It’s a contemporary romance about a tall butch Subway angel and a curvy bisexual woman. This story meant everything to me as a queer woman who just entered her 20s. August is so cute, lovely, and caring. She’s generous and selfless. The queer ensemble of cast members is comforting, hilarious, and loveable. I would love for a community like that.
Casey McQuiston continues to give us great bisexual rep and amazing, poetic love confessions. Jane is a complex character, she’s magical and mysterious but so soft. I went into this book for a cute love story but the number of times my jaw dropped to the floor and the tears that spilled out of my eyes. I was on the edge of my seat for the last two chapters. It was so beautiful that it hurts. I demand more novels about time-traveling sapphics! Now if I could just have a novella or long epilogue about these two.

Okay my only critique: there’s a scene where they talk about how virginity is a social construct (true) but then ask the character if the person she hooked up with was “clean” when the idea someone having an STI makes them unclean is a backward and conservative narrative.

Favorite Quote: “Hell no,” Jane says, instantly affronted. “If you care what time brunch happens, you’re a cop.”

Finished last night and I’m still processing! This book was a window in many ways- setting, culture, and more. I really enjoyed how New York City was such an important part of the story- almost a character itself. There is a sci-fi element that requires suspending disbelief, but it’s an enjoyable twist. I’ve never read a book like this before! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great, a really really great book. I honestly didn’t know much about it other than it was f/f and written by Casey McQuistion so I wasn’t expecting the magical realism but I loved it. I really connected with August, probably because we had similar upbringings. I also really felt her struggle with finding herself—I’m almost 24 and have no idea what I’m doing. I loved every character—I wish I could be friends with all of them. The romance was perfect. This is an excellent book.

Still digesting this one - I loved Casey McQuiston’s first novel, and this one diverged in genre. This still centered around romance, but had strong magical realism vibes I wasn’t prepared for, and I’m not sure lived up to the full potential of either genre

But it was an interesting premise, an absolutely fun read, and I still like McQuiston’s writing style so still found myself wanting to keep reading to find out what is going to happen next.

Good read! After loving red white and royal blue (which was the first book I read after years of no reading), I was so excited to read this. Although I liked it, it was not similar to rw&rb. There's a faster slow burn (still slow burn) and less angst (almost barely any angst). I didn't really see a connection being formed for the relationship, it was very much love at first sight. It was a very delicate and nice relationship!! I LOVED the magical (for lack of better word) elements and the found family in this was amazing. This also gave me fanfic vibes.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. .August decides to move to New York City. She doesn't believe in love until she meets Jane on the train. Jane makes her realize many things. I enjoyed the way we saw August grow as a person.

One Last Stop is hilarious, poignant, witty, and profoundly queer. August is a cynical twenty-three-year old who just wants to find a place where she belongs, and she does just that when she moves to NYC and falls in with a group of ragtag misfits living in an apartment above a Popeyes. She feels an instant electric spark when she meets Jane on the Q train, but their romance becomes so much more than August could have ever expected--especially for someone who’s so closed off to love and being loved. The cast is effortlessly diverse in a way that feels natural and realistic, especially for NYC. I would kill for any of these characters. Even though August and Jane’s romance is at the center of this plot, it’s so much bigger than that, and this book is more about finding where you belong in both setting and with people than about finding someone you should be with. Not only is it a queer history lesson, but it’s a recording of current queer culture, too. If Red, White & Royal Blue was a comforting hug, One Last Stop is more of a punch to the gut--but one that I welcome whole-heartedly. Casey McQuiston strikes a hard-to-find balance between lots of millennial humor and unexpectedly poetic prose. This is exactly what I was hoping for from my favorite author.

Wow. Unique and amazing. August is such a great characters as are the members of the family she created in Brooklyn. I didn't want to put it down. The story of love, friendship and finding family is powerful and beautiful. This story will stick with me.

A time. A place. A person.
I don’t know how Casey McQuiston does it, but they write about these things so beautifully.

One Last Stop (out 6/1/21) was a five-star read for me, and I’ll put together more coherent thoughts in a full review closer to publication.

In the meantime, here’s an incomplete list of non-spoilery things I loved about One Last Stop:

1. Banter that had me smiling too big
2. August: Whipsmart, made me alternately want to facepalm or hug her. She’s incredible.
3. Jane: An icon, truly.
4. August and Jane together: Casey has mentioned ~the yearning~ before, but I was wholly unprepared.
5. A red scarf, pop tarts, radio station song requests, kissing for research
6. The roommates! •Niko: bad bartender, still adorable in every way (I couldn’t help but pick up shades of Nick Miller from New Girl?) •Myla: BFF goals. But really, person goals in general. •Wes: grumpy, endearing.
7. The abundance of representation, generosity & acceptance
8. Photos on the refrigerator, phone calls with Myla’s mom, and other quiet moments that had me tearing up
9. When Miss Ivy unfurls her fan, the Fast and Furious franchise, and other toss-away moments of hilarity
10. My own personal Google tangents! From Eames chairs to very specific scone recipes to queer history, this made the reading experience so much richer.
11. IKEA furniture: functional, convenient
12. Rolly Bangs
13. That pancake diner magic ✨

I can’t help but be insanely jealous (and delighted) for any New Yorker who gets to read this book for the first time on an actual subway commute. Will they ever look at riding over the Manhattan Bridge the same way again? Will they smile whenever the train lights flicker?

As for me, I loved this book and I’m grateful there’s a Popeyes right down the street from my house.

Thank you to Casey McQuiston for one more unforgettable reading experience.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Inclusive, hilarious, clever read! This book has it all- magic subway line in New York, time travel, an a+ cast representation, funny pop culture references- It all made the book more fun than I thought it would be! The characters are ultimately the best part of this book hands down and each one is so well formed and I want to be friends with them. However, the pacing was all over the place and it was really difficult to know how much time had passed throughout the book.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for an e-arc of "One Last Stop" in exchange for an honest review.

So, I was excited to get an ARC of this because I loved the author’s last book.
This is a lgbtq friendly/ sci fi novel all in one. The two main characters are Jane (stuck on the q train since the 70’s) and August, a girl who just moved to Brooklyn. There are MANY supporting characters, and lots of different diverse things happening as far as gender and sexuality. I know that this is a big thing in the writing world these days, but it ALMOST feels a little overboard in this book. That being said, the writing is absolutely great and the story is very interesting. Overall I liked it a lot. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC. all opinions are my own!

Mixed feelings about this. I loved the weird mystery of how Jane was stuck on the subway since the 70s, I loved Jane herself, and the story was really fun to read. It was all a little overdone, though - the extreme quirkiness and ethnic/racial/gender diversity of the roommates, the immediate family-like bond, the grand declarations of love between August and Jane.

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

This is the magical story of a queer found family and a Sapphic romance stuck in a time slip. It is a story with such well drawn characters that each could be the protagonist of the next book. It was sprinkled with bits of LGBTQ+ history that was a reminder of how far we have come. The atmosphere was so well done I wished I lived in New York City. If you loved The House In The Cerulean Sea you will love this too. Publication date is June 1, 2021. This is definitely a contender for my favorite book of 2021.

I received an advance copy of, One Last Stop, by Casey McQuiston. This book was a cute romance set in New York.

I'd heard about this book from a friend and the more she told me, the more I wanted to read it and I'm so glad that I did! Let's just say I stayed up waaaay past my bedtime several nights to finish! ;)

One Last Stop has so much to offer! Wonderful, quirky characters, LGBT+++ (YES!!!), a dash of sci-fi (is that the best way to describe it?!) and heaps more! There wasn't a single moment that I didn't enjoy! I felt like I was there right alongside August, Jane, and their friends! There were tears, extreme happiness, heart-crushing sadness, and several moments where I had to put my book down, look away, and collect my thoughts!

Definitely highly recommended!

(A huge THANK YOU!!! to NetGalley for the chance to read this ARC!)

Casey McQuiston has this ability to make me feel completely wrapped up in a world and it’s characters. Every character felt important to this story. Whether it was August’s roommates, the drag queen across the hall, coworkers at Billy’s, or a girl on the Q train who slipped through time. The found family was one of my favorite parts, I felt hugged with every interaction.

Part of this story being about a lesbian who slipped through time from the 70’s, there was a lot to say about queer history in New York City. And all of the amazing LGBTQ+ characters and history mentioned throughout the book was so comforting if not a little heartbreaking at points. It felt so meaningful and made me feel incredibly proud to be a part of such a resilient community. This book felt like a big queer hug.

Romance. Mystery. Found family.

It felt like the perfect book.

The Age of Adaline mixed in with quirky roommates, LGBTQ+ representation, pancakes, and a cynical girl. The story follows 23 year old August Landry who has just moved to NYC and moved into an apartment with strangers: a psychic, an artist, and a tattooist. August is trying to find herself, after moving from place to place, and on a subway train ride, while having the worst day ever she meets Jane. Jane, a gorgeous and mysterious girl who helps everyone, is funny, and sweet, and just happens to always run into August on the train ride. August starts to notice that Jane only ever stays on the train, and to her surprise Jane is actually displaced from the 1970s and stuck on the train. Now its up to August and her roommates to find a way to help Jane, even if it means saying goodbye to the girl that August is starting to fall in love with, sometimes you just have to believe things will work out. A super sweet and romantic story filled with quirky and adorable characters. I loved getting to know each of August’s roommates and all their relationships. I adored Wes and Isiah/Anne (seriously they were AMAZING). Niko and Myla are just relationship goals and so funny. August and Jane’s story was a wonderful and delightful read, it really builds the yearning and the romance, and the question of what do you do when you find yourself falling in love with someone who has to go. It was PERFECTION.

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

I am completely overcome with emotion right now. This was such an incredibly beautiful story, complete with characters that I grew so unbelievably attached to within the span of a couple of days. I know a lot of people are going to be comparing ONE LAST STOP to RED, WHITE, & ROYAL BLUE, but I'll just say this: I went into OLS thinking that I was going to love it because of how much I loved RW&RB, and I was completely blown out of the water with how this story and these characters connected with me. OLS was truly phenomenal. I spent the last 45 minutes of reading completely sobbing (happy and sad tears).

Now, the details:

ONE LAST STOP follows 23-year-old, cynical August, who comes to New York City planning on staying on her own path. However, a job at a 24-hour breakfast joint, a group of (quirky) roommates, and a mysterious girl on a subway will soon change everything.

First, let's talk about the characters. Each and every one of them was characterized wonderfully and their stories were told so authentically. I loved the little ways in which Casey McQuiston developed each of the characters' personalities, whether it be the way their rooms are decorated or the games they play on Friday nights. I feel in love with all of their stories, and I think I've found my platonic soulmates in this little found family. I want to give them all a hug. The main character, August, just seems so real and genuine, which is why I was able to relate to her on such a deep level. She struggles with anxiety, her identity, loneliness, and the idea of home, which I can definitely relate to. I also connected with Jane, the main love interest, because she is the embodiment of the idea that you're on a train going so fast and you can't get off. Time is a topic that always crowds my brain, and Jane and her journey really resonated with me. AND THE ROMANCE! Jane and August are such a beautiful pair, as are the other couples in the family, such as Myla and Niko (aka Mom and Dad), Wes and Isaiah, and Lucie and Winfield. PS: I would go to a drag show with the roommates, no doubt about it. I would say I'd play Rolly Bangs with them, but I don't know about that one; I'm a bit physically fragile.

Second, the representation. The cast of characters was extremely diverse, each of them having come from completely different backgrounds, and they create such an interesting family of characters that I think anyone could relate to. I also loved the bits of LGBTQ+ history that Casey McQuiston incorporated into the plot, as well as the discussion of Jane growing up as a lesbian and POC during the '70s. Something about the representation/characters in OLS that really hit home for me was how Jane is Chinese-American, and Myla's adoptive parents are Chinese. It warmed my heart to see the bits of Chinese culture incorporated into the story, whether that be Lunar New Year gifts from Myla's mom or Jane talking about eating fah sung thong as a kid. The characterization of Myla's mother specifically made me feel really connected because Myla mentions how her mother would attempt to make Myla dishes like jollof rice to make her feel connected to her heritage, which my mother, if in the same position, would 100% do.

Finally, the plot. The plot of OLS really threw me for a loop. I thought I knew where it was going, and then I didn't, and then I found my way back again. It was the definition of an emotional rollercoaster, and I loved every minute of it. The time travel aspect of the plot was fascinating, and I think it added a very unique element to the novel. I will admit, it was a bit slow in parts, but I think the characters and their personalities were able to carry the book during the parts where the plot slowed down. Something I really enjoyed about the storyline of OLS was how everything came full-circle. Each of the conflicts gets its own resolution, and I liked how although there were multiple conflicts, they all were interwoven with each other. Moreover, there were phrases or specific descriptors used at the beginning as well as the end, which is a small touch that allows you to see the characters' growth and the story's development over time.

ONE LAST STOP is a book I don't think I'll ever forget. 100% recommend.

Thank you to St. Martin's and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is extremely smart, refreshing, unconventional, exhilarating, truly original with its remarkable historical references, quirky, unique, extremely likable characters!

MCs are August: raised like forced Veronica Mars meets Nancy Drew style to search for the disappearance of her missing uncle with her hyper, hoarder, conspiracy theorist mother and Jane: vintage chic, friendly hipster, a true old soul, wait a minute she’s truly 70: stuck in subway and her only desire is returning back to her own timeline to leave a permanent mark on the life she’s experienced!

But in this different reading journey: you’re not introduced to these unique, peculiar MCs. The eccentric, quirky roommates stole the entire show at some chapters! They were like living in their own unique planet and they were truly living proof that being different could be so much incredibly entertaining !

Myla; queer Black engineer, graduated from Columbia, changing her major, pursuing her passion in arts, putting mouse traps in every corner of house, trying to create art with awkward object choices, quickly connects with August, helping her to fight against her insecurities! She’s such lovely friend! ( her relationship with her adoptive Chinese mother and her heartfelt contribution to this story are also most meaningful parts of the book.)

Niko: trans Latino psychic, reciting Neruda poems to plants, inventing original games in household, trying to be bartender but he didn’t achieve his goal yet!

Wes: depressed Jewish tattoo artist, concentrating on his daily hobby to disassemble and rebuild a piece of IKEA furniture, living like a ghost, lurking around the apartment.

Let’s not forget friendly, entertaining, drag queen accountant neighbor Annie who has been in love with Wes for years!

The book is not only great representation of LGBTQ community by presenting us a various characters from different genders, sexualities, it also helps us to learn more about different cultures, religions, philosophies.

The book also sheds light to some of the most devastating, shameful events of the history including gay mass murders that occurred at Upstairs Lounge fire, 2016 Pulse shooting.

August is raised to find missing people when 70 years old Jane who is Chinese lesbian has no idea why she’s trapped in subway, she thinks she has to find a way to solve her problem. But lots of tender kisses, blooming feelings will not help them to find a proper solution.

This is heartbreaking impossible love story centered around civil right movements, well crafted clever characters with thought provoking writing style.

I enjoyed this book and I liked the historical time travel helps us to learn our lesson for being more respectful to the diversity, becoming more open minded, acceptive, kind, understanding people!

I am not still so sure about the science fiction/ time travel premise of the story but overall the characters, the originality, the well researched parts drag you into story, you don’t want to leave it and fully enjoy your unique experience!

Millions of thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for sharing this incredible digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

I’m so disappointed in One Last Stop. I loved Red, White and Royal Blue and was so excited to read the galley. Unfortunately, the romance between the two characters falls flat. The obsession with the subway gets really old. Such a bummer!