One Last Stop

Ahhwhwhwwwww THIS BOOK!!!!

this book is a beautiful love letter to queer people, New York, and the queer people of New York.
I loved every single character. Wes was a silly little gay mess, Nico and Myla were absolutely adorable, Winfield and Lucie were surprisingly sweet and wholesome, and August and Jane of course were completely phenomenal.

August was such a complex character, and it was so clear how she'd been shaped by the life she'd lived, always searching for her uncle, and Jane was a delight - a fierce but loving character and the two of them just worked so well.

I found the story to be very well paced, allowing for Jane and August's relationship to develop not too slow but not too fast so that when Jane ends up gone it is utterly heart wrenching. But, of course, the author has it both ways, and Jane comes back (curse you Casey McQuiston for almost making me cry for no reason!) so you get both the crushing sorrow of Jane leaving and the overwhelming joy of her coming back.

I liked how the end of the book was just little anecdotes not properly part of the story. It anchored all of the other extra little snipets at the beginning of every chapter to the whole story and made the world feel even more full, because it felt like a conclusion, but August and Jane get to keep going.

This book was a fantastic read and I'm definitely looking forward to reading more books by Casey McQuiston!