I couldn’t suspend my disbelief for that part of the story, and that influenced my enjoyment of it. The characters come up with a logical explanation for an entirely illogical situation with absolutely no precedent, and that bugged me. This mostly had to do with how they’re trying to fix the problem. However, in One Last Stop it just didn’t really work for me. This fantastical element was something that initially really drew me to the book, because I usually love contemporary stories with a fantastical twist. So, August, ever the detective, wants to figure out how this happened and, more importantly, how to fix the problem. August finds out early on in the story that Jane isn’t from our time she’s from the 1970s, and she’s stuck. So, what didn’t I like about One Last Stop? The sense of community that came into play here was also very heartwarming. I don’t know a lot about drag, but it was so fun to read about the joy and good times these characters had. Drag is also heavily featured in this novel, which I really loved. They have some interesting conversations about this, which really made August (and me) think. Since Jane is from the seventies, her experience of being queer in America is very different than August’s. The focus on diversity and gay rights was also an aspect I really enjoyed. The book shows us in a wonderful way that family isn’t all about blood. They welcome August into their home and found family with open arms and it felt really special to see August experience such a warm, loving friend group for the first time. Niko, Myla and Wes ruin that plan for her, but in the best way. She’s convinced that it’s better to just try and make it on her own, and that’s what she’s planning to do when she moves to New York. August has a difficult relationship with her mother and we learn at the start of the book that she struggles letting people in. Throughout the entire book, I looked forward to any scenes with these side characters. Their distinct personalities, their roles within the group and their banter were so wonderful. However, the characters that I really fell in love with were August’s flatmates Niko, Myla and Wes, as well as their neighbour Isaiah. I also loved Jane and the many sides to her personality and the way she approaches life. August is a great main character, although she did need to grow on me a little before I really came to love her. ![]() What I loved about One Last Stop is its characters and the way they interact with one another. ![]() It’s been a few days since I finished the book, and I’m still not entirely sure what I think of it. There were things I absolutely adored, but there were also a few aspects I wasn’t a fan of at all. Maybe it’s time to start believing in some things, after all.Īfter reading Red, White and Royal Blue earlier this year, I was convinced Casey McQuiston could be one of my new favourite authors, so I was excited to pick up One Last Stop when it came out last month. She’s literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. ![]() August’s subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there’s one big problem: Jane doesn’t just look like an old school punk rocker. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August’s day when she needed it most. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.īut then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone.
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