A review by violetends
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

This was so lighthearted and warm and fuzzy and adorable, I loved it from the first to the last page. I am so happy to read about a character I can identitfy with, namely a bisexual who is struggling their way through university, lives in shared apartments and is reliant on a side-job. I can barely think of other narratives that I have read so far depicting queer characters that are not either in highschool or in their mid-thirties and I am so so happy to finally find narratives that depict the stage of life I find myself in.

The paranormal elements were plotted so well and fun. (Even though I found many plot revelations to be very foreseeable because McQuinston placed foreshadowing hints regularly and it felt a little obvious how those were left hanging in the air, even though it would have absolutely made sense to answer the obvious questions following these hints or for the characters to ask these questions at least.) 

This is a little all over the place. Altogether, One Last Stop made me feel a whole lot of things. How the different characters from the flat/ house form a community, how the love between August and Jane develops and the many, many lovely (queer) events and parties they go to. It created a certain ache in my heart for this kind of community that I crave so bad. And McQuinston wrote these people and their interactions so well that I'd just love to live in the same house with them, honestly.
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