also Janes's, and Jane is always exactly on time, so August is too.
And so, the Q is a time.
Page 40 - Some days, when she's working long hours or locked up in her room for too long, Jane is the only person who's kind to her all day.
And so, the Q is a person.

Page 51 - "You do too," August says to the ceiling at last. It's hard for her to say stuff like this straight-on. "Glow."
"Oh, I know."
~I love Myla's confidence here!~
Page 52 - Annie's first appearance; Annie Depressant; Drag Queen; Pride of Brooklyn/Flatbush/Northeast Flatbush
Page 55-56 - "Does it ever, like...I don't know. Make you lonely? To love somebody who can't meet you there?"
She regrets it immediately, but Annie laughs.
"Sometimes. But, you know, the feeling? When you wake up in the morning and you have somebody to think about? Somewhere for hope to go? It's good. Even when it's bad, it's good."
Page 58 - Jane's listening to the song "New York Dolls"
Page 61 - "You're hoping you fall in love here?"
"Um-"
"Hey, maybe you will," Jane says...
~JANE! YOU'RE SMOOTH XD~
Page 63 - Jane laughs, which is rocketing straight up August's list of favorite sounds in the universe. She's gonna trap it in a shell like a sea witch.
Page 66-68 - Jane plays 'It's Tricky' & 'My Adidas' & 'Walk This Way' by Run-DMC, 'I Want You Back' by Jackson 5
Page 69 - August and Jane dances together in 'Love On Top' by Beyonce.
Page 70 - The fact that Jane already feels like she knows she can't leave the train.

Page 73 - Wes hates brocolli
Page 77 - August found out Niko is trans <3
Page 80 - August analyzed the photo from 1976 June 7 of Pancake Billy's House of Pancakes grand opening where Jane is in the bottom right corner
Page 82 - August be thinking Jane's a vampire XD

Page 84 - There was someone willing to be a sugar mommy for Jane XD
Page 88 - "Oh my God, so she's dead? And she doesn't know she's dead? I can't even ask her on a date; how am I supposed to tell her she's dead?"
~August and Niko's convo had me wheezing XD~
Page 92 - The fact that Niko, Myla and August were there too but Isaiah's eyes are locked to Wes which is why he only called Wes <3
Page 92 - "Who was that?"
~Oh, Wes. It's alright. No need to be jealous.~
Page 94-95 - "I swear to God, if a ghost kills me, I'll haunt the shower," Wes says. "You guys will never have hot water again."
"We don't have hot water now," August points out.
"Fine, I'll haunt the toilet."
"Why do you want to haunt a bathroom, man?" Isaiah asks.
"It's where people are most vulnerable," Wes says, like it's obvious. Isaiah frowns thoughtfully and nods.
Page 99 - It would be really helpful if Jane would stop being confusing and gorgeous while they're trying to figure out whether or not she's human.
~August...XD~
Page 99 - "You're out late," she observes.
~Jane POV: JEALOUSY, JEALOUSY~ (a song by Olivia Rodrigo)~
Page 100 - She can't tell her that she changed her entire commute in mourning of the joint Netflix account they'll never share.
~The Netflix account XD~
Page 102 - "Don't be a stranger."
Page 103 - Hint: When Jane touches August
Page 106-110 - I remember that this is the part where I fell in love harder with One Last Stop and got scared for a moment that it might be an abyss XD but I'm glad it is. I fell in a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm for this book <3

Page 112 - "This is getting repetitive," says Jane's voice, her chin suddenly on August's shoulder.
Page 113 - And she can't believe Jane had the nerve, the audacity, to become the only thing August can't resist: a mystery.
Page 114 - August lost everything and thought that maybe, if she could become someone who didn't have anything to lose, she'd never have to feel that way again.
Page 117 - "You're wearing that red lipstick for her, though," Myla points out.
Page 118 - Hint: "...sparks."
~Casey McQuiston be putting hints~
Page 119 - Jane have a sweet tooth.
Page 119 - She glances at August like she expects a response, like there was a joke and August missed the punchline.
Page 121 - Jane have the same energy as a golden retriever.
Page 121 - 'Oh, Girl' by Chi-Lites
Page 123 - "Cool?" Jane suggests, raising an eyebrow. "Daring? Adventurous? Sexy?"
~Jane's confidence level be like XD~
Page 126 - Hint: California postcard
Page 127 - She reaches over and gently swipes frosting from that morning's donut off August's bottom lip. The eye contact is so terribly close that August has to look down before her face says something she can't take back.
Page 131 - Jane looks at her, smirking slightly.
~August just got caught XD~
Page 132 - Myla's observation on Jane :))))))))))))
Page 138-143 - Upside: Their first kiss >> Downside: just so she could remember a girl named Jenny >> Another upside: Found out where Jane lives

Page 150 - Aha, for research.
Page 166 - Aha, best friends.
Page 170 - 'War' by Edwin Starr, 'Soul Provider' by Michael Bolton, 'You'll be Illin' by Jam Master
Page 172 - Wes IS in LOVE.
Page 173 - 'Love of My Life' by Queen

Page 178 - Oh, Wes. You in love son of a---
Page 179 - Wes is instantly glaring.
Page 182-183 - Hello, I'm very bored. - Jane
Hi August! - Jane
Are you getting these? - Jane
Hellooooo? - Jane Su, Q Train, Brooklyn, NY
Page 183 - "I'm- I'm tough. Like a cactus."
~This made me laugh. Cute.~
Page 183 - 'New Attitude' by Patti LaBelle
Page 187 - "Boo," says Jane's voice.
Page 189 - She tamps down a smile and says, "That's him," and August laughs and wants so badly to know what it feels like to show off the person who's yours from across the crowd.
Page 189 - ..."That's her," and she guesses she does know. Maybe what she really wants is to be the person across the crowd who belongs to someone.
Page 192 - She touches a hand to her mouth and staggers back, eyes wide, and August's stomach drops. She's remembering something. Someone. Another girl Who's not August.
~This is why I DO NOT agree with the kisses T-T Though, in this part Jane remembers everything.~
Page 182 - Original name: Su Biyu; New Name: Jane Su

Page 205 and 210 - 'In Your Eyes'
Page 210-214 - The DATE
Page 215-217 - My different emotions skyrocketing all at once
Page 219-228 - Yes. I skimmed through these. I realized I can read sexually explicit scene/s on my first read but can't in the next. Even though I skimmed through it, I remember it was steamy as hell XD

Page 231 - "Yeah, our walls are thin and I have ears..."
~This made me laugh. Like, wtf? XD~
Page 232 - And here, my friends, is another revelation of Casey McQuiston connecting Jane to the reason why Jane's stuck in the train.
Page 234 - "The current. The electrical current of the tracks."
Page 234-239 - Made me fall harder with One Last Stop which made me realize I can't stop it XD The MYSTERY and SOLVING it is chef's kiss.
Page 247 - And here, the sex notebook begins XD
Page 249 - "This is my house."
~Yes, it seems like it XD~
Page 252 - "What are you doing with Isaiah?"
~Wes, let's just shut up XD~
Page 256 - Myla's story with his ex and how she met Niko XD
Page 256 - "Let go of me. I deserve to be free..."
~Wes XD~
Page 257 - AAAAAWWWWWWWWW BYE BYE KISS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Page 259 - WES, YOU CUTIE PATOTIE.
Page 260 - "He's walking up behind you."
~SO FREAKING WITTY, CASEY MCQUISTON~
Page 261 - "Says August of the six-month-long gay panic."
~Personal attack for August XD~
Page 261 - "Dropped my phone."
~Sure, Wes. We'll all pretend we believe you :))))))))))))))))))))))~
Page 264 - 'A Party in the U.S.A.' & 'Lady Marmalade' & 'Always Be My Baby'
Page 265 - 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'
Page 266 - 'Candy' by Mandy Moore
Page 267 - 'Like Sugar'
Page 268 - Me being scared the first time I read this because Jane might go back to the past.

Page 270 - "I'm wearing a shirt and no pants," he says. "I'm Winnie the Pooh-ing it."
~This is funny XD~
Page 278-280 - August and her mom fought </3
Page 283 - The sad reality of what might have her family done when Jane left them and suddenly got stuck on the Q.
Page 284-286 - I swear. This made me fall in love all over again.

Page 293-297 - Jane's existential crisis
Page 297 - And here is the start of me waiting for them to see each other but turns out it'll be in the next chapter.
Page 301-304 - Another revelation for our mystery <3
Page 310 - "...Jane says she's sorry."
~What do you freaking call this? My heart be flattering for these two.~

Page 315 - Oh fuck. Right. Other people exist, somehow.
~I know right. The audacity XD~
Page 317 - "...what made you you..."
~If this didn't make your heart flutter, you're a robot. You've been lied to, your whole life. Good luck coping with it :)))))))))))))))~
Page 322 - Hoe Jane got stuck is revealed.
Page 325 - I hate Suzette and Augie's family. Is it necessary to stop them from hearing from each other? Like, wtf?
Page 335 - "Sometimes I wonder if I fell out of time because I never really belonged where I started and the universe is trying to tell me something." - Jane to August
Page 338 - "She's gonna have to live with the fact that I'll always wish she were someone else." - Jane
~This kinda hurt for someone when Jane does go back to her time~
Page 340 - I love you, she thinks. I love you. Please stay. I don't know what I'll do if you leave.
She thinks it, but she doesn't say it. That wouldn't be fair to either of them.
~T-T~

Page 347 - "Did that stapler try to get emotionally intimate with you?"
~August, I love you, but please, the teasing on Wes XD~
Page 352 - "You don't get to decide that for him..."
~Love this scene. August and Wes' convo <3~

Page 364 - "Niko, everything I'm about to say to this guy is a complete and total lie, and I love you and will marry you and adopt a hundred three-eyed ravens or whatever it is your weird ass wants instead of kids," she mutters.
"I know," Niko says back. "Did you just propose to me?"
"Oh shit, I guess I did?" Myla opens the door and shoves Gabe through it.
"I'm so mad at you," Niko says. "I already have a ring at home."
Page 369 - Wes stares at Annie for a full five seconds, and says, "Oh Jesus Christ, I'm in love with you."
Annie blinks. "Can you say that without looking like you're gonna throw up?"
"I'm-uh-" He visibly gulps down whatever else he was going to say. "Actually, yeah, I am. Yeah. In love with you."
Page 375 - The I LOVE YOU
Page 379 - And here they are. August and Jane and the third rail and the thing she's prepared to do, and Jane is looking at August like she's breaking her heart.
~My first time reading this, I cried through it and the next chapter. Like, how does Casey McQuiston expect me to be able to read this the first time with clear eyesight, no tears forming?~

Page 394 - Me crying the half chapter then crying again because Jane's back.
Page 395 - "oh," she says. She looks at August like she did that night on the tracks, like it's breaking her heart.

Page 402 - "I'm here. I'm not leaving."
~That's right. Don't. T-T~
Page 404 - "You know what's crazy?" Jane says. She looks like she might fall asleep soon.
"What?"
"You're the most important person I've ever met," she says. "And I should have never met you at all."
Page 416 - August is a time, a place, and a person.

TW: Anxiety, Panic Attack

First read review:
How do you do this? This book exceeded every expectation I have when <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7377626-star">Star</a> kept recommending One Last Stop on her page (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlemissstar55/">@littlemissstar55 on IG</a>). I finished reading this last month but can't form anything to say to review it. All I can say after reading OLS is, IT IS SO FREAKING GOOD, AMAZING, FANTASTIC, AWESOME, INCREDIBLE, hot... EHEM anyways there are a lot more synonyms I want to add, but really, I LOVE IT SOO MUCH. It has been days, but all I could think about are Jane, August, Niko, Myla, Wes, Isaiah, the train, the tracks, the 'I love you' & 'I'm in love with you,' the representations, etc. See? That's why it took soo long for me to post a review. I could make an entire essay for this book willingly.

I love sad books so when I thought this one will be one of those...I can't handle it. I won't accept that Jane suddenly

disappears

. I love them to be endgame soo much that I cried when August has to believe that

Jane is back in her timeline. And then I cried again because Jane is there. She's back. I've cried because Jane was gone and also because she came back.

This book...I'm done. If someone asks me why is my standard for sapphic books so high? I'll show them this.

I knew instantly that Augie and Jane have a connection because I'm that person who likes to connect things with the clues given by authors in their writing XD I'm that person who likes the thrill of finding things out and say, 'I knew it!' Though, I can't help but hurt for August's mother, who spent almost half her life finding where Auggie had been. Only to find out that the case closed without ever reuniting with her brother but finally having closure.

August POV - ...August learns that the Q is a time, a place, and a person.
Jane's letter - August is a time, a place, and a person.

THE PARALLEL. I LOVE IT. I LOVE THEM.

SOME of my FAVE lines (I'm going to add when I've re-read it. I was too immersed in reading One Last Stop that I wasn't able to save some of the lines or scenes I loved):

Chapter 1, Page 13
Truth is, when you spend your whole life alone, it's incredibly appealing to move somewhere big enough to get lost in, where being alone looks like a choice.

Chapter 2
Page 38, Line 16-17 - ...August learns that the Q is a time, a place, and a person.
Page 38, Line 25-29 - But there's a train that comes by around 8:05 at the Parkside Ave. Station, and August has never once missed it since she decided it was hers. And it's also Janes's, and Jane is always exactly on time, so August is too.
And so, the Q is a time.
Page 40, Line 23-26 - Some days, when she's working long hours or locked up in her room for too long, Jane is the only person who's kind to her all day.
And so, the Q is a person.

Chapter 3, Page 55
"Does it ever, like...I don't know. Make you lonely? To love somebody who can't meet you there?" - August to Annie

Chapter 6, Page 114, Line 18-20
August lost everything and thought that maybe, if she could become someone who didn't have anything to lose, she'd never have to feel that way again.

Chapter 13, Page 335
"Sometimes I wonder if I fell out of time because I never really belonged where I started and the universe is trying to tell me something." - Jane to August

Chapter 17, Page 416
August is a time, a place, and a person. - A letter of Jane to August

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

I know relatability to a character isn’t everything but there is something special in connecting with a character and their experiences, especially when it isn’t one you’ve gotten to see depicted before. It’s just nice to read about a 23yo who doesn’t have shit worked out, who is afraid of graduating, who has no experience in love, who’s working for the first time, living in a big city away from all she knows—that isolation, being miles away from anyone who not only knows you but also /cares/ about you. Being broke af, being tempted to skip class on days that start off wrong or just wanting to spend some more time with friends. Making friends, especially close friends, when you’ve never really had any and don’t know how (I absolutely adore the found family in this book).

Moving to a city and having to take public transport everyday—falling in love with a stranger over a train ride and forgetting they exist once you alight.

Having a crush and just, a very deep infatuation for the first time—gosh August and Jane were so cute and the audiobook narrator for this book emotes August’s inner thoughts phenomenally.

I loved this book! I don’t typically choose to read contemporary romance but this one has a (paranormal-ish) twist! And the mystery was good and the character relationships & friendships were 💛💛💛 & I cried so much in the last quarter 😭

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adventurous emotional funny

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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