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Una última parada by Casey McQuiston

12 reviews

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.

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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

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Violence, Death, and Drug use

Minor: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Terminal illness, and Addiction

sidhe's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Murder, Death, Racism, and Hate crime

haleyscomet_'s review against another edition

funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Murder

overbooked207's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

📖 One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Book Review 📖

9th book of January 2022 and 9th of the year: 

Another amazing book by a favorite author! I laughed my butt off throughout the entire book, fell in love with all of the characters SO quickly, and loved all of the representation and the queer found family aspect in it. I fully want to read an entire book series based on Jane’s life, and I also can’t wait to start the author’s newest book! Some author-provided TWs are (on page) drinking, light drug use(weed), semi-public sex, sexual content, exploration of depression and anxiety, memory loss and cognitive issues, familial estrangement, familial death, grief, missing persons, implied PTSD, and (off-page/past/alluded to) homophobic violence and hate speech, police violence, the AIDS crisis, racism, childhood neglect, arson, and a historic hate crime resulting in loss of life📚♥️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Drug use, Xenophobia, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Bullying, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Police brutality, and Panic attacks/disorders

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

I love this book. Starting this book I instantly fell in love with all of the characters (especially the side characters). I love august and jane's relationship, although I wish they would have gotten together sooner since it is a romance and they spend less than half of the book in an actual relationship. This is definitely made up for though by all of the mystery aspects of this book that I love. Certain parts of this book feel a little unrealistic (ex. the subway is always empty when they need it to be) and the ending was not for me, but I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a cute, easy/quick, romance/mystery to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Car accident and Murder

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, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

mryshells's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

Actual review to come because damn. I need to gather my thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality and Racism

UpStairs Lounge fire, NYC blackout of 1977

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

Despite the first page having a rent listing that says "no Libras,"* I loved this book dearly! I didn't read the description entirely before reading it, so I had no idea about the more magical/sci-fi aspects of the book. That came as a huge plot twist to me about a quarter of the way in, but I really enjoyed it.

This book is a beautiful romance, an incredible mystery, and a lovely story of found family. And I knew going in that it was gay, but I didn't expect it be so queer. Like, fuck cops, fuck landlords, riot-level queer. I loved it. 

A couple minor things that kept it from being five stars for me:

The narrator repeatedly described August as being bad at making friends, and as things like "cranky"  when it comes to adjusting to having friends. But this didn't come across at all in the dialogue, as she seems witty and confident and casual. There's this narrative that was pushed that she's a cranky loner who will begrudgingly have amazing friends by the end of the book (no spoilers, I wrote this only 15% of the way into the book), but it felt super forced when there was pretty much no evidence to support these claims. She seemed to have settled into having friends quickly and painlessly. I get the feeling the author couldn't help having fun witty dialogue, but it just felt weirdly mismatched, and took me out of the story at times. 

I also did genuinely feel bad for Gabe. Like yeah he's kind of a dick in some ways, but the only times at actually see him, he's being helpful and earnest. The protagonists don't just use him to the extent they need to, but seem actively mean at times. 

Overall though, I loved this book. Its twists and turns, its beautiful writing, its politics and themes and sex and characters. I can't wait to read more by Casey McQuiston. 

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to review this ARC.

*I realized a bit late this might seem like I'm a Libra making a joke. I'm not; I just don't believe in astrology and hate things like that where people use it as a way to write off or exclude people just because of the time of year they were born.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, and Xenophobia