Loved this book, maybe even more than Red, White, & Royal Blue which I would never have guessed! Casey McQuiston has established herself as an excellent writer and I love the inclusivity of her novels.

The cast of characters in this book is fantastic. There were several laugh out loud moments and I was surprised by the magic thrown into the book. I loved the twists and how everything was wrapped up in the end. The book did feel a bit long at times but that’s my only complaint.

Three words: Worth. The. Hype. Before this book even came out, I was excited for it but worried that I'd be let down because it was highly anticipated and being raved about all the time. I've never read Red, White and Royal Blue (I know!) so I didn't have any expectations or pre-existing notions of the author's writing style, and all I could think before starting OLS was "what if I'm let down?" Now I can strongly assure you that I wasn't- far from it!

This book deserves every bit of love and attention it's been getting. I'm honestly struggling to write this review because I don't have anything else to add that hasn't already been said. The concept is unique, the romance is the sweetest and sexiest I've read in awhile, and all the characters are wonderful. August was also a complex, loveable protagonist who I honestly relate to in so many ways. Of course, I fully fell in love with Biyu aka Jane Su, and are we really all that surprised? A sexy, badass but soft and loving butch from the 70s? Stole my heart.

I wish I knew how to give this book a proper review that it deserves, but I'm at a loss for coherently capturing the essence of this story and my feelings about it. It's pure magic. It's gorgeously queer, it's beautifully written, and I already wish I could experience reading it for the first time again. Cheers to Casey McQuiston for doing it once again!

This one was really cute and not what I expected at all. I loved the vibe between August and Jane! Honestly, I was really feeling the entire cast of characters. It was charming, funny and a little quirky is all the right ways.

Absolutely loved this one! I love the relationships in this book! The friendships and the relationships. I really loved the array of characters and the diversity in this book. which is what drew me to it in the first place. Such a fun read! I loved the little tid bits of sci fi too. So interesting

What a great concept! Romance on a New York subway with a little time travel magic mixed in. I thoroughly enjoyed "One Last Stop" and the relationships that developed throughout this book. The minor characters were fantastic...both funny and sincere. This is a great story of love winning, working together to accomplish a goal and the power of found family and friendships. I highly recommend this novel and look forward to reading more by Casey McQuiston. #NetGalley

First of all, if you haven't read it yet, I think it's super important to realize this is absolutely not RW&RB. This story is wholly different. Actually, it's different than any other book I've read in a lot of ways too. I have never been a huge fan of magical realism at all, and while that aspect totally caught me off guard almost causing me to DNF, I very quickly forgot about it and fell in absolute love with Jane. I adored the supporting characters in this book so so much. There are so many queer people and found family in this book, and their joys radiated off the page and right into my heart, where they now live. If you're looking for a book full of queer joy, a good bit of steam, and a little bit of mystery, I highly recommend this one. 💛
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I could go on and on about the importance of this book and queer romance, but when you love something I think it's also important to recognize where it isn't perfect. I mentioned above that RW&RB wasn't perfect, and this one wasn't either. For example, at one point, Jane is expressing her apprehension about returning to the real world as a queer Asian woman. Rather than using that as a moment for discussion, August dismisses Jane's worries by saying that people aren't like that anymore. Especially in light of the uptick in anti Asian violence recently, I think that this whole part could have been handled better by Casey, and should be addressed in future editions (since this is how RW&RB issues were handled). I would have liked more of an exploration into Jane's family and even more about her background. 🌈
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(CW: homophobia, racism, death/grief)

I received an E-ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book, ultimately, was about a young bisexual woman discovering who she is in a new home in a new city, and allowing herself to gain close relationships with others, both romantic and platonic. The premise included a bit of science fiction, in that Jane, the main character's romantic interest, was essentially time traveling.

I LOVED Red, White, and Royal Blue, so I expected to feel the same about this book. For some reason this one didn't resonate with me as strongly. I did give it a 4/5 star rating because the book was interesting and heartfelt and I acknowledge I may not have been in the right headspace when I read it, but I was still a bit disappointed in how long it took me to get through it (often due to a lack of interest).

I would recommend this to anyone who liked RWRB, queer romance, and coming of age/early adulthood books.

I loved this book so much!! As a bisexual I thought August was written wonderfully and I felt very represented by her. She’s very exciting but also calm and collective and I really relate to her as a person. AND JANE. UGH. I’m obsessed with her. I’m obsessed with them. Definitely recommend this book!

After reading McQuiston's debut, I was very impressed by their work. Red, White, and Royal Blue was one of my favorite reads of 2020 so I had high hopes for One Last Stop. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed. I listened to the ALC via LibroFM and had to force myself to finish it. The narration was fine but the overall storyline was kinda cringey and pretty weird. I probably would have DNFed the book if I read the physical copy (unfortunately I did preorder it and haven't even touched it...) and I definitely should have DNFed the ALC. Regardless, thank you to Netgalley for the eARC and LibroFM for the ALC.

Vibrantly realized wlw time travel subway romance. Intersectional, queer found family. First love and time displacement told through banter, chemistry, and food. A genuinely good time but not without heavier emotional beats and a few cultural missteps from the author that need to be noted.. ★★★★

I wasn’t sure about the whole time traveling/stuck in time premise but it added a lot of the angst and yearning to the romance. I’m not sure how the romance would have developed without this necessary tension. While I got the sense that August and Jane were attracted to each other, I didn’t get a whole lot of chemistry between them. A lot of the angst and even the sex scenes were colored by the fact that their time together may be limited. It was always the unknown of Jane’s situation, as well as lack of privacy when being intimate, that made the romance feel more intense. It makes me wonder how much of their attachment to each other is circumstantial. But the romantic development from crush to “research” to openly being together intimately was done with great pacing. And let’s be honest, the kisses and sex scenes were HOT! Whew!

I liked August as a main character but I found her personality a bit bland to be honest. Other than obsessing over trying to solve Jane’s predicament, I couldn’t get a good sense of who she was as a person. On the other hand, Jane was freaking amazing. I was worried she would just be this manic pixie dream girl but she had so much character and history to her that made her feel real. By the end of the book, I was imagining what her future would look like. She’s a character that goes on living after the last page, and I love that!

The friendship/roommate group was just amazing. So many happy, funny moments that made you feel like you were part of this supportive and loving found family. I loved all of their personalities and quirks.

One thing that did bother me a little was how other aspects of August’s life was not really touched on. She goes to school like once to meet with an advisor. She’s spending all this time trying to solve Jane’s time problem and spending time with Jane on the train at night. And yet, she was still getting all her schoolwork done. She missed work for days at a time but never got fired? Also if she missed work how is she paying rent? At one point, she only had $23 in her account. Since the premise is already unrealistic, including these aspects of August’s life regularly would have helped balance the overall story for me.

I have been looking forward to reading One Last Stop since (it feels like) Red, White, & Royal Blue came out. It had a very coming of age sweetness to it that I loved in RWRB - something McQuiston is fantastic about. The characters all leap out of the page, including the expected extra character of NYC itself. The book would have had me at time travel, but then it was by McQuiston and anticipating it shook me out of my reading slump in the best of ways. I was that person holding up a book going "HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT??" to everyone I knew. I'm sure it was annoying, but HAVE YOU HEARD!?

This book gave me major NY living envy. The descriptions she gave to the city were almost as romantic as the relationship between the women. This was a heart stopper.

Delightful and unexpected. The challenge of a loner moving to NY, the city, a circus of Brooklynites who embrace her, and the girl stuck in a time warp on the Q train that steals her heart and soul. Seriously? Yes! And I LOVED it!

Casey McQuiston just has this way of writing where she breaks your heart but puts all the pieces back together again. This one took me a bit to get into but once I did I fell in love with the characters and August and Jane. I loved their found family and I loved all the romance. 5 stars obviously.

I read Red, White, and Royal Blue when it first came out before there was any fanart and any hype. Watching it turn into the amazingly popular and well-loved novel it is today has been such a blessing and honour. That book came to me at the perfect time in my life and it always feels like a big, much-needed, hug whenever I go back to reread it. I couldn’t be prouder to say how big of a Casey McQuiston fan I am.
Waiting for One Last Stop has felt like the longest year (and a bit) of my life but I have to say Mx. McQuiston DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!
This being said, there were some flaws to this book. August has a hard time seeing outside of her privilege and this is never bettered or resolved. For this reason, I don't feel like I can give this book five stars, as much as I kind of wish I could.
That being said, I have fallen in love all over again with the talent this authour demonstrates and the raw humanity their characters possess. Both August and Jane are beautifully written strong queer women in their own rights - which is something that’s been sorely lacking in most modern media. Being able to count this book as one of the first times I’ve felt truly seen as a queer woman in media is something I will treasure for the rest of my life.
McQuiston is the god of found family and making you as a reader feel like you’re a part of that family. I feel loved and seen in both of their books and I can’t wait for their next one! Queer folks and straight allies alike do yourself a favour and go pick up this book

A sweet and entertaining "new adult" romance featuring two women in New York City. Sadly, I didn't love this one as much as I had hoped. I wanted more Jane and especially more queer history of NYC (and the U.S. in general), but that's not what the book was about.

This book did not let me down! I knew I would love it because I love red white and royal blue. The character development in this book was superb! I quickly became a fan of the lead characters as well as the quirky said characters.
I could quite literally feel myself in New York City with the sounds and smells the way the author described them. This feel good, find yourself Romance was exactly what I needed! It had me laughing and melting equally throughout the book. I am a Casey McQuiston fan for life!

*Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for this free copy in exchange for an honest review*
The book review was published to goodreads and my blog on June 9th!
Summary:
August has always lived her life alone. It’s how she was raised, and she knows life is better like that. One day she decides to move to New York for something new, meets an apartment full of interesting people, and works where pancakes are her new life. Life in New York is making being alone hard, and it gets even harder when she finds the girl on the train. Jane. Jane with her mysterious back story and her lack of knowledge of today’s world makes August start to question everything, including if life is better lived alone.

My Thoughts:
This was my first Casey McQuiston book. I never jumped on the Red White and Blue bandwagon for some reason, and now I wish I did. McQuiston’s writing was so captivating that I read this book in two days. I couldn’t stop reading it, and when I did stop I just wanted to keep going. I now feel an urge to read their other book, because I’m in love with the writing style!
Other than the writing style, I loved almost everything about this book. The characters were really strong for me, and I want to read a spin-off on each one. I found the side characters to be more interesting than August and Jane, but it didn’t take away from the story. It had a New Girl feel to it which I loved, and a wholesome love story.
I will admit that I had no idea this was a time travel/loop story. I guess I just shrugged that off, but it made for a very exciting surprise. Reading August teach Jane about life in the present day was so cool, especially since Jane was a very accepting 24-year-old from the ’70s. Jane also had such an interesting back story, and I am a sucker for found family.
Everything about this story was so fun and fluffy. It’s definitely the feel-good book you need when all you read are sad stories!
The only two things in this book that I thought could have been done differently were the story of August’s uncle and the ending. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the connection between Augie and the characters, but it felt a little heavy-handed and the book honestly probably would’ve been the same without it. As for the ending, I don’t want to spoil too much, but I would have liked it if it took the opposite track. Say what you will, maybe I’m a cynic, or maybe I just read too many books without happy endings. But I think it would’ve helped with the regret aspect of things. Even if it was back to the 70s for a short period, I think it would’ve made it stronger. But even with those two things being said, I adored this book. And I would like spin-offs, or even chapter samplers of Niko, Wes, Isaiah, and Myla. Myla specifically. Thank you, Casey McQuiston, Sincerely, Nicole.
Would I recommend?
YES. 10000% yes. This is the perfect feel-good book of the summer, and you won’t regret it. Plus who can say no to a Sapphic love story with a punk 70s girl and a modern-day investigator? So do yourself a favor and pick it up IMMEDIATELY.