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A review by dariamerr
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel so conflicted about this book. Because it was so good. The characters were amazing, August went through a great character journey, I loved the found family aspect and how the author created the atmosphere so I could feel how important New York was for the story, almost like a character itself. It also had a bunch of discussion on queer history and activism and how much people had to suffer and fight in the past. The only problem I had was that I couldn’t fully get into the romance.
And this was probably caused by my adoration towards enemies-to-lovers/ dislike-to-love stories. And one of the reasons I love this trope is because we first get to see the characters as flawed people. Because the character don’t understand each other, they easily find flaws that make them instantly feel more human to me.
In this book, however, August falls in love with Jane at first sight (which I’m not even going to comment on because who hasn’t randomly fallen in love for a few seconds with someone on public transportation?) and from then on, in her perspective, she’s perfect. And it’s perfectly normal to see your crush like they are the sun. But Jane retained this mystical, perfect feeling about her all throughout the novel that made me not be able to connect with her.
Don’t get me wrong, the romance was adorable and made my stomach do some weird flips a few times. But I wasn’t as invested into their relationship as I would’ve liked since this is still a romance novel. However, talking about relationships, I was so freaking invested in the found family aspect. I love Myla, Niko and Wes with all my heart. And I think Niko might be my new role model. I just love psychics and I think we need more stories about them. Please and thank you.
And this was probably caused by my adoration towards enemies-to-lovers/ dislike-to-love stories. And one of the reasons I love this trope is because we first get to see the characters as flawed people. Because the character don’t understand each other, they easily find flaws that make them instantly feel more human to me.
In this book, however, August falls in love with Jane at first sight (which I’m not even going to comment on because who hasn’t randomly fallen in love for a few seconds with someone on public transportation?) and from then on, in her perspective, she’s perfect. And it’s perfectly normal to see your crush like they are the sun. But Jane retained this mystical, perfect feeling about her all throughout the novel that made me not be able to connect with her.
Don’t get me wrong, the romance was adorable and made my stomach do some weird flips a few times. But I wasn’t as invested into their relationship as I would’ve liked since this is still a romance novel. However, talking about relationships, I was so freaking invested in the found family aspect. I love Myla, Niko and Wes with all my heart. And I think Niko might be my new role model. I just love psychics and I think we need more stories about them. Please and thank you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Minor: Mental illness and Drug use