A review by sfbookgirl
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I picked up One Last Stop in November of last year after reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and found that One Last Stop, in some ways, cheapened the magical elements of Addie LaRue. I picked it up again this month after One Last Stop was published and I still felt the same way. The book is about a 22-year-old named August who meets Jane on the Q subway line in New York City. But August soon discovers that Jane can’t leave the Q train (she is literally stuck in time) and August looks for ways to keep her love for Jane alive. 
 
While the references to the 1970s, breakfast diners, and New York City were fabulous, what fell short for me was the characters. I wasn’t the biggest fan of August and found her to be naive and one-sided. Yeah, a lot of 22-year-old girls are naive about love and lust...I get it, but I just wish August was a little smarter. Additionally, a line in the book claims that Asian people don’t experience racism anymore in America…which is just…incredibly false. This would have been a great opportunity to educate white readers about racism in America. There are definitely quite a few mixed reviews about One Last Stop, but I encourage you to read it to develop your own opinions about McQuiston’s newest installment. 
 
Content warnings: sexual content, racism, death, grief, car accident, homophobia, cursing 
 
Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an advance e-copy! 
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