New Orleans native August Landry is brand new to Brooklyn, not quite sure if she's going to finally find a place that works for her after striking out at various cities and colleges across the country. Once she finds a quirky set of roommates though, they quickly adopt her, despite her best attempts to stay aloof. Then there's a girl that August met on the Q line one morning, and she always seems to be there, no matter the time of day, and August has never seen her get off the subway. The girl, Jane, is a mystery to August, but one so beguiling that August can't help but be pulled in — and she hopes Jane's as attracted to her as she is to Jane.

Anyone who's read McQuiston's debut novel Red, White, and Royal Blue knows that she can write a steamy and emotionally gripping romance. While this book has those, it also allows her to branch out into science fiction and personal growth elements, both of which are woven in wonderfully. I love the celebration of queer culture and drag, and I always love a good found family. This is an enchanting novel and I totally get why there's a sizeable hold list. You should get on it too, if you're not already.

This book was everything I wanted it to be and more. I can't get enough of Casey McQuiston's writing. Their books are the kind of books you cancel work to lay in bed and read (ask me how I know;)). Absolutely wonderful!

This is my first Casey McQuiston book and I know it will not be my last. I enjoyed the dynamic between August and her roomates and how they pushed her out of her comfort zone from the start. August and Jane were perfect, I liked how they started slow with lingering glances and even pretending to not fall for one another at times. Janes entire storyline of being stuck on the subway and how it was wrapped up and connected to August I could not have imagined it and loved every second of it. I truly enjoyed that we solved the original mystery of August's mother's missing brother. I even enjoyed the ending with August deciding what career she was going to pursue and her and Jane on the way to visit Jane's family. I will definitely recommend this book to others. My rating is 4.5 stars.

WOW wow wow… I loved this author’s other book so I had high hopes for this and I definitely was not disappointed; this is a sapphic subway love story with a touch of magic, amazing side characters, and it just immerses you right into the story. I wish I could just plop myself right into this story and bask in the energy of these characters. I know every time I set foot in the subway now I’m gonna think of this book

I loved this book! It was sweet and lighthearted, a little far fetched but it still worked. It was a bit long, but overall held my interest and was a great feel good book, like the author’s first book!

First, thank you to St. Martin’s Griffin for providing me with an ARC!! This was one of my most anticipated reads if the year. The plot has all the elements that should make for an exceptional read; unfortunately, the execution just didn’t work for me. There are adorable moments that made me smile and laugh but once I hit the 40% point, I felt like reading it was a chore. I appreciate Casey McQuiston’s talent but I think I’ve learned I’m just not a fan of her writing style.

I really enjoyed a lot of this book. I think it was maybe a little slow to get into and a little slow in the middle. I would have liked it a bit more if we didn’t know that Jane was from the past from the synopsis. It just left me wanting to know when the moment would be that we would find out that she was from the past. I think the ending somehow disappointed me also, I don’t know why but the fact that Jane was able to stay in the future just didn’t feel like the right closure that I wanted for the story. I would have loved if someone related to Jane would have connected with August in the future time to learn that Jane was doing well or something? Overall it was a good book and I really enjoyed reading it.

Wow. I read this fast and could not put it down. I love it so much. The diverse perspectives and the supernatural mystery melded together into the perfect read. It is so very heartwarming and lifts you up as you read. The friendships and the self discovery combine to tell a beautiful story in a fresh voice. Love it.

I really enjoyed Red, White and Royal Blue, so I was SO excited to get this ARC. McQuiston's writing is as delightfully readable as it was in her first book, making it impossible to put down. Was the story as good? Mmm, not quite. That's not to say I wouldn't recommend it, but RW&RB is a really hard book to live up to. The characters just weren't as good, unfortunately. I found the relationship between the two love interests to be a bit stale... I didn't quite feel their connection, even though I was happy enough to root for them.

I apologize to my fellow sapphics but I could not finish this book! It took me a month to get to 61% and I cannot keep torturing myself like this. There are a lot of reasons I didn't like it so I'm just gonna fire away:
- they were obviously trying very hard for a ~diverse queer found family~ but it just did not work for me, none of the characters felt like real people and none of them spoke to me at all
- august was so annoying and Jane was essentially just her manic pixie dream girl
- maybe this is my fault because I didn't really love Casey McQuiston's writing style in RWRB but I pushed through because it was a present and I would feel guilty if I didn't but this was free and didn't have the guilt attached which did not help me one bit
Overall, not my cup of tea. I only requested it because it had a wlw relationship but I should've learned by now, white authors just aren't for me.

I adored everything about this book! Magical realism is not usually a favourite of mine but I found the detail of into creating the world the characters lived in extremely compelling.

McQuiston also writes the most fantastic side characters, I found myself really drawn to them even more than the ones in RWRB and I loved how the varying facets of their identities weren't just used for diversity points and rather added to the fullness of the characters.

Big fan!

While this is not a genre I read all that often, I did enjoy One Last Stop. The mystery element was an unexpected development since I had been told not read much of the synopsis. I’m glad I went in “blind” so to speak. It was a pleasant surprise and elevated it in something more than a rom-com.

I LOVED IT. It had that classic McQuiston combination of hilarity and heartbreak that made me alternate between laughing out loud and sobbing into my pillow. The characters were like able even when the decisions they made were infuriating and the plot was engaging.

I had so much hope for this book because I loved Red White and Royal Blue so much. But it just fell short for me. I was not a fan of the magical aspect.

Will still be looking forward to whatever Casey writes next.

Thank you @netgalley & @librofm for the #gifted copy of this book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Stars
🔥🔥🔥🔥 4/5 Steam Rating

If you’re looking a sweet sapphic romance with a bit of magic, this might be the one for you.

Here’s what I enjoyed:
🚇 The setting is unique, much of it takes place on the subway
🚇 Although this is a sapphic romance, there is also a lot of other representation from the LGTBQIA community. 🏳️‍🌈
🚇 I enjoyed the touch of magic within the story
🚇 Bring on the steam!! 🔥

This was a cute story that shows how everyday interactions can start you off on a journey you never expected. Don't take anything for granted.

So this one I have been trying to figure out how to rate for a few weeks. It took me a while to get into, I didn't really connect with the characters at all. I struggled with the time lapse with one of the characters actually being 70. I did like that it was a LGBTQ themed story and that is what kept me reading it and not giving up. Casey McQuiston is a new to me author so I didn't know what to expect. I will try another book to see if its just her style of writing I am not connecting with or just these characters.

Like always, grab a copy and see what you think because I didn't love it doesn't mean you won't.

I am definitely buying this for my library because this author is huge right now, but I could not finish this book. I really liked the idea of a trying to free Jane from being stuck on the subway, but Oh. My. God. this book is so slow.
I am halfway through and it is dragging. Aside from August, I feel like all the characters are cardboard stereotypes and you know what? Enough with the political agenda, OK? I also don't buy any emotional connection between August and Jane. It's what, love at first sight? Why? I don't get it.

This was wonderful. I loved so much about it. Although I didn't like it as much as Red, White and Royal Blue.

I was engaged in everything about this book: all the characters, the setting, the mystery. The story was well written, the characters were so fleshed out. I never lived in this part of NYC, but it sure felt like I did. The diner, the drag queens, the subway. The diversity, the angst.


I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

While I loved RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE, this second novel by Casey McQuiston (ONE LAST STOP) comes up short.

It's an interesting book to pair with RW&RB, as they are contrasts in so many ways: male, famous protagonists in RWRB, female, ordinary protagonists in OLS -- but the chief difference is that in RW&RB, the romance fights the constant pressure of public notice and is at its best when quiet, private, and intimately secret. However, in OLS, the romance develops and must be sustained in public view: Jane is a prisoner of NYC's Q line and cannot leave, so all the courting and intimate scenes occur on PUBLIC transport. Developing intimacy in public is strained, and ultimately, like so much else in the novel, contrived.

The plot is fantastical sci-fi, and while I am often willing to suspend disbelief, this book was a challenge, with nearly constant time warp oddities and strained coincidences (the way in which August's family backstory intersects with Jane's life, for instance --unless everyone in NYC really is connected in some way or another). As well, the novel isn't as successful at engaging with social and political issues as was McQuiston's debut.

The minor characters are also one-dimensional, and too often, they behave as teenagers inhabiting adult bodies (lots of exclamation points and over-enthusing).

Although RW&RB is one of the best books I've read this year, OLS was nearly a DNF -- but I look forward to more by McQuiston (second novels are tough after such a strong debut).