One Last Stop
Ratings280
Average rating4
Well, when McQuiston said their second book would be different they weren't kidding. I've somehow been paying so little attention I didn't even realize it was SFF.
One Last Stop is a funny, sweet book about two women a little bit lost in space and time, who find their footing in each other. August is drifting from place to place in a “scared to finish college but tired of racking up student loan debt” limbo phase of young adulthood. Her mom is fixated on a decades old missing persons case that has warped August's upbringing and their relationship. Jane is...well. Jane is well and truly stuck. OR IS SHE
In some ways, One Last Stop is similar to [b:Red, White & Royal Blue|41150487|Red, White & Royal Blue|Casey McQuiston|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566742512l/41150487.SY75.jpg|61657690]. A queer new adult book full of characters mature and immature all at once; i.e., believable 20-somethings. Insecure main characters taking forever to see the obvious, secondary characters you would kill or die for, and most of all, fluffy romance galore.
Setting also really shines in this book. The ties people have to places that outlast decades. How different senses can bring us back in time, or, if needed, forward. But what stands out the most is the optimistic tone and ending. The undercurrent in everything I've read by this author is so stubbornly idealistic, so decidedly hopeful. Her writing is a balm to the soul in fragmented discouraging times, and these are those.
I didn't love this quite as much as McQuiston's debut, but that's a high bar. I'm eagerly awaiting [b:I Kissed Shara Wheeler|58756420|I Kissed Shara Wheeler|Casey McQuiston|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632381679l/58756420.SY75.jpg|92496375]. If you like [b:This Adventure Ends|27779275|This Adventure Ends|Emma Mills|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455111092l/27779275.SX50.jpg|46885088], [b:Turtles All the Way Down|35504431|Turtles All the Way Down|John Green|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1503002776l/35504431.SY75.jpg|21576687], or the Netflix show Russian Doll, you might like One Last Stop.