A review by snowydaze
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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

1.0

I so badly wanted to like this book. It was so hyped up but unfortunatel I struggled to read it.

Cons-  Jane had no agency, it seemed like she wasn't getting any say in how things went down and August didn't listen to what she had to say at times. There was also the white savior proble  of August trying to fix Jane's problem and telling her at one point that racism *isn't a problem anymore*(or a similar line to that). Which I found to be a disgusting statement considering current and past events. Additionally there were too many plot points that didn't make sense no matter how little I tried to think about it.  It may have been ok if I could've turned my brain off but unfortunately I could not. August was such a terrible character and I found the ending to be unrealistic in some ways. I also just couldn't wrap my head around August being able to ditch work and school for ages and a few other plot points that I won't include here because I don't want to spoil anything for anyone intending to read it. On a final point I found that the sci-fi elements didn't mix well with the contemporary parts of it which is what caused me to have all these issues with it in the first place.
OH YEA there's also that creepy kinda slut shaming bit about August KEEPING TRACK of Jane/Biyu previous partners and being very jealous about it. And also the narrorator and August disregarding the name change near the end of the book to Biyu even after telling her that she'llcall her whatever she wants!


Pro- I enjoyed her roommates significantly more than I liked August. 
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