![]() ![]() Martin’s Griffin / Macmillian Audio (audiobook) This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. I really enjoyed this book, and I highly recommend that you read it too.I received a digital review copy of this book from Netgalley and Macmillan Audio. ![]() “Timey whimey stuff.” I’m glad McQuiston managed to find a way to work it out and make it believable. In my mind, the science should not have worked like that, but you know what they say. The whole time travel plot was really interesting, and all of the shenanigans surrounding the side characters had me thoroughly hooked. I would not entirely classify this as sci-fi, but there were elements. ![]() Looking for more book reviews? Check out my review directory! Intrigue – 7/10Ĭontemporary science fiction, or soft sci-fi, is quickly becoming one of my favourite sub-genres. I would have liked some more information surrounding the event, since I’m not familiar with US history, but there’s always Google. I don’t want to spoil too much, but I think McQuiston handled this plot point very well. It’s not a big complaint, but I was a little bored in some places.Īside from the romance plot, there’s also a fairly big side plot involving August’s family. The middle was full of montage moments (mostly telling not showing) and this book probably could have been a little shorter. The beginning and end of the book were really slow. Now we’ve come to my one complaint about this otherwise perfect book. Overall I think the writing was really great. I’m not usually an emotional reader, but I have to admit that I laughed and cried (metaphorically) with the characters. McQuiston really knows how to play with your emotions through her writing. It was slightly annoying, and since this is an audiobook review I thought I’d mention it. She went from whispering sentences to shouting them, and I was playing musical chairs with the volume the whole time. The audiobook narrator didn’t click well with me. There was one thing that bothered me, though it was no fault of McQuiston’s. McQuiston really makes queer New York feel so real. I also really loved Pancake Billy’s House of Pancakes and I was hungry the whole time while listening. Personally, I’ve never been on the NYC subway, but the whole ride (get it) felt so real to me. Luckily McQuiston is a genius who can make anything work. My first thought was “romance on the subway? How?”. I first heard about this book through my friend Mieke over at Mouse That Reads (check out her review here). It’s truly a found family trope that will make your heart melt. There’s so much love in this book and between the characters. One Last Stop is also a celebration of everything queer and it is wonderful. They’re so pure and I would give anything to visit Pancake Billy’s with them. I would also love to be friends and roommates with Niko, Myla, and Wes. She’s edgy and witty and fun and I really want to be friends with her. All of the characters in One Last Stop just made me sad that I could never meet them in person. But she really grew on me and now I love her. I will admit to having some trouble warming up to August, our main character, in the beginning. You can use my LibroFM referral code to buy this audiobook! One Last Stop Review Characters – 9/10 Maybe it’s time to start believing in some things, after all. 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. Goodreads Description: 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. Let’s jump in!Ĭontent Warnings:Homophobic violence and hate speech, police violence, the AIDS crisis, racism, childhood neglect, arson, historic hate crime resulting in loss of life (full list can be found on author’s website)įormat: Advanced Listening Copy (Audiobook) After a very impromptu break last week, I’m back with my One Last Stop Review. It’s officially winter here in South Africa and I am loving it. Hi, bookworms! I hope you’re all doing well. ![]()
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