A review by moonyreadsbystarlight
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I was hesitant going in because I rarely read adult genre romance and this had a lot of hype around it, but I adored this book. When I started reading, I had such a hard time putting it down. The plot was engaging and I was invested in the characters. Casey McQuiston did a really good job ballancing the reality of emotions of these different characters with the lightheartnedness that you would expect from the genre. 

The main plot was engaging, but there was a lot going on outside of the main "girl is stuck on the subway" plot that I also enjoyed. I feel like August's friends really came to life and played an important role in the book. I really loved how they worked gay history into the book as well,

particularly because the Upstairs Lounge Fire is still a lesser known piece of history. I really hope that this encourages more people to actually look into it.

I thought the main couple complimented each other very well personality-wise; they did have big parts of themselves that were different, but not to an unrealistic extent and core parts of themselves were very similar -- there's a lot of interesting stuff to unpack there. Looking at the narration, they showed August's internal struggle very well without being too heavy. While Jane is such a compelling character, I do think that it was good to focus on August's POV -- partly for plot, but partly because I think it would have been a lot harder to balance the emotion of the situation with that lightness of a romance novel.

There's a lot more that I could say, specifics I could gush about, and I could talk at length about wanting Jane Su's hand in marriage, but I think this gives you a good picture of my thoughts on the book.