An absolutely amazing book to start the year with. I was hopefully but wary about McQuiston's second book, having loved her first, but was definitly not disappointed. The characters are all richly developed, and the sense of space is just perfect. Makes me want to hop on a plant to Brooklyn as soon as its safe to do so.

To say I loved Red, White and Royal Blue is an understatement. I was OBSESSED. Recommended to anyone who would listen and then some! So I was SO exited to receive an ARC of One Last Stop!
One Last Stop is about a bi girl named August who has moved around a ton finally settling in NY where she hopes to finish her degree and start making a life. Like RWRB, the book is anchored in its characters. McQuiston does an amazing job creating these incredibly authentic characters. They are diverse, layered and full of life. And of course it helps that the story takes place on my subway line! I love Jane as a love interest and cant wait for more people to get their hands on the book!
TY NetGalley for the opportunity of the early read!

Remarkably well developed world, characters and concept again. A high-wire act to write a romance largely in a subway and Casey McQuiston pulls it off.

I don't even know where to begin with this, because this book not only lived up to my insanely high expectations, but easily surpassed them as it restarted my cold dead heart only to rip it out of my chest still beating. The old blurb for One Last Stop didn't do it justice, in fact, it barely scratches the surface. While it's definitely a romance novel, it's about finding your place in the world , finding your people and learning to move on and let go of the past. It's cynical and hopeful and heartbreaking and joyous. It's the kind of book that makes you sob during the saddest and happiest parts and makes you feel as if your body is overflowing with emotions that have to come out because you're somehow feeling everything at once and it's the most alive you've been in a long time.

I absolutely adored McQuiston's debut, Red, White and Royal Blue, devouring it in one long, emotional and tear filled sitting where I couldn't feel my fingers anymore at the end of it since they were so cold and stiff from lack of circulation. One Last Stop was different though, and not in a competitive way so much as they're just different personalities. It took me almost the entire month of November to finish it, both because of distractions from the election and the upcoming holidays, and because I wanted to savor it as I read. I only read when I knew I wasn't going to be interrupted so I could give it my full attention, so I could soak in every last little detail and and interaction and word since it captured just how messy and hopeful life is.

I loved everything about this book, from the patchwork found family of queers, to the complexity of blood family, to finding yourself, finding the person you love and falling in love with a city (because NYC is definitely a character on this, how could she not be?). If you love stories about self discovery, romance and found family definitely pick this up. And honestly, even if you don't, try it anyway, it's just that amazing.

such a sweet and well-written story! Cases McQuiston is an auto buy author for me. The characters and friend group were fantastic. The romance was cute. And I loved the way music was included in the story.

McQuiston's sophomore novel is full of charm. The dynamic between the character's was fun, and fans of her first novel will enjoy this time-bending book.

This was just so good and I loved it. I absolutely love the way McQuiston writes her characters. Of course the main characters are fascinating and I love them, but the secondary characters are just as fun and interesting and I want to be friends with them all. The mystery and the connection of it all was so well-written and part of me wishes I could just erase the book from my memory and read it all again.

This book was impossible to put down! Red, White & Royal Blue was such a brilliant, fun romance that it doesn’t surprise me that Casey McQuiston’s second novel would be so heartbreakingly perfect. I loved everything about this book, the writing is sharp; the characters diverse, lovable, and compelling; the found family element; the well-crafted blend of history and fiction—I loved it all. It just felt so hopeful and warm with a dash of mystery to make it even sweeter. I laughed and cried with these characters, and can’t wait to share this book with other readers.

I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a cute romcom featuring diverse characters, LGBTQ rep, community, and romance with a side of mystery.

What a way to end 2020. This book made me cry and I almost never do. The suspense, the mystery, the romance and the twists. I was caught off guard so many times and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So many quotes to that spoke to me. This book was everything I needed as a queer woman and more. I can’t wait for everyone to read this and fall in love with August, Jane and the residents of 6F, and of course Pancake Billy’s House of Pancakes.

*I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Wow, this book took my breath away. As much as I loved McQuiston's first novel, this one was so much more my style. The slight fantasy elements, wonderful found family, well-written characters, and fantastic dialogue make it for this one. I can't wait for the publishing date so I can recommend it!

This was just as good as I wanted to be, and nothing like I expected. I don’t know if it would be considered fantasy or speculative fiction, but the supernatural part of the book is not actually important. The characters are what makes the book. I felt like I knew them, and could see the places they inhabited. I highly recommend to everyone.

This was an absolutely charming book. The first section, where August is getting settled in to her new life in NYC as a student, finding a job, and eventually meeting Jane, were a little ordinary. I was surprised that it wasn't drawing me in as I had expected it to. The reveal/twist whatever you want to call it gave the story new energy. Jane and August have amazing chemistry, the plot is imbued with the eclectic energy of New York via the setting of the subway, and the surrounding cast of characters including psychics and drag queens alongside the staff at the diner (that might be lost to gentrification) create a welcoming and warm family unit. Did I mention that Jane and August have amazing chemistry? Just, wow. There was a minor plot thread incorporating August's family that seemed unnecessary and irrelevant but still managed to be tied into the end. You will also get hungry while eating this book, guaranteed. Highly recommend!

I love the world and side characters that Casey McQuiston created in One Last Stop and I wish that would have translated more to the two main leads. While I loved their story it was hard to connect to either of them

I literally cannot wait for everyone to read this!

I loved Red, White and Royal Blue so I was so excited to read this and I have to say, Casey McQuiston's writing feels like such a warm hug and this book felt like such a safe space. I do not know how else to describe it, but when I picked this up, I was in a bad mood, I was in a reading slump and yet I read this and I felt like I got a hug from a friend I really love.

I loved the characters in this novel, they were so believable and real, and the found family aspect of this story is what makes it so marvelous to me. I loved seeing August find herself and her place through her friends and it was just a cast of characters that was so easy to fall in love with and root for. I absolutely loved the secondary characters in here, even more than I loved August and Jane, and I just love how this book had such a strong sense of community.

My one grievance with it is the plot setup and premise (I do not like contemporaries with sci-fi/fantastical twists in general) especially because I felt it made Jane's character rather flat. However, since this book was all about family and love and friendship, I did not mind it as much as I might in some other books.

So to sum up, this was great and important and I think people are going to adore it and I cannot wait to bask in the love this book will receive. AND it was just what I needed to read.

I've been having trouble starting books lately, I couldn't even bring myself to pick one up for the longest time, but somehow this book found its way to me when I needed it most. It's joyful and romantic and full of an amazing cast of characters. I loved how Casey McQuinston mixes the mystery of Jane with history from the 70's, a love of NYC (and food), and a beautiful story of community. McQuinston's stories are truly unique and special and important and I'm so happy they exist.

This book is everything. I have never read anything like it, and I absolutely love it. Finding yourself on so many levels and just letting go. Casey McQuiston has a way with words that I fell in love with when I read Red, White, and Royal Blue and One Last Stop has dredged all those feelings back to the surface. I couldn't finish the book fast enough or make it last long enough. It's going to leave one heck of a book hangover for sure.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I'm gonna be honest, when I received a copy of this book I legit screamed because this was one of my most anticipated reads and it did NOT disappoint!

I'm a Casey McQuiston stan first and a person second. This book was fun, emotional and a total page-turner.

Casey has the exact type of millenial humor that cracks me up and her irriverent voice is present in her wonderful characters who I loved with all of my heart.

The story starts with August moving to New York to attend college and she would never imagine that working at a 24-hour pancake dinner and moving in with three weird roommates would completely change her life.

But there's more. On her way to class, she meets Jane and immediately develops a crush on her. There's only one problem: Jane is literally stuck on the subway due to a displacement in time, so August will try everything in her power to help her go back to the 1970, where she comes from.

I completely fell in love with August's roommates, Niko, Myla and Wes. They are the right level of quirky and they each had a distinct personality and voice.

The last chapters made me feel all warm and fuzzy and that's my favorite part of reading books - when the book leaves you with a very good memory.

I love the trope of found family and the accurate LGBTQ representation. At the end of the book I found myself wanting to be a part of August's found family.

I highly recommend this to people who read and loved RWRB - even though it's a different vibe - and to people who are looking for a cute and fun romcom about finding yourself and opening up to love.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this early!

**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**
Earlier this year. I was given the ARC for "Red, White, and Royal Blue", and it blew me away. So when I saw that her newest book was available, I jumped on the chance to read it.

This book is not another 'Red, White, and Royal Blue." That is not a negative. It is just something to prepare anyone who is looking for a repeat. It is similar in that it still has sparkling dialogue, quick wit, and a group of people that you immediately fall in love with. There is the theme of found family and less than stellar birth families.
In my early romance days, I read a lot of time travel/ stuck in time books. I read a lot of them. Most were historicals, but there were a few contemporaries. Some even had the theme of this book, that the soul is stuck in one particular place or object.
August came from a single mother who was obsessed with finding out what happened to her brother, He left their home near New Orleans and went to New York in the 1970's. When his letters stopped coming, her mother started obsessing. She pulled August out of school to help. They moved a lot, trying to catch a thread of the brother. August did not have a usual childhood. As soon as she is able, she moves far from her mother but cannot seem to find her place. Until she boards a subway in New York and meets Jane.
Jane is fearless. She hosts dance parties on stalled subways and flirts with August whenever she comes onboard the q. However, she soons starts to wonder why she is always on this train and why her memories are so fuzzy.
Jane and August are adorable. I loved how August tries so hard. She is extremely shy and slightly awkward. She has no idea what to do with this cool, confident, sexy woman. Once they figure out that Jane is stuck, August has a task and that is all she needs.
I loved the entire group of friends. I am a little confused about Wes' reluctance to be involved with anyone. I don't feel like a got a real handle on him. Since he is a side character, it does not ruin the book but I am nosy and I need to know what he is up with him.
I really enjoyed this story. A girl stuck on a subway since the 1970's, a diner that is at the center in many ways, quirky but loving roommates, drag queens with big hearts, and a woman trying to find her place in the world. Mysteries are solved and bonds are formed and it is a lovely fascinating story.

If Red, White & Royal Blue provided a much needed escapist fantasy during the Trump-era hellscape, One Last Stop is perfect for the pandemic, when all I want is to take the subway, eat in public, and join a beautiful crush of bodies partying with abandon.

I’m so surprised and impressed that Casey McQuiston could write this book after the Wild success of RWRB, because apart from “cute twenty-something gays yearning and flirting,” it’s clear that One Last Stop is trying something totally different. This book is sadder, more grounded and small.

It’s still a fun time, though. The parties are written with this amazing frenetic, glittery energy, the sex is sexy, and the bubbly queerness of this book - the found family and drag shows and deep wells of love and acceptance - glows warmly.

The writing is a very particular kind of cluttered and quirky, so it probably my won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. But I’m struggling to find a criticism... I just really liked this.

Bonus: lots of 1970s queer history, New York as a character, plenty of happysad moments to make you cry.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced review copy!

RATING: 3.5/5 STARS

Casey McQuiston's writing in ONE LAST STOP is sharp and full of humor and heart, just like her debut novel. However, I admit I did not enjoy this book as much as her first one because a lot of the plot revolves around the mystery behind Jane being stuck in the subway and for some reason that part didn't engage me as much. The romantic scenes between August and Jane were the highlight for me. The supporting characters were also so well-characterized and unique - I love the concept of "found family" demonstrated throughout the novel. Read this if you're looking for some great wlw rep with diverse characters.