This is not what I expected but it was absolutely perfect! I loved the idea of having a woman stuck on the train for years. This couldn't have been more beautifully written.

I went into this one skeptical because I didn’t like RWARB, but omg this book is just perfect. A gay time travel romance with a found family aspect! The friend group in One Last Stop is adorable and the romance is somehow equally cute and steamy. This book is not only a romance, but also about discovering yourself. Very coming of age and perfect for recent college grads or anyone just feeling a bit lost. I can’t wait for everyone to be able to read this book! Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the audiobook ARC.

This is fantastic!
There are all kinds of fun characters and interesting storylines in here.
Did I mention there is a cutie romance too?
Well there is!
I did the audio and it just added some extra feels while reading.
Much love to NetGalley & MacMillan audio for my ARC.

While I enjoyed One Last Stop, I did also find it hard to get into. Lots of characters to keep track of, in my opinion. It was a nice story but not my favorite. I did enjoy the narrator Her tone and pacing was perfect for the story.

I'm so torn on how I feel about this book and how to rate it. I'm sure I'll be in the minority here, but I'm ok with that. I really hope others love and enjoy this story!

Let's start with the good. The ✨vibe✨ of this story is wonderful. I love the whole mood and the feeling of it. The city (though it was very Brooklyn-centric), the representation, the found-family, the history, everything. Absolutely delightful! There were also some beautifully written lines that I loved, and I can see why so many people will fall in love with this book.

Now for the bad. Plot? What plot? There was so much going on in this story, too much honestly. And somehow the pacing still dragged. I usually enjoy sci-fi elements in books, but it bogged down the plot even more. So much time was spent on things that didn't matter, and plot points that started to bring everything together were just glanced over. I'm also a huge fan of falling in love with a random stranger you see during your commute, but it fell flat in terms of the romance in this book.

The supporting characters were wonderful, and the audiobook narrator seriously brought this story to life, better than I think it would have been in print. There is a lot to love in this story, but put everything together and it didn't work for me.

Bummer. There’s been so much hype about “One Last Stop.” Especially on the heels of Casey McQuiston’s breakout hit, “Red, White & Royal Blue.” So of course I had high expectations.

But the creative premise (a queer girl who’s stuck in time—on a subway train) just didn’t work for me. Parts of the story are funny. And parts are sexy. But I found myself fast-forwarding through the audiobook to reach the end. Not a good sign of an entertaining summer read.

Despite not loving plot, I think the narrator, Natalie Naudus, is excellent. She had a lot going on with so many characters to portray. I’m rounding up my 2.5 stars for her.

Many thanks to Macmillan Audio for an advanced listener copy of the audiobook via the NetGalley app. This is my honest review.

Because I loved Casey McQuiston's last book, my expectations were high. This failed to meet them. The whole premise didn't work for me. Punk girl displaced in time meets a girl from our time on a New York subway, and they fall in love. I got really tired of the New York subway. I'm already tired of the romanticization of New York in the media. I'm already tired of a character having a bad parent, and one conversation makes everything better. Her mother has been looking for her missing brother (the main character's uncle) before the main character was even born. The main character is even named after him, August. I got shivers when this was revealed.

The side characters are lovely, and the prose can feel like hot chocolate for the brain.

The narrator did a good job dealing with all of those voices.

This review is based on an advanced reader copy provided through Netgalley for an honest review.

3.5 Stars -

After moving to New York City August Landry finds herself with a new group of roommates, a job at a pancake diner, and a gorgeous Subway Girl who magically appears on the Q train from the 70's. While dealing with her job, family stuff, her new major, and falling in love for the first time, August is on a quest to save Jane from the subway.

Casey McQuiston did a marvelous job of creating one of the most wholesome queer found families that I have ever read. I thought this book was good, but not great in my opinion. I did not love it as much as her debut novel Red, White and Royal Blue. I didn't connect with the novel as much as I hoped that I would. I liked the side characters more than Jane and August. While I did not fall in love the novel, I did find it enjoyable and will definitely recommend it to people looking for a great LGBTQ+ read!

The narrator did a great job as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this arc in exchange for an honest review

Casey McQuiston does it again! One Last Stop is a fun romantic comedy full of lovable, quirky characters you wish you knew in real life. It's refreshingly different enough from Red, White & Royal Blue, but still has all of the charm and heartwarming fuzzies fans will love. While Jane and August's relationship is a big part of the story, it's not the main focus. Because of that, I consider this book to be more "rom-com" than just straight "romance." If you love a good found family trope, you'll enjoy this book. The narrator of this audiobook also did a fantastic job!

I didn’t know just how much I needed a badass time traveling lesbian romance in my life until I found this book. I enjoyed the absolute heck out of this story. The relationships (particularly the friendships), the character development, the LGBTQ history, the physics of time, all were such delightful elements to the story. It’s rare that I care as much about the ancillary characters as I do about the main ones, but can we please get a spin off for every roommate (Myla in particular)? I was loathe to leave this world at the end of the book.

This book! Seriously though this book! I knew I was going to love it I mean Casey McQuiston writing a saphic book yes sign me up! I was so excited when I heard about this book and then when I got an early copy I actually danced with joy and this book lived up to it all!
I loved everything about this story! I loved the characters, the plot just everything. This book filled me with so much joy I couldn't put it down! I want everyone to read and love this book like I do and I can not wait to be able to recommend this book and put it in people's hands!

This book was very cute. August- newly arrive in New York City present day- jumps on a train and has a meet-cute only to find that Jane is stuck on the train from the 1970s. August has sweet characters that try to help her with her problems (figuring out Jane, finding her a job, saving a local diner from shutting down, and providing emotional support). The plot just felt a little drawn-out for me, but I liked how the ending wrapped up everything nicely.

This book was not what I was expecting. Perhaps that could have been because I didn't read the synopsis prior to starting or perhaps because I assumed that this book would be similar to Red, White and Royal Blue (which I loved). I didn't dislike this book, but for me personally, it was a tad too long and took a turn I didn't expect. I would recommend it to certain types of readers, but not all romance readers.

August is trying to find her place in the world. After having some failed attempts in different cities, August finally lands in New York. New York is filled with your everyday hustle and bustle, but then August sees Jane on the subway. August's crush on Jane become the best part of her day. Shortly thereafter, however, August discovers that there's a major issue in pursing a relationship with Jane - Jane has been displaced in time. Jane is from the 1970s! Will August find a way to be with Jane?

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Wow this book had me laughing and crying and falling in love. August is 23, new to New York City, trying to figure what she wants to do with her life, and living with a whole lot of trauma. She didn't expect to fall for a stranger on the subway but when she meets Jane, August can't help but be drawn into the mystery of this girl who seems stuck in the 70s and never leaves the Q train.
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I had high expectations going into this book and I am very happy that I was not disappointed in the slightest! First of all I really just appreciated August as a character. I am obsessed with just her overall emotional journey. She puts up such a strong front but when we get to see her work through her insecurities and vulnerabilities, she becomes so real. Her entire character arc is just so well done.

Jane was an interesting character. I at first had a bit of a hard time connecting to her because we only see her through August perspectives and like August, she tends to hide a lot of her emotions until she kinda reaches a breaking point. That being said around the 50% mark we really get to see how deeply she feels EVERYTHING and how growing up in the time period that she did really affected her.

Honestly though the true shining stars were our side characters. Myla, Niko, Wes, and Isaiah formed the PERFECT found family for August and really just showed how important community is.

I also loved that this is a magical realism! Going into the book I knew there was a time travel element but I didn't expect it to have quite so many sort of every day magical elements involved!

As for the audiobook aspect I thought Natalie Naudus did a fantastic job narrating and creating distinct voices for each of the characters in a non distracting way. It was so easy to pop on and listen to. There were even some points I found myself just sitting there staring at the wall just listening because I wanted to know what happened next.

Overall, One Last Stop is the perfect combo of funny, heartfelt, and absolutely swoon worthy.

There was so much about this book that I loved. It had everything from romance to historical aspects to humor to diversity and close friendships. It was such an easy read and I couldn’t put it down. Well, I had to put it down because I actually had weekend plans, but you better believe I kept thinking about the book!!

For starters, I went into this book hoping and comparing it to Red, White, and Royal Blue (RWRB). And before you start that way, don’t!! They’re two different books and each have amazing qualities.

One thing that I love about McQuiston’s stories is how lovable and complex every single character is. Every character has a purpose and they aren’t just mentioned once. Similar to RWRB, One Last Stop lived up to those standards. They each hold an important role in the story taking us from the beginning to the end. And yes, I wanted to be friends with everyone by the end of it.

I want to do this story justice, but I don’t think any reader can. It’s truly a story that needs to be experienced by each individual which makes this review incredibly hard for me. I could tell you “it’s a cute rom-com, love at first sight kind of book,” but that’s not it. I could say it’s a story of a queer family coming together, but that’s not it either.

But the most important lesson I could explain is you’re not alone in life. Whether you have your people or you’re still searching, they’re out there for you. Because your people doesn’t have to be bonded by blood to be family.

Content warnings: mention of death, anxiety, mention of hate crimes, homophobia, racism, (past),

Big thank you to NetGalley, Libro FM, and Macmillan Audio for this ALC!!

I really couldn’t get into this one. I just don’t think it was the right book for me. I don’t think it would be fair of me to rate this because it just isn’t my genre.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston is everything that is missing in the reading world at the moment. There definitely needs to be more books like One Last Stop that include all different relationships in a positive light!

August is a young 20-something year old woman coming to NYC for the first time. She finds an ad for an apartment and once she moves in is immediately connected to her roommates, something that doesn’t usually happen in her world. August is used to living alone with her mom and not letting outsiders in.

August has been helping her morning find her missing brother for the majority of her life which has taken a lot of her time and energy. In New York August is able to find herself as an individual away from the missing persons care. But on her daily commute on the Q train she comes across a beautiful girl with a leather jacket, red Chucks, rough edges and a soft smile. Jane becomes August’s subway crush and she falls for her instantly. August is delighted to always be on the same train with Jane. But when August asks Jane out and she says she can’t August is crushed. What is Jane’s deal, why is she always wearing the same outfit and why can’t she go out with August?

With the help of August’s roommates and neighbors they are able to figure out Jane and find out if she is really who she says she is.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston is high recommended! On the surface it is cute, romantic and fun but normalizes LBGTQ+ relationships. I love how the author chose to write these relationships without drama and in a way that show healthy relationships within the community. Well done, well written and I can only imagine that it will be well received. Please pick up this book on June 1st, you will not regret it!

I listened to the audio edition and was pleased with the narrators work. She was able to change her voice just enough to distinguish characters, spoke quietly when needed, quickly when the plot picked up and had a great tone throughout.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is a viiiibe, in the best possible way. The cast of characters and their experiences has a brightness that's such a pleasure to spend time in, I usually can take or leave super New Yorky books, but this was worth it.

4.5⭐️ wow this was good! I really knew nothing going into this, but the story pulled me in from the start. August and Jane’s story and romance were so fun to read. I really enjoyed Red White and Royal Blue, but this was even better!

I loved this book!! The story, the characters, the atmosphere- all of it was perfection! It’s such a unique story and so well written and played out. It’s magical and real all at the same time. The narration by Natalie Naurus was flawless. I felt like I was one of the gang, eating pancakes with them and I was so sad that it had to end. I highly recommend this whimsical, romantic book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook for an honest review.