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A review by atomic_tourist
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Such a fun romance!! McQuiston did a fantastic job rendering the leads' chemistry - you can practically feel it coming off the pages of the book. The plot is ambitious but balanced, and everything comes together in a satisfying conclusion, in typical rom-com style.
This is definitely a 'queer romance' and falls into (what I consider) the downfalls of the genre - too much astrology (lol it's true, I'm sorry!!), overly quirky characters, and quite a few cringey one-liners. But I'll take what I can get, and even with those annoyances, I was still completely absorbed in Jane and August's love story. I was kind of embarrassingly into it, actually. I think I even yelled at the book a few times, haha. In my defense, McQuiston teases the readers a lot with this one, so there is lots to yell about.
This book would have been perfect if it had been edited to be a bit more refined: I'm thinking of the style of Emma Straub's incredible time-travel novel, This Time Tomorrow. That said, it wasn't hard to meet the writing where it was at. The characters were loveable and the chemistry was palpable. A great comfort book!!
This is definitely a 'queer romance' and falls into (what I consider) the downfalls of the genre - too much astrology (lol it's true, I'm sorry!!), overly quirky characters, and quite a few cringey one-liners. But I'll take what I can get, and even with those annoyances, I was still completely absorbed in Jane and August's love story. I was kind of embarrassingly into it, actually. I think I even yelled at the book a few times, haha. In my defense, McQuiston teases the readers a lot with this one, so there is lots to yell about.
This book would have been perfect if it had been edited to be a bit more refined: I'm thinking of the style of Emma Straub's incredible time-travel novel, This Time Tomorrow. That said, it wasn't hard to meet the writing where it was at. The characters were loveable and the chemistry was palpable. A great comfort book!!