I knew nothing going into this book except that I had really enjoyed Casey McQuiston’s earlier novel Red, White and Royal Blue. The story started off great but really through me for a loop when I realized it had a bit of a science fiction element. Fortunately it all played out wonderfully and I didn’t mind the unrealistic parts of the story, mainly because the characters were all so amazing. Besides August and Jane, I think the best parts of the book were getting to know Niko and Myla and Wes and everyone else! It’s better to go in knowing as little as possible and just enjoy the proverbial subway ride!

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The time is now 10:10pm. I properly sat down to read the 95% of the book that I had left to read around 4pm and I am so glad I spent the rest of my day reading this book. If I had to describe this book in 3 words they’d be sexy, hilarious and poignant. At first I was a bit unsure because of the slow start and August felt like such a new type of main character, one that I hadn’t read about before. She starts off in one place emotionally and you realise it’s not because she wants to but it’s because of how she was raised, and getting to see her change throughout the book was so lovely. I was hoping so much that I would come to love her and I really did. As well as the rest of the gag in 6F. I didn’t realise there was a supernatural aspect (or at least I completely forgot when OLS was announced), but I was so excited when the first aspects of time travel were explored. I loved getting to know all the side characters just as much as with August and Jane. Jane was such a fun character and I wanted to desperately know more about just as much as August did. She was such a well-fleshed out character who I loved having around. I have to say, I found it difficult a lot of the time trying NOT to cry since I cry so easily, and I managed not too but it happened so often, and for me that’s a great sign when I’m reading a book. The humour was absolutely lovely too and the relationships between the friends as well as the couples were so wonderful. It’s difficult to say what I loved about this book without spoiling any of it, but this book is definitely one of my favourite 2021 releases for sure. It may start of a little slow but it’s so worth the read, I promise you’ll enjoy it. I’m not surprised at all that everyone who I’ve seen read OLS saying nothing but great things about it.

I have already read my favorite book of 2021 and this is it. I knew I would love it right away and could not put it down. Everything about this book is just perfect from the characters to the plot to the setting. I love Jane and August so much. Their relationship combined with the mystery surrounding Jane was perfect. I cannot wait to read this book again. If you loved the author's first book pick this up asap.

I tend to go into a lot of books as blind as possible - so, having read Red, White & Royal Blue (and loving it), I had assumed that this book would follow along the lines of the fun, earnest, super diverse romance we saw with McQuiston's debut.

One Last Stop did still fall under that umbrella, but with a sprinkle of supernatural-y time traveling shenanigans and a dash of real-life trauma and suffering. It follows the vein of RW&RB's honesty and sincerity, which only adds character to the story. McQuiston clearly does their work in terms of doing their characters and stories justice. There is so much diversity, which is something I always love to see in books, and this one is no different - if anything, it is emphasized. Because just like RW&RB, the representation in this book leads to it reading like a love story for all different kinds of people for all walks of life. It really got my heart all soft and mushy the way that RW&RB did, and it's one of the reasons I love McQuiston's work. I would definitely recommend this!

I loved Casey McQuiston's "Red, White & Royal Blue," so I knew that I needed to read "One Last Stop" as soon as it was available. While this book was enjoyable, I just couldn't get behind the time travel element. The romance was good, but I would have liked to see it without the time traveling. I do think it's a great LGBTQ+ book and McQuiston did a great job of telling a love story that was possible despite the odds.

DNF. While I adored Red, White, and Royal Blue, this one wasn't for me! I didn't find the protagonist likeable when I so wanted to like her, and didn't couldn't get on board with the time travel element. Eager to read McQuiston's third effort, though!

Thank you to NG and SMP for an advanced copy.

There’s something special about August’s Subway crush… some special spark! McQuiston’s latest was exactly what I didn’t know I wanted! A New York subway lgbt romance, with a touch of time travel, lgbt history, and a lot of humor. Cynical August came to New York to make it on her own, but along the way she finds a chosen family and her subway crush Jane. When it becomes astonishingly clear that Jane has been stuck on the subway since the 1970s, that group of friends band together to help free her.

So many will find a lot to enjoy about this, but unfortunately, it didn't fully click with me. It felt too long and the time travel aspects too contrived. The romance, however, did not disappoint.

It is so difficult for authors to live up to the hype of a great debut, but Casey McQuiston has done it! Their sophomore romance wraps you up in the sway of the New York subway, the comfort of a neighborhood diner, and the magic of a little time travel. With characters as bold and mysterious at the Manhattan Bridge, McQuiston captures both the small and the loud details of the city that never sleeps. From drag shows to tiny apartments, this book pulls you along for the ride, striking an incredible balance of being pulled into the story while also viewing it from the outside, as though you were witnessing the love story unfold from the other side of the train car. McQuiston weaves history into this novel like they weaved politics through Red, White, and Royal Blue, and the result was just as deliciously rich. Readers will also NOT be disappointed in the steamy scenes, which are guaranteed to make you look at subway seats differently after reading! Addressing anxiety, love, family, loneliness, and the occasional existential crisis of having slipped through time, this novel truly does have something for everyone, though LGBTQ+ readers will certainly feel the representation the most. Finding queer family, discovering love despite the odds, is sure to resonate deeply, as it did with me! Overall, a beautiful love story that is sure to become timeless!

EXCELLENT! Casey McQuiston has done it again! The premise is so out there, but she pulls off a beautiful novel full of depth and characters you want to hold close to your heart forever. I loved this book.

This is one of those books that I couldn't wait to review, as it was just so much fun to read and think about long after I had finished. It has so many elements that I love seeing in books and everything was orchestrated perfectly.

While I enjoyed Red, White & Royal Blue, I loved this one twice as much. It is full of quirky characters, drag shows, pancakes, private investigations, psychics, time travel, pop culture, etc. I liked the setting, as well. It really captured the essence of Brooklyn.

This was such a great romantic story and I loved the connection between August and Jane throughout. There were some steamy scenes that took my breath away. The detailed use of description brought the story to life in all it's vividness. The dialogue was witty and moved the story along at a nice pace. I could tell that Casey McQuiston put so much love into this novel as it beams out from the pages. I still can't stop thinking about it.

Movie casting ideas:
August: Nadia Alexander
Jane: Cora Tran (I saw her in The Prom and immediately thought of Jane)
Niko: Ehren Kassam
Myla: Midori Francis
Wes: Miles Heizer
Lucie: Galadriel Stineman
Isaiah: Todrick Hall

Casey McQuiston's character development is unbelievable. She brings the characters to life and makes you feel like they are really your friends. One Last Stop will make you pine and hope, cry and laugh, and fall in love all over again.

Whelp. Guess who just got added to my auto buy authors? That's right folks. This magical creature named Casey McQuiston.

I am not one for romance. Usually, I need a book with more going on, like a heist or a cult or a revolution. Add on to that, I hate time travel AUs. They're not something I usually like.

So why did I pick this book up, you ask? Why I read something created at the base by two things I don't usually like?

Because I loved Red, White, & Royal Blue that much and I trusted McQuiston enough to give them a chance to write something so magical I would forget that I didn't even like the genre.

McQuiston delivers an atmospheric adventure of love on the Q, finding yourself and who you want to be, and an ode to the queer found families that make NYC a place we all want to be. Funny and heartbreaking all at once, this book provides a perfect getaway for people who like and dislike romance alike.

Give it a try. You won't regret it.

Thank you St. Martin's Press & NetGalley for the ARC! I actually, verbally screamed when I received it!

Casey McQuiston is a king and I will preorder everything they ever write immediately for the rest of my life.

I would die for absolutely every single character in this book and also I wish to marry Jane immediately.

Now, something that I'm sure will be a Controversial Statement: I liked this book better than RWRB, which I loved, gave 5 stars to, and have already read multiple times. RWRB was an amazing book. One Last Stop is better (in my opinion). It has the perfect combination of mystery, love, lgbtqia+ history (look up the event that is a plot point in this book - it actually happened! learn history!), and millennial humor. I cared so deeply about August and Jane, but I also cared so deeply about every member of their chaotic found family. There was not a single part of this book that made me go "oh my god just get on with it" and as someone with an attention span that is... not great... that's pretty rare!

2021 is truly the year of the mspec protag and One Last Stop was a great way for me to kick it off. It's what we deserve.

Pre-order this immediately. You will not regret it. And then read it immediately, because I need to scream at someone about how much I loved this, but with spoilers.

I also had to get Popeyes two (2) times while reading this. Brace yourselves.

I wish there were more than five stars to give for this book. Here’s what I loved:
A romance that felt like it was reaching into my chest and holding my heart captive.
Characters that felt real and relatable and funny and fully fleshed out.
Queer characters that actually felt like real queer people I know and see every day
A book about New York where I know the author has actually lived in New York and not just visited once.
A main character who had flaws and faults and quirks who I now feel like I’d know if I passed her on the street.
So many feelings!!

10\10 would reread a million times

I LOVED "Red, White & Royal Blue", so much so I was worried about a sophomore effort holding up to my very high expectations. Good news, it did! While I didn't love it as much as RW&RB, "One Last Stop" was so inventive and magical, just what readers need in this ridiculous (and dare I say unprecedented) time to be alive. Seeing the world from Jane's perspective was so charming, and watching August come to terms with the magical realism of her life was lovely.

I'll certainly give this another read when the final version comes out in June.

Do I have LITERALLY 40+ eARCs I have to read? Yes. Have I been eyeing One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston since October and telling myself I need to wait until closer to June because I have (literally) 40+ books I have to review? Yes. Did I finally give in and devour it and I don't feel bad in the slightest? YES.

I'm going to be upfront and say that I have not read Red, White, and Royal Blue...but after how much I loved One Last Stop, McQuiston's writing style, the characterizations, and the pure romance, I am taking it home tonight to read.

One Last Stop follows August--a twenty-three-year-old that just moved to New York in need of a job, a place to live, and purpose. One the way to her first day of classes, she spills coffee all of herself and is saved by Jane Su--a punk mystery woman who has a red scarf to save the day. I loved August and Jane so much. They were both incredibly relatable. Even the aspects that did not compare directly to myself were so easy to fall into.

This book is all I need to see that McQuiston is an absolutely masterful character creator. There are a full cast of characters and they are all completely defined, have formed personalities, are recognizable, unique, and distinct. I loved every single major character in this book--August, Jane, Myla, Niko, Wes, Isaiah, Lucie, Winfield....even the smallest characters on the furthest sidelines have depth. It it really impressive.

The seamless diversity of One Last Stop is also *chef's kiss* brilliant. There are so many identities, sexualities, religions, ethnicities, and experiences between these characters. None of it feels forced though. These characters are just *who* they are and McQuiston paints the beautifully wide range of possibilities so well.

I cannot praise this book enough. I'm positive I'm going to read it again...and soon. Casey McQuiston has made me an ardent fan and I cannot wait to see what else she has up her sleeves.

A great sophomore novel from McQuiston that will have the queers (and everyone else!) swooning for years to come. A little slow and a lot of suspension of disbelief, but I loved this cast of characters. Writing has the modern, pop-culture-y elements that were present in RWRB, which reads to me a bit like fanfiction, somehow? There's something about it that takes me out of the novel, but still a solid 4 stars and I want a movie, please!

Casey McQuiston does it again. One Last Stop follows 20-something August as she meets the love of her life, Jane Su on the subway in New York City. August is cynical and relatable and you can’t help but root for her in this story. I won’t spoil anything, but the plot definitely takes some unexpected turns, but I found that overall I enjoyed the story. If you are into young adult and/or LBGTQ+ romances, then you will enjoy this book. If you liked Casey’s last novel, Red, White, and Royal Blue, then this is definitely for you.

Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for the early copy to review!

One Last Stop tells the story of anxious, cynical, precision-note-taking August, who one day meets a girl named Jane on the NY subway and finds her world forever changed. Jane, August learns, is lost in time—somehow stuck in a time loop, forever riding the Q train, and it just so happens that August is the perfect person to help solve the mystery of Jane’s...predicament. The sci-fi spin lends itself to a beautiful, visceral retracing of steps through history—more specifically, that of the queer community in New York.⁣
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@casey.mcquiston paints the city as a glittering time-capsule—a multigenerational kaleidoscope of vibrant inclusivity; community and chosen family; shared struggle and joy. I adored the characters in all their “band of misfits” glory; the themes of family lost and family found. Each of the side characters felt nuanced and so well-developed; authentically woven into the world of the story, rather than existing solely for the benefit of the main character. McQuiston has created a community that feels gritty and heartfelt and true.🌈⁣
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And, of course, I was totally enthralled by the constant pulse of longing and undeniable electricity between August and Jane. I found myself laughing and grinning so many times, and at others👀—let’s just say that this novel got STEAMY.🔥💫 ⁣
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Though this book is first and foremost a romance, it is also part historical fiction; part science-fiction; part fantasy; and part mystery novel, as August gathers clues, trying to piece together Jane’s story. Suffice it to say that, as a fan of ALL of the above genres, I *absolutely* loved it. One Last Stop bends the genre and immerses the reader not only in romance, believable banter, and rich sensory details, but in a mystery to be solved. I didn’t want to put it down.