✨Book Review✨
One Last Stop
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I really don't know how I felt about this book. It was SO different than I expected, which I think caught me off guard more than anything.
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First off, I LOVED this cast of characters. McQuiston is truly a master in character development. Every character had their quirks and lovable traits, and the way they all came together as chosen family was incredibly heartwarming.
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I just wasn't really here for the main plot point. It was so farfetched and something about it put a damper on the book for me. I don't think everyone will feel that way though, so I definitely still recommend reading this book. Especially if the whole person-displaced- from-time thing works for you. Overall, it was a very charming read.

One Last Stop was an interesting and engaging read. August is in her early-20s and has just moved to New York to go to college. She quickly finds an apartment with some wonderful peers and finds employment at a diner down the street that has been around since the 70s.
One day on the Q train to school, August has an encounter with a woman (whom she later learns is Jane) and she develops a significant crush. After seeing Jane on the train daily, they start to chat and August eventually deduces that Jane has been stuck on the train since sometime in the 70s and has been displaced in time. August decides to help unstick Jane from the train to send her back to her time, even if it means breaking August's heart.
The relationships portrayed in this book are so warm and loving and the found family vibe is strong. August and Jane's relationship is sweet and sexy and so fun to read about. This was a fast read that had me hooked from the first page.

5 stars for One Last Stop! We can officially say to file it under “it’s sapphic and it slaps!!” 🤩🥳 We still can’t believe we were lucky to receive an ARC of One Last Stop! It’s no surprise that Red, White and Royal Blue is one of our all time FAVORITE books so we were bursting with excitement over this one 😍.
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In typical CMQ fashion, this book is hilarious, sweet, lovable, and completely sucks you in. Her writing style is so unique, millennial and fun and this latest novel from her is no different. She also always has great representation which we adore. If all of that isn’t enough to convince you... her food descriptions are amazing as well! We’ll take one Su Special please, IYKYK 🥪🥓.
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One Last Stop has an interesting premise. August moves to NYC and meets a charming girl named Jane on the Q train. The only problem? Jane is literally displaced in time from the 1970s and can’t seem to leave the subway. Despite all odds, August is convinced that she can help this beautiful stranger she is slowly falling for. How will this love story work out? You’ll have to pick this one up this Tuesday 6/1 to find out! 😱
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Thank you to St Martin's Press, Casey McQuiston & Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book is incredibly fun and cinematic and romantic! It's got some Back to the Future kind of vibes, and really big Empire Records vibes, some light true crime vibes, and all that with a big queer found family and a very touching romance.

I was very impressed with the sheer amount of plotting in this book! There's rescuing a person from a time slip plot, a save the restaurant from closing plot, a find a missing person plot, and an actual romance. And it all comes together really well! If anything, all the plot gets a little in the way of the romance and the character development. Lots of what we see comes through in big info dump kinds of sections, when a rush of memories comes through, or during a furious notetaking session, but I didn't hate that. All in all I think a lot of people are going to love this book, and I think it's a bigger achievement with a lot more heart than RWRB.

I can't believe I am going to say this but- I think I loved this even more then Red, White, & Royal Blue?! I don't even know where to begin describing this. "All the feels" is accurate but does not even touch the surface of how beautiful and heartbreaking and hopeful and funny this was. Absolutely Amazing.

One Last Stop has some amazing ratings, but as the saying goes not everyone likes the same thing. Overall I found the book to be well written, but for me it was just too far fetched to be believable and for that reason I never could really connect to the book or the characters. Having said that I always suggest that others read the book for themselves because what I may not enjoy others will.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and St. Martins Press and all opinions expressed here are my own.

I definitely enjoyed ONE LAST STOP! I loved the New York setting so much and how Casey McQuiston has written such an atmospheric book. Their writing truly made me feel like I was a local, making the read all the cozier. With such descriptive writing, they've also written distinct and unique characters so thoroughly. Each character introduced had such a personality that felt familiar yet still stood out by a lot. I was so pleased to be reading a sapphic adult novel that felt like it was for ME as a sapphic and not for men and for people who fetishized sapphic relationships. Overall I highly recommend ONE LAST STOP.

I didn’t intentionally read this book the day it was released/the first day of Pride month, but it was a perfect time to read it. I absolutely loved it and it was a sweet celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride. Almost all of the characters belonged to that community in some way, and even beyond the wonderful romance between the two main characters there were great friendships throughout the book. I didn’t realize that it had a bit of a science fiction plot to it, and I was pleasantly surprised. It had both a strong plot and strong characters, which always makes for a good book. I enjoyed it very much.

I really love time slip romances, but this one has to be one of the most unique takes on a time slip I've ever seen. I'm not even 100% it fits the definition of a time slip, but somebody in the book calls it that so I'm rolling with it. I don't really know where to start in reviewing this book, but let's start with what many people are likely asking: Did this book live up to Red, White, & Royal Blue?

My answer to that question is that in a lot of ways One Last Stop is incredibly different from McQuiston's brilliant debut, but in some of the core things, the books are similar. If you loved the community and the inclusion that McQuiston seemed to effortlessly weave into RWRB, that is absolutely still at play here. In fact, in my opinion, the community present in One Last Stop is even better than in RWRB. There's a core group of roommates, of which our main character, August, is one, who become such good friends but in very unique to one another ways. And with August starting off so isolated, it was just really, really lovely to see. Then there's the extended community, which includes Isaiah/Annie (the accountant by day and occasional star drag queen by night) who lives across the hall and the people August works with at Billy's.

There is also still a through line in both of McQuiston's works of Gen Z/millennial humor, although, in general I do think RWRB is funnier.

I think in some ways Alex and August aren't so different from one another too, but at the same time, August is very unique and entirely herself. And, in fact, the stories are so widely disparate, but if the question boils down to if I liked one will I like the other, I think the answer is yes.

What makes August different and special to me is that she is deeply lonely and isolated, but she isn't hard. She likes to think that she is harder than she actually is, I think. I loved her bisexual panic and the way she really wound up leaning on her friends as she tried to work out her relationship with Jane. I liked seeing her MAKE friends because when she starts out in NYC, she really doesn't have anyone besides her mother who is not so good at being a mom. I loved watching her convince herself over and over again that Jane wasn't interested even though it was so obvious that OF COURSE Jane was interested. I loved seeing August make the choices she does throughout the book because you can really see her growth as a character. I loved that she obsessively wrote things into notebooks.

But probably the real star of the show is Jane, for all that she doesn't come with her own POV. Jane is trapped on the Q Line from the 1970s and her life, as she tells it to August, is so fascinating. I loved learning more about her, but honestly, would have LOVED to just have a whole book of Jane. Just Jane. She's so cool.

All this, though, to say that I would definitely recommend this book to virtually anyone, but especially if you already know you liked McQuiston's writing style.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this title!

I'd like to thank Netgalley and St. Martin's Griffin for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Loved it!! This cover is gorgeous and it's why I requested it. Lovable main characters! The secondary characters made the story even better. The story begins when August meets Jane on a subway in NYC. August was having a bad morning of falling over, skinning her knee, spilling her coffee on her shirt and Jane coming to her rescue on the train. They have a pretty much insta connection and August decides to ask Jane out on a date. After being turned down August tries avoiding the train that Jane rides but keeps seeing her no matter what train she is on. I forever thought that Jane was a ghost but as in plot twists I was shocked to see that she was not.

I really enjoyed this book and especially how Jane was stuck in a time period where it was taboo to be gay and finding that it is pretty acceptable in this day and age.

Perfect book for PRIDE month.

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I loved McQuiston’s first novel. It’s one of my go-to book recommendations. I was excited to read this but also nervous that I would not like this sophomore novel.⁠
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I was SO wrong to be nervous. I dare say I love this more than RW&RB. I am blown away by McQuiston’s ability to effortlessly weave heart, humor, romance, steam, and amazing characters in every story. I liked and wanted to be friends with each character. The author even managed to add a taste of supernatural that did nothing feel forced.⁠
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I love the queer storylines that is are about trauma and not the only aspect of a character’s identity. The blend of queer history and queer joy is just… YESS!⁠
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I listened to the audiobook, and I cannot wait to listen to more from this narrator. She did a good job of giving each character a district voice to it gout it being over the top. I cannot get enough of her sultry voice.⁠

Thank you, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the ARC!

The first few chapters had me a little bit confused.
I didn't read what the book was about. Which is why I was wondering where the story was going and what was happening.

I just saw that Casey McQuiston had a new book coming up, and since Red, White & Royal Blue is one of my favorite books, I basically wanted their book ASAP.

When we got to the part where (spoiler?) we figure out Jane is stuck in some weird time loophole, I dreaded the book and started praying to the Gay Gods it wouldn't end up too Sci-Fi-ish. I am not someone who likes things about time traveling and such.
The concept usually freaks me out, and I find that authors often make it very complicated and it makes me loose all intrest.
Luckily, it wasn't the case. It was kept simply, and I enjoyed that.
I ended simply loving how August and Jane fell for each other. The more steamy parts were really well written and not too much. It was realistic, which I can say as a lesbian women, was very nice to read.
The ending made me cry. Oh, boy it did. Which is usually a very good thing. You just really end up rooting for the characters. They all are so loveable in their own ways.
Did I love it as much as RW&RB? No. But it comes to a very close second place.

I want to thank St. Martin’s Press for sending me an eARC last month which I already read and absolutely loved with my entire heart and soul 😭 this book is so special - I’ve just never read a story like this where the entire cast of characters had so much personality and heart. every single one of them was so personal and relatable and I formed such an attachment to each of them (ESPECIALLY WES, MY ANGEL!!). AND y’all this book made me tear up!! I rarely cry during books. It was literally just the impeccable found-family-ness of it all that caused an absolute breakdown on my end 😭

I loved this book for a lot of reasons: it’s about a group of queer friends who are truly a family, and it’s also about love and the magic of finding your person, and it’s also about lgbtq+ history and how queer people have fought and persisted, and it’s simply everything you could want in a romance and then some. it’s tender, it’s charming, it’s funny, it’s swoon worthy, and it’s the kind of story that every reader will resonate with. thank you @casey.mcquiston for blessing us w this book!!!! 🥰🥰🥲

Thank you, NetGalley for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

McQuiston has done it again. I'm pretty sure they've sold their soul to write the perfect romcoms.
The thing about "One Last Stop" and what makes it so perfect is that it's easy to forget none of it's real. Every part of it - from the Q, to August and Jane, Billy's, to Niko and Myla - is so vivid and it's impossible not to fall in love with it all.

Also, there's no better way to read this book than by listening to it on audio during your morning commute. Note: this may leave you distracted for the rest of the day.

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This is a great book to read for Pride Month, with lots of representation of the LGBTQIA community. In that aspect, the roommates and other side characters were great (and were among the bright spots of the book) and I loved seeing that representation. The book talks a bit about the UpStairs Lounge fire and the Pulse nightclub shooting, the Lounge fire not being something I'd heard of before which I appreciated. But....

For me, there was just something missing about this book. For the first half, I struggled to pick it up - there wasn't anything compelling about it. The premise is totally crazy, with the magical realism and time travel. While I've enjoyed magical realism in other books (Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson for instance), I don't think it worked here. The second half got a bit better, but the roommates became stronger characters in this part of the book which made a difference in my enjoyment. The author tried to write the connection between main characters Jane and August into the second half as this stronger thing, beyond just an attraction but it didn't quite work for me. I am still going to encourage you to pick it up and give it a try, since I know lots of others do love it.

I loved this book so much! It's about a beautiful queer relationship between August, a reformed investigator trying to find her place in the world, and Jane, a woman caught in time on the subway, but it's also much more than that. It's a love story to queer history, with all the pain and joy and anger it contains, as well as a love story to New York City and the people living there. There is so much queer joy in August and Jane's relationship, and even in August's friendships with the people in her life, and the strife is mainly a result of the fear that the two of them can't hold onto each other forever. This book made me cry because of how invested I became in this story and I don't regret it for a second.

Oh, this book was fun! I loved Red, White & Royal Blue and knew that I just had to read Casey McQuiston’s new book. I went into this book rather blindly and am so glad that I did because it was a wonderful surprise. I had such a good time listening to this audiobook that I found excuses to keep my headphones on just a little bit longer until I had reached the end.

August has just moved to New York. She has a new job at a diner and a new place to live with a fantastic group of roommates. When she meets a gorgeous stranger on the subway, she knows that she has met someone special. Jane and August seem to click from the very start but they cannot figure out how to make things work since Jane is kind of stuck on the train.

The characters in this book were phenomenal. I fell in love with August and her roommates, along with the other people in their social circle. This group of people were so supportive of each other that I was a joy to just to spend a little bit of time with them. I loved the way that they all rallied around each other and worked together to solve the problems that they faced. I liked Jane but she didn’t get quite as much page time as I would have expected but that made sense since she was stuck on the train. I feel like the romance really started progressing in the second half of the book and then Jane plays a bigger role. I did think that August and Jane made a great pair and I loved the chemistry between them.

Natalie Naudus did a fantastic job with the narrations of this story. I thought that she did a great job with all of the character voices and she added a lot of emotion and excitement to the story. She was able to bring this story to life through her narration and I believe that her narration added to my overall enjoyment of the story.

I would recommend this book to others. I thought that this was a wonderful story filled with characters that I couldn’t help but love and a romance that pulled at my heartstrings. I will definitely plan to read more of Casey McQuiston’s work in the future.

I received a review copy of this audiobook from Macmillan Audio and a digital review copy from St. Martin’s Press.

Ahhh, this book! Red, White & Royal Blue was one of my top reads of 2019 so I had high expectations going into One Last Stop and I am ecstatic to say that Casey McQuiston delivered! I loved this book. I was all in with this queer, biracial, alternate reality romance!!!!

This book had amazing characters (can we get more of Niko, Myla and Wes please), great banter, wit and of course some steamy romance. I love when a book's characters have so much strength that even the side characters win your heart. Plus, we had some great one liners and so much angsty yearning.

It also bears mentioning that McQuiston weaves in such important topics as racism, homophobia, HIV and AIDS and the activists that stood up and helped pave the way.

The book starts a bit slow but stick with it, it pays off big time by the end. This one is perfect to add to your Pride month TBR (or anytime of the year really).

I enjoyed RW&RB and was curious about this book because of the author. I am not a frequent romance reader but I am so glad I gave this a read. It is SO GOOD. I love nerdy, straight laced, analytical August and smart, sarcastic and witty Jane. I am obsessed with the side characters, the whole LGBTQIA+ found family that I wanted to reach through the book and play rolly bangs with them. I loved the paranormal/time travel aspect of the book. I loved the pop culture references. All in all, this book made me LOVE love. 💕 Please read this book, it’s amazing.

This book was so cute! On top of just an adorable romance, the timey-wimey layer brought a whole new level to McQuiston's writing. I thoroughly enjoyed Red, White and Royal Blue (who didn't, honestly?) and I was pleased that this second book from the author upheld the standard that was set with that first piece. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves queer people, as you really feel like you know the characters by the end of the book.