This is it; it’s the queer romcom we’ve been waiting for and the queer romcom we deserve. Not only are the romantic leads beautifully developed, but there is a whole cast of queer characters who you will definitely be glad to get to know. Reading this novel was emotionally fulfilling and validating, as a new adult and a bisexual woman who didn’t come out to myself until last year.

I love this book.

It has been a LONG time since I've fallen for a pair of characters as hard as I fell for August and Jane, or since a book has reduced me to so many tears. I went into this book knowing very little about it on purpose - McQuiston's previous book was a favorite when I read it, and I had high expectations for One Last Stop. Those expectations were met and then exceeded as I flew through the pages. Watching the romantic tension blossom between our main characters was ultimately incredibly rewarding, special, and emotional. It built so slowly that it had anchored in my heart before I even realized how invested I was. These characters are so easy to root for, and easy to love. The ensemble of side characters shines similarly to Red White and Royal Blue - I will say they didn't compel me quite as much at first, but I was sad to say goodbye to them in the end as well. It was refreshing to read a contemporary romance with such a twist as time-travel, and the insertion of newspaper clippings and other media to show Jane's trajectory through time were a beautiful touch to keep us learning pieces of her story. It never felt predictable to me, and I genuinely wasn't sure if my heart would be broken or full when the final climax came around.

While this was not McQuiston's fault in any way, it was definitely weird to read a book set in 2020 without the global pandemic going on. Several large gatherings and mundane occurrences - most notably taking the subway every day - felt a little jarring to read, especially towards the first third of the story. That said, the story felt so anchored in the present day in such beautifully tangible ways that changing it to be pre-pandemic would have felt just as strange, I'm sure. It became a beautiful escapism the more invested and involved I became in how to save Jane from her situation. One Last Stop accidentally became a perfect treatise on loneliness and isolation, a balm for the year, as I watched August and her friends struggle to connect with and keep Jane in their lives, and felt the pain and loneliness of Jane's isolation on the train. The weird timing of this book coming out in 2021 may end up making it the perfect blend of reality and nostalgia for a timeline (timelines?) where the most important thing that happened in 2020 was that Jane and August found each other.

This book went a direction I was not expecting from Casey McQuiston and I. Loved. It. I love August and her relatability. I loved Jane’s development. The side characters were some of my favorites. This book left me eager for more at the end of every chapter.

Upon first glance, I expected this book to be a romance about meeting someone on a subway commute. Definitely NOT meeting someone who is perpetually stuck on the subway without any idea why (but again, I loved the twist). Watching the characters trying to figure out why this person isn’t able to leave the trains while being their fun, quirky selves was excellent.

This book had my bisexuality RAGING. Like, throwing oil onto a fire, RAGING. All of the characters? Beautiful, unique, show-stopping, etc. I loved August as an MC, she had a really fun detective vibe to her on top of the “What do I even do with my life after college?!” crisis that had a “I have moved to a city with no idea what I’m doing.” cherry on top, and I am absolutely living for her. I think many people will be able to relate to her, especially if you have ever been interested in many subjects but just aren’t sure what will make you happiest down the road. Life crisis at 23? I’ll take two, please!

I haven’t ever been to New York, and every time I read about it, I just can’t help but wonder about the supposed magic of it. One Last Stop is a book that showcases the good, the bad, and the subway grime of New York that is so terrible but also, full of opportunity. When August meets her roommates, Nico, Myla, and Wes, I immediately felt kinship with these characters. They have a beautiful friendship full of weird happenings and support, and I love a good story filled with hilarious, easygoing friends, and sweet side romances.

I also enjoyed all of the other characters in this, especially Jane. She is a fantastic, beautiful love interest and the sci-fi twist surprised me, but I thought it was integrated so well that even though I knew this was totally strange and weird, August and her friends really made it just seem like another New York possibility.

This book is unapologetically queer, featuring a cast of LGBTQ+ characters. My bi heart is exploding with how much love I have for the dedication to representation, and humour. One Last Stop is full of pop culture, but also some great one-liners and interactions that left me giggling out loud. It was realistic at times despite the plot, and overall, just such a fun time!!! Pick this up if you want to feel warm.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC!

When I saw that Casey McQuiston was coming out with a new book, I KNEW I needed to read it, and I didn't actually expect to get this arc. I was kind of scared that it would not meet my expectations as RWRB is one of my all time favorite books, but I'm sooooo glad it did not disappoint. I cried twice and broke out laughing a few times, and overall, I just found this to be such a beautiful, heartwarming book.

Full disclaimer, I did not read the book blurb carefully enough before diving straight into this book, so when it jumped into sci-fi territory I was SOOOO confused and I definitely did not see that coming at all. But I think it's super amazing that Casey McQuiston is kind of expanding genres, while still staying true to herself and writing the most beautiful LGBTQ+ books ever.

I love August, I love the way she's written, and the way she thinks and acts. But I ABSOLUTELY STANNNNN Jane. She's written so beautifully, and every aspect of her soul makes me believe in love and sunshine and strawberry milkshakes on a summer day. I also really love seeing an asian character so upfront in a novel, especially in a LGBTQ dynamic. And the way her character and background is developed is so intricate and detailed, and I just absolutely l o v e the representation.

In terms of writing, I found that like RWRB, this book also has a semi-epistolary format? But unlike the letters in RWRB, each chapter starts off with a little snippet from different mediums, and I just found it a super enchanting way to ground the reader and kind of give little pieces of Jane's personality and life, especially since this book has no head-hopping. I also found the use of present tense to be really interesting, but like RWRB, Casey McQuiston can pull it off! It really just pulls you in and makes you feel like you're living the book with them.

I really loved this book, and 10/10 would recommend. As always the dialogue was witty and quippy and fun, and I loved how One Last Stop brought in that element of sci-fi to a beautifully written LGBTQ love story :D.

I was so excited to get an early copy of One Last Stop to review - after Red, White and Royal Blue I had high expectations and Casey McQuiston did not disappoint! One Last Stop had so many fun characters you will want to root for and the book is FULL of pop culture, lgbtq representation, and unexpected moments. I thought at times it was overly detailed and repetitive, but then the ending was rushed. I didn't like it as much and Red, White and Royal Blue (one of my faves of 2020) but still thought it was great and would definitely recommend!

tw: death; hate crime mentioned

Thank you to the author, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for providing an arc copy to review!

This book was so unexpected with a lot of emotional weight to it! Although I smiled at the pages often, this is not a typical romantic comedy. First love/soul mate plus time-slip/time-travel romance is not *light reading* for me, this love story is SERIOUS business! Casey McQuiston held my heart captive during my immersion into this book and I still find my mind wandering back to the Q and other places in NY I’ve never been in real life. Readers who loved Red, White, and Royal Blue will love the writing style and swoony moments.

McQuiston writes fantastic side characters with depth and scenes that advance the plot! Don’t you hate it when the side characters slow down the main show? That is not happening here. What is wonderful about this book and all of the intertwining relationships is that you don’t just get a protagonist and her love interest-- you get a whole group of characters that completely steal your heart. Niko, Wes, Myla, Isaiah. I almost loved these four more than August and Jane. (Almost!)

Oh, how you'll root for this seemingly impossible love story. Every moment agonizing over what would happen was worth it in the end. Drink a late coffee and just accept it that you'll be up all night reading!

I am so jealous of people who will get to read this perfection for the first time. You are in for a roller coaster ride! This book was just consecutive emotional punches straight to my heart. So, obviously this is now one of my most favourite books ever.

One Last Stop is brilliant in so many ways. The writing, the found family, the casual queerness, the mystery, the soulmatism. To oversimplify it without giving away spoilers: this book is about August and a queer ragtag band of misfits who adopt her and become her support system throughout the book which she desperately needs because the love of her life, Jane, lives on the subway plus she spends most of the book in a perpetual state of gay panic.

It's ridiculous how much I love Jane and August. They are the inventors of true love. Their chemistry could literally cause a blackout on the Q train.(I speak with evidence.) Their bond transcends time. Their love literally beats science. They are connected in so many ways and are the literal definition of soulmates. It starts out the usual way: adorable banter, great chemistry, kisses strictly for evidence gathering but then the mystery starts being solved and you realize that the whole main puzzle of the book was born out of their soulmatism. It's all intense emotions and tears from that point on. They didn't just hit me in the feels, they punched and kicked and slashed through my feels. They also have one of the greatest love confessions I've ever read.

One Last Stop was a breathtaking and beautiful read that was 5/5 pretty much from the start but the last few chapters were out of this world. This book wrecked me like 'I might need to talk about it in therapy level' wrecked me and I could not be more thankful for it. The writing in this book is so beautiful, I had to highlight like 70% of the book. In conclusion, Casey McQuiston is a bloody genius and I cannot wait to read more of her books.


Copy provided by the publisher, via NetGalley.

What I Liked:
-This was a unique concept with SO much representation - it was like a nice breath of fresh air.
-McQuiston does a FANTASTIC job at not stereotyping people or relationships.
-I loved the ending. Loved it. It wasn't exactly what I expected, but I thought it was awesome. <spoiler> I thought that Jane was going to come into Billy's at the age of like 70 or whatever she would have been, and they were going to strike up a friendship, but obviously not continue their romantic relationship </spoiler>
-The pacing was fantastic. I'd been in a huge reading slump and finished this in less than 24 hours.

What I Wanted More Of:
-Probably a crazy concept, but I want a "sequel" that's the same story, but from Jane's perspective. I constantly wondered what the days when August wasn't there were like for Jane, and I think it could make a cool story.

You Should Read This If You Like:
-Red White and Royal Blue
-Rom-coms, but with a hint of magic and mystery!

August Landry has just moved to New York City for a fresh start. Another fresh start. August knows that this is her pattern - move to a new city, start at a new school, and never quite get comfortable before moving on again. But she's hoping that New York City is a place that she can really lose herself in. Little does she know, she's about to be found.

On her first day of classes, August finds herself rushing for the Q train, ending up with a cup of coffee spilled all over herself. This is when she meets Jane - another passenger on the train who offers August a scarf to cover up the spill. And August is smitten. She finds herself returning to the Q again and again, hoping that her commute lines up with Jane's - and it does! Every time she boards the train, Jane is there. They banter, they chat, and slowly get to know each other. But soon August realizes that something doesn't quite add up with Jane. She is ALWAYS on the Q and her pop culture knowledge is spotty at best, dated at worst. After a bit of research and a few leaps of faith, August realizes that Jane is, in fact, trapped on the Q train. And she's been trapped there since 1977. With a motley crew of roommates and friends, including an engineer/artist and a psychic, August hatches a plan to free Jane from the time limbo she's stuck in. And along the way, of course, August and Jane fall devastatingly in love. The problem is, they don't know if their plan to jolt Jane off the Q will send her back to the 70s, release her to the present day, or...kill her.

One Last Stop is a fun, sweet, and charming read. I found myself so invested in the characters, rooting them on the whole time. Casey McQuiston has a talent for making books light and fluffy, but with enough depth that you don't simply float away. August's backstory is heavy, but eventually wraps up just the way it needs to. The side characters are diverse in gender, race, and sexuality and are a heck of a lot of fun. One Last Stop is practically perfect in every way.

There's a reason that I already have this book pre-ordered because, wow I'm speechless.

For context, I finished this book last night, thinking I needed to sleep on it before I wrote anything since it was so much more than what I thought it was going to be so it was overwhelming how much I actually enjoyed it and wanted to write the best of the best about it. So here I am at 9 AM, ready to write my heart out about how much I love this book for everything that it is.

First off, Casey McQuiston, you've done it again, like I knew you would, like so many others knew as well. Red, White and Royal Blue is something truly special and One Last Stop is nothing short of that as well. The entire concept, the story, the characters, the writing!! Pure genius and heartwarming.

Now this book, it brings you through a roller coaster of emotions. A genuine rollercoaster. One that I've never ridden before. At one point I was laughing so hard, at another I was crying (this is the first book in months that had been able to make me cry), at another I was eager, and at the end, I was at peace.

I didn't read the synopsis to this book before starting so I genuinely was surprised by where the story was going and who the characters were. And let me tell you, this is the most unique romance novel I have read, and I love anything time related. This book proves that romances don't have to have a certain set of rules. Two people can fall in love against all odds, literally. Not even time can stop them.

And to finish off this review, I just want to put out there how much I love Wes, and I think everyone else will love him and the rest of the group just as much as I do.

Movie to watch if you enjoyed this book: The Lake House

Thank you so much to NetGalley and St.Martin's Press for the earc in return for an honest review.

Wow. I really have no words for this book, but for the benefit of others, I am going to try my very best. This story follows August, who meets this girl named Jane on a subway in New York. The catch is that Jane is from the 1970's, and is stuck in the year 2020. I absolutely loved this book, it completely lived up to my expectations from Casey McQuiston. Dare I say they even managed to surpass those expectations...? I loved the relationship between Jane and August, and specifically how it was so accurately portrayed with all of the telltale signs of a sapphic relationship (If you know. you know). This was such a unique idea for a book, and it will surely become a staple in every queer reader's shelf. The writing was beautiful and full of witty banter (which I always love) and it just felt so real and perfectly written. I don't have a ton more to say except that everyone should pre-order this book right now!!

This was weird, fun, sexy, and sweet. The fantasy time travel aspect had the unexpected benefit of adding some LGBTQIA history that gave the story additional depth. I really enjoyed it!

Oh my God this book was so excellent. So many feelings! My heart is swelling thinking about the extremely lovable motley crew of supporting cast members in this story. The roommates, the entire Brooklyn queer community, the staff at the diner. Even the staff at Popeyes. I loved this book not just for the love story and it’s strangeness and the underlying mystery, but first and foremost for its familiar depiction of New York City and it’s combination of magic and ugliness and sense of community and annonynimity; a combination unique to this city alone. I could picture this story, see it, smell it, hear it. It was so beautifully written and everything so perfectly depicted. And the diversity! It felt like a story crafted specifically for my biracial, bisexual, New York heart. I won’t soon forget these characters or the way this book made me feel. Thanks to the author and NetGalley for the advance copy!!!

Like many other readers, I went into this book with high expectations after reading Casey McQuiston's other novel, and was not disappointed in the slightest. I really enjoy the way they were able to take the same cheesy feeling that accompanies the majority of other romance novels, and apply that to a completely new and fascinating setting, with diverse characters and a wonderful message. This book starts with a chance meeting on a subway, and slowly builds to a mysterious set of circumstances under which star-crossed love is difficult to achieve, while remaining lighthearted and intriguing the whole way through. The pacing of the story makes it easy to get sucked into, and there were few, if any, moments where I found myself unsatisfied with what I was reading. One asepct which I particularly enjoyed was that every side character was well fleshed out, easy to love, and had a clear place in the story. I would highly recommend One Last Stop to those who are looking for feel-good queer novels, but are tired of the same few stories being retold.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This book was amazing. It’s really hard for me to put into words how much I love a book that means so much to me. I’ve wanted to read this book forever since I read RWRB but wow, reading it was something else. Casey Mcquiston’s writing mixed with the feeling of being represented in literature. This book really made me cry. Plus it’s full of amazing tropes

Yeah, i know. I don't know how I got this lucky either.

I have been eagerly anticipating this sophomore book by McQuiston and it does not disappoint. She goes in a totally new direction with the same wonderful humor and passion, but taking on some supernatural elements sprinkled in.

The Q train has a new passenger. August has just moved to New York City and she runs into sexy and strong Jane on the train who lends her a scarf after a coffee accident. August is drawn to Jane and so begins an unlikely romance that will change everything.

This is really an ensemble book. Sure we have August and Jane and their slow and growing love for each other. But honestly, the book killed me because I fell in love with each one of the secondary characters. August's roommates stole the scenes they were in. Nico, Myla, Wes, please. I SAW them. I could see them in their apartment. That's how real they were. I love Annie and the co-workers at Billy's. I love pancakes and radios that mysteriously work. I love the wide variety of representation in these pages and how thoughtful and complicated each of the characters are.

McQuiston really shines, delightfully playing with August's insecurities and her vulnerabilities with her budding romance with Jane. And Jane's self assuredness and confidence is sexy and sweet at the same time. You can't help but root for them to figure it out. I mean, what's 40 years for true love?

It's a solid follow up to her debut and I want more more more.
Also can we have a spin off of Annie please? I love her...

Queer love story.,with a cool time travel twist, I liked our protagonists and the found family that August moved in with, they are precious and this was delightful to read as I loved the time travel element. Highly recommend if you are into love stories, time travel and found families. Also where can I get a Su Special, This was pure magic, also I’m sobbing from all the feelings.

I loved this book so much! Time travel + pancakes + the subway = true love.

August is new to New York City and moves into an apartment full of loveable flatmates that is located above a Popeyes. Her home life becomes full of psychic readings, science experiments, drag queens, and family dinners--all of which is vastly different from her lonely, somewhat nomadic existence before coming to New York.

When August takes the Q train to and from work, school, and home, she meets Jane, an effortlessly cool woman who just happens to always be in the same car as August. When August continues to meet Jane again and again, she develops a huge crush as well as a growing suspicion that perhaps something is not right.

Jane and August fall in love while solving the mysteries of their existence and histories together. Ultimately, Jane must decide if she wants to get back to where she came from, or if she wants to risk losing everything she's ever known in order to start a new life with August.

I got this on NetGalley and I was just like, NEW CASEY MCQUISTON BOOK, YES PLS and I didn't read the summary or anything and then I started reading it and I was like...OHH MY GOSH IS THIS A VAMPIRE BOOK? But, spoiler (which isn't really a spoiler because it's literally the premise of the book and it's in the blurb)...it's not a vampire book. And I feel like the concept that it IS...doesn't make a ton of sense? But who cares, literally not me, much like with Red, White & Royal Blue I just loved these characters and their relationships (including friendships) so much that I can fully forgive a half-baked sci-fi premise.