One Last Stop was so good! 🙌🏻 I adored Red White and Royal Blue and was so excited for this one and it didn’t disappoint at all.⁣
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This story was filled with so many quirky, witty, nerdy, rowdy, wonderfully likable characters of all ethnicities and sexualities and it was brilliant. I’m honestly not sure who I loved most because I adored everyone.⁣
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I loved Nikos psychic vibes and love for crystals and sage. I loved Mylas quirkiness, genius mind, love for art, and hilarious ideas. I loved the drag queens. I loved how this group loved each other fiercely and accepted each other fully. ⁣
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Jane was mysterious, edgy and charming, while August was brainy and like a modern day Nancy Drew, inexperienced but so open. The chemistry between these two was hot and sexy and filled with electricity. The time travel story line was also so interesting and fit in the story in the best way to build this love story. BRILLIANT! 😍⁣
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Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for an ARC for my honest review. #onelaststop #bookstagram #books #romance #lgbtqromance #lgbtq

In One Last Stop, we follow August, a bi, 23 year old student and recent New York transplant trying to find her place in the city. As she gets acclimated to her new job as a waitress, her eccentric new roommates, and school she grapples with her own personal feelings of displacement. On one of those days where nothing seems to be going right, August spills coffee all over herself before her first class of the semester. On her Q train commute she meets a hot mysterious girl named Jane who gifts her a red scarf in her time of need. Soon, Jane becomes the best part of August’s daily commute until eventually August considers that maybe it’s not just luck and something more supernatural is at play after months of the two always sharing the same train, and the same train car without fail!

The story moves from here as we navigate August and Jane’s growing relationship as well as trying to solve the mystery that keeps Jane, a riot girl from the 70s, trapped on this particular train line forever.

THE PROS

JANE FUCKING SU
Jane Su, aka the new love of life! She was such an icon, so nuanced and beautiful and endearing. She was suave and cheesy, and adorable and vulnerable. She was so strong and brave, angry, hurting and she was fucking wonderful. What a magnificent character.

THE ROOMMATES
The found family dynamic between August and her new roommates —Niko, a latinx trans man and psychic, Myla, a black engineer/artist, and Wes, a quiet tattoo artist and man of few words —was sooo great. Their dynamic was just so fun and comforting and these characters were so interesting I was dying to know about them particularly Wes because he has such a cute romantic subplot 😩🙌🏽

THE WRITING + Queer History
Casey Mcquiston is very gifted at writing character interactions and I feel like all tge interactions between August and her roommates, August and Jane etc, were all so fun, and occasionally emotional depending on the moment. Mcquiston just writes great dialogue in my opinion and I loved how the writing flowed, a nice mix of poetic introspection and easy, balanced dialogue. I also want to say I love how queer history was woven into this story particularly the inclusion of the Upstairs Lounge fire in ‘73. It made the whole time travel gimmick feel very grounded and necessary

THE ROMANCE
Okay this is story was really good at investing me in the chemistry between Jane and August. If there’s one things sapphics have, it’s the ability to yearn™️ and the emotional yearning between these two was top tier but this story also delivered when it came to the sex scenes and I appreciated that so much. Sapphics deserve! And Jane Su my god 😩 what a legend! The butch queen we needed in sapphic lit. The sex scenes were fun and the story was so sex positive I lived!
THE CONS
August
okay i feel bad saying this is a con because I don’t dislike august in fact she really grew on me eventually HOWEVER I felt that alll the other characters felt infinitely more interesting than her so at times I was a bit disinterested because I didn’t connect with her like I hoped to. Since it took me a while to warm up to August I was left feeling a bit detached from the story at the beginning
The concept of the whole oh no jane’s stuck on the subway mystery was very cool but at times i did feel slighted that we don’t truly know what her and August’s relationship would be like off the train (tho there is a very nice epilogue style chapter that shows some of it) i was dying for more moments of Jane acclimating to modern society

Overall this was a really nice, incredibly queer story that I’d be glad to revisit because some of these characters have my heart 💗

This book was not at all what I was expecting. It is a romance, but also weaves the most beautiful story about found family, finding yourself, and doing what is right. It gave me more than I asked for when picking up a romance novel.
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I loved it. August grows into her own with the help of so many wonderful people. It really made me pine for finding my own true found family.
I only wish this story had brought some more closure, but that’s just me being selfish. The ending really was perfect I just wanted more of these characters and their stories. I needed more of the magic Casey McQuiston wrote.

I loved every single second of this book. Not only is it easy to root for August, a girl who is figuring out who she is and what she wants in real time, but every single other character is easy to root for too, from the mysterious Jane (who may or may not be bending the rules of time and space) to the magnificent drag queen neighbor across the hall, Annie Depressant and the kooky cast of roommate and co workers who fill up August’s life almost instantly upon her arrival in NYC. Every single character in this novel is fully fleshed out. They each have their own backstory and motivations, all of which click together to create such a beautifully ground sense of reality even in a story which has a fair bit of magic built in (see the aforementioned bending of time and space). I just adored this book—it made me laugh and cry many times over, hot as hell (never have I thought I would find the idea of sex on the subway sexy, but here we are), and really celebrated the complicated, wonderful way that queer people continue to build and create community and family for themselves. Utterly delightful.

This book completely knocked me off my feet! It was a slow start for me, but once it got going I couldn’t stop reading it. The plot is completely unexpected and wonderful, certainly one of the most interesting romances I’ve ever read. I highly recommend this one, it’s a do not miss book for me.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

This is the story I didn’t know I needed. August doesn’t know where she fits in. She’s 23 and has been transferring between colleges as often as possible, each one in a new city, trying to find her niche. She’s lost in life, which is how she ends up in Brooklyn with no place to live, answering a sketchy Craiglist ad for an apartment and finding what becomes her new family.

Everyone in this book is queer and its amazing and very normalized, and I loved that. All of August’s belongings fit in 6 cardboard boxes (although she could get it down to 5 if she tried) and she doesn’t even have a real bed, a sign that she never feels like she belongs anywhere. Her new roommates instantly love her but she is wary of getting attached to anyone.

On August’s first morning of school, she’s running late to catch the Q train and spills coffee all over her front. When she gets on a train, a nice stranger, a girl about her age, hands her a scarf to cover the coffee spill on her shirt – enter Jane. August is bisexual and instantly admires Jane, a punk rocker who looks like she belongs in the 70s. And when August sees her on the subway again the next day, she makes it a point to always catch the same time train so she always runs into Jane on her daily commute.

While this is a contemporary, and also a romance, theres also a mystery aspect to this story in more ways than one. August’s uncle went missing years ago, and her mom has made it her lifes work to find out what happened to her brother – and August has helped throughout her life growing up trying to solve this missing persons case. She finally told her mom she wanted out of this dead end mystery when she went off to college, but its hard to stop putting the puzzle pieces together when that’s all you’ve known your entire life.

And Jane is a mystery too, and August wants to solve how they always run into each other, and how Jane is….Jane.

A lot of this story takes place on the Q subway train, and its such a love letter to New York. As a New Yorker myself (ok, I live on Long Island….) I could relate so much. I could feel things. I hope anyone who hasn’t visited or lived in New York can still feel those vibes.

There are so many references to popular songs, usually from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, but a few more modern ones too. If you love music like I do, you’ll love the music aspect of this book – it plays an important and pretty big role.

I love how August grew and developed as a character throughout this story, and how she learned to let other people into her life, and that could be ok. I loved all of her roommates and neighbor – who is a drag queen, and yes, they are featued a few times throughout the book. Because did I mention drag queens play a vital role in this book too? They do.

There are a few different plot lines going on throughout this book and they all worked together – because thats life, you have a lot of things going on at once so it felt realistic! This book had so many funny laugh out loud moments, and it felt so New York.

I will also note, there are a total of THREE LOST references in this book! THREE! LOST!!!!! I love Lost, the tv show, it is my all time favorite, and not something that is often referenced anymore. But it is, three times, in One Last Stop – and oddly enough, its relevant each and every time to the overall story line. I loved that.

This is a book of a queer found family, of drag queens, of pancakes, of mysteries and lost family and found family in those you choose to be with. This is about questioning and being unsure but pushing ahead anyway, because sometimes, thats all you can do.

First of all - loved it! But definitely not at all what I was expecting.

With that being said, it was surprising in such a refreshing way. Jane and August have officially reached the heights of Alex and Henry - my heart was rooting for them and I so wanted it to work out in the end.

Beyond a romance, this book had elements of magic/fantasy, a heist, was a love letter to community, belonging and how family can mean so many different things, and just had such a beautiful, diverse and real cast of characters. The writing is so so well done - from being able to picture the settings in my mind's eye, to feeling like the characters were whole and complete.

There is no sophomore slump for Casey McQuiston here!

ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston is a very good romance! It’s about August who recently moved to New York City and meets Jane on the subway. Right away I loved all the references in this book. There were so many witty lines! I also really loved the representation in this book. There’s people who are bisexual, gay, transgender and interracial relationships. The two things I didn’t love were the supernatural aspect to Jane’s character and the slow pacing. I found the middle part of the book to drag a little bit. I loved all the quirky side characters and their romances as well. Niko was my fave character! He stole the show! I didn’t love this one as much as Red, White and Royal Blue but I will definitely continue to read McQuiston’s work as she writes excellent romances!
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Thank you to St. Martin’s Press via NetGalley for my advance review copy!

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

One Last Stop was a pretty fun book to dive into. I was honestly surprised by the time travel elements in this because I kept thinking this was just going to be a cute contemporary book. Definitely enjoyed that little twist and devoured the book.

In it, you will meet August and Jane (aka Biyu). Both were very interesting girls to get to know. One was an awkward girl dealing with insecurity issues. While the other just happened to be from the 70s. No biggie - right?

It wasn't hard to fall in love with these two one bit. Plus them being together went from adorable to sizzling pretty quickly too. I'm not sure I will ever get over some scenes on a subway.. but I will be glad that I've never seen it happen while I was on at the same time. I'll just stick with loving them from afar and even falling in love with the great cast of side characters as well.

Without spoiling too much, just know that this book was just really cute. I also enjoyed the ending and I am still sort of left with unanswered questions. Also, I'm in the mood for some pancakes. Overall, I'm really excited and happy that I got the chance to dive into this. I loved it and I hope the next person does as well!

*Author-Provided Warnings from Casey's website*

On-page: Drinking, light drug use (weed), semi-public sex, exploration of depression and anxiety, memory loss and cognitive issues, familial estrangement, familial death, grief, missing persons, implied PTSD - Off-page, past, and alluded to: Homophobic violence and hate speech, police violence, the AIDS crisis, racism, childhood neglect, arson, historic hate crime resulting in loss of life.

''I don't know! It's ripped jeans and a leather jacket! Every lesbian I've ever met has that outfit!''

I read Red, White, and Royal Blue a few times now and I really, really enjoy Casey McQuiston's writing style and humor. So, obviously, when I heard about One Last Stop and how it was a sapphic, time travel sci-fi book it became one of my most anticipated releases for 2021. Because when Casey writes a sapphic NA book with this gorgeous cover, you read it...That's why I was really happy to get a review copy. To be honest it took me a while to actually finish this book since I'm not that great with e-books but, a confession: I bought a tablet just to read One Last Stop easily and I'm not even exaggerating. Now, I want to talk about the things I enjoyed about it!!

1 - The representation! We have a bisexual main character with anxiety, a Chinese-American lesbian love interest, black sapphic side character, Puerto Rican-American trans side character, gay Jewish side character, gay black side character, and a pansexual black side character. The diversity is really amazing! Almost every character in this book is queer and that is something we need in books. We deserve so much more than just token queer characters, we deserve casual queer representation and One Last Stop is the perfect remedy for that.

2 - Found family trope! Until very recently, I didn't realize that found family counts as a trope. I honestly don't know what things we as readers consider as tropes but frankly, found family is an amazing trope. It is something I really enjoy reading about as a queer person and it gives me so much joy and hope. It reminds you that family can be so much more than just being related by blood for so many people and that we get to choose our families. The friendship dynamics and the relations were done so beautifully and you are destined to fall in love with every character and the family they have built...I want to be friends with all of them...

3 - It is a science fiction book but still easy to read if you don't normally read science fiction books! Well, this one is self-explanatory but ... even though I'm not huge on sci-fi, it was really easy to read and understand since it is urban sci-fi. If you aren't sure that you can figure out what is happening in science fiction books and don't want to read about cishet people but still want to read sci-fi, One Last Stop is very unapologetically queer and an amazing urban science fiction book that you are definitely going to understand what is going on.

4 - QUEER HISTORY!! IN THE UNITED STATES!! Oh god. This is my favorite part about One Last Stop. While reading this book, I really wasn't expecting to learn more about queer history and cry about it which is totally my wrongdoing because...I mean Jane is from the '70s, what was I expecting? I honestly loved how Casey talked about Jane's experiences about being a lesbian in the '70s and how life was for queer people back in the day. It was heartbreaking and also so close to my heart, I loved every aspect of it. Queer history isn't seen as important as it should be and books like this make my heart warm. If you enjoy reading historical fiction books like me, then it is also a plus for the story even though it's not a big part of the story.

5 - Adult queer people in life who are happy...As someone who mostly reads young adult books, reading One Last Stop made me realize that I need more new adult/adult queer books in my life. In mainstream media happy queer stories aren't as common as they should be, especially trans characters. Reading about an adult trans man in a loving and healthy place and in a cute relationship was so refreshing. I need more of this in my life and I'm going to be reading more new adult books now.

6- The humor... Casey McQuiston has a great way with humor and their books make me laugh so much. If you want to laugh, then cry and then laugh and cry some more... Well, then One Last Stop has you covered.

7 - Drag queens. Lots and lots of drag queens. I am frankly obsessed with drag...''I will cry if I can't go to a live drag show'' kind of obsessed. And One Last Stop explores different types of drag in the funniest way ever which is amazing. to read about.

8 - NYC setting. I might be cliche but NYC has its charm, I won't lie. And even though Casey portrayed NYC very realistically with the not-so-glamorized parts included, you still feel an attraction towards it. Well, what can I say? It's the dream city.

* One little side note, there were 2 HP references that I didn't enjoy but since I read an early version I'm assuming they might get cut from the final version.

Pros: This story was queer and horny af and I loved it! It mixed humor with heart and made some excellent pop culture references. All the characters, not just the main characters were engaging, three-dimensional, and had me wanting to spend a day (or week) with them.

Cons: The first part was a bit slow to me in setting up the action. Once the action started though, it was nonstop! I wanted just a little more time travel explanation.

Highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Red, White, & Royal Blue or is looking for a fun, queer, rom-com that will rip your heart out and then gentle put it back in.

I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.

[Thank you to St. Martin's Press for blessing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!]

OH. MY. GOODNESS. GRACIOUS. WHERE DO I EVEN START WITH THIS MIRACLE OF A NOVEL?!

I don't know what majestic mystical writing powers Casey McQuiston has acquired, but they have done it again (and even better this time, in my humble opinion)! If you are already a fan of "Red, White & Royal Blue" I don't need to convince you to read this, you've probably already pre-ordered. However, if you're new to McQuiston's writing, this book is quarter-life crisis, sapphic af, found family, sexy SHEER BRILLIANCE. The concept of "One Last Stop"—time-slips in a New York subway—is such a unique and intriguing premise for a love story, and despite my general aversion to time-travel narratives, everything about Jane and August's story just. works. Before more spoilery thoughts, I will say the one thing I don't think people praise enough in McQuiston's books (and there's much to praise) is their humour—this book genuinely made me laugh so much and perfectly captures zillennial humour in a non-cringe way! I WILL NOT SHUT UP ABOUT THIS BOOK UNTIL YOU GO PRE-ORDER IT SO GO GO GO!!!

As Jane and August's self-proclaimed wasian love child, this story made me feel so seen in every possible way. I was expecting a fun and flirty time, which I definitely had, but I also felt so deeply reading about our characters internal dreams and fears. Since joining BookTok about a year ago, I've definitely seen an improvement in representation; however, what the publishing industry currently lacks is intersectionality. For me, I often feel like I'm forced to choose between Asian books with no queer characters, or queer books with no Asian characters. McQuiston didn't make me choose this time.
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Jane is an adventurous, sex positive, incredibly loving Chinese-American butch lesbian thrown into the 21st century from the 70s. Her search for time, place, and person is anchored in these identities past and present. I swooned over her the same way August did and I connected to her in real world ways as a kid of immigrants. August, our leading lady is an adorably nerdy, searching soul who's bisexual and absolutely beautiful to read through the lens of. So many times, in the expositional moments I felt like August was calling me out on my fears about young adulthood and leaving the familiar halls of academia. Unlike RWRB, OLS's protagonist is building multiple new relationships and her fumbles through love and friendship were so wholesome to witness. Her friendship with Wes was probably my favourite dynamic besides Jane and August—I love that they're all the chosen children of Myla and Niko. I loved the inclusion of drag culture, Chinatown, the discussion of gentrification in New York, and just about everything else McQuiston managed to weave into her words. The last thing I will rave about (for now) has to be the wonderfully tender and compassionate love between Jane and August. Their relationship is such an important example of healthy communication and mutual adoration, I had absolutely all the butterflies, especially in that last scene where they're finally able to be together fully. Oh, I am so grateful this book exists and I'm so happy everyone's going to get to read it very soon. I honestly could go on forever... also I cannot wait to move to New York now. I'll just leave you with my absolute favourite line,
"Bella Swan, eat your horny little Mormon heart out."

Okay, everybody deep breath and say it with me: THANK YOU CASEY MCQUISTON!!!

Content Warnings:
*I note these while reading, some may be missing
- anti-semitism (mentioned)
- gentrification
- rats (musophobia)
- death (mentioned)
- police brutality (mentioned)
- racist and homophobic harassment on public transit
- anxiety
- family trauma

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me access to this ARC.

There were so many good things about this book that I don't even know where to start. I think my favorite thing were the characters; I loved all of them. Not only main characters August and Jane, but all of the side characters too like Niko, Myla, and Wes. They were each unique with their own stories and flaws, but they were all so dedicated to each other and I loved that. I also loved the setting. I've never really wanted to visit New York city before, but this story made me want to go to wild New York parties and drink and see things that I've definitely never seen in rural Michigan before.

However, I hate to say it, but I didn't love it as much as Red, White, and Royal Blue. There were aspects I loved as much or even more, such as the set of characters. But as much as I loved and rooted for August and Jane, it just wasn't as swoony for me as RW&RB. The story was a little slower too...at points I just felt like I was waiting for something to happen. What I wanted to happen just took a little bit too long.

But I would still 100% recommend this book, because it's so enjoyable. There were points where I was literally giggling to myself, in public. Also, it's rare for me to read a book and love the characters as much as I do in Casey McQuiston's books. I'll read anything by her, and while I didn't enjoy it as much as her debut, it was still a great story with a great cast.

Casey McQuiston outdid themselves! I am one of the people that is on the Red White & Royal Blue bandwagon, so when I saw that McQuiston was releasing a new book I needed to get my hands on it. I had super high expectations going into this book, and those expectations weren't only met, they were blown out of the water. Before I get into the rest of the review I will preface by saying this is one of the best books I have read all year.

Right off the bat I loved the mystery in this book. Prior to reading One Last Stop I had not read the synopsis, so I really didn't know what I was getting into. Without spoiling anything, there are two different mysterious circumstances that August, the main character, is dealing with throughout this book.

I love the found family aspect of this book so much. The relationships that August forms with the people she meets in New York is so heartwarming. There are characters from all walks of life, and the representation of the LGBTQ+ community is unmatched!

My head is a jumbled mess as I write this review, because I can't form a better thought than "just read it."

One Last Stop is breathtakingly, heartachingly perfect. It's a joyous, and tender, and sharp celebration of queerness, of found family, of creating a home. The writing is stunning, and I found myself re-reading paragraphs and pages to bask in the lyricism and the imagery and the intense emotion. The characters are messy and beautiful. Every word is full of such love.

I started this, expecting a quirky, laugh out loud fun romp like Red, White, and Royal Blue was. This...was not.

It was better. Jane has been stuck on the Q line of the New York City subway since 1977, not really understanding what has happened to her until the day August steps on the train, late for class and covered in coffee. What unfolds is a beautiful love story that spans all the way back to the 1970s. It's packed full of larger than life characters from the drag queen accountant across the hall to the trans roommate and his girlfriend to August's immigrant boss and her pansexual boyfriend and even more. Every character, well, except for Myla's ex (who is exactly who he should be) is just amazing (though, being set in Brooklyn, I was a tiny bit disappointed when Thorgy Thor didn't appear to complain about Bob the Drag Queen). You can see the plot twist coming from the Manhattan Bridge, but the book is just so wonderful that doesn't even matter.

I can't wait to see what magical story Casey brings us next!

This book is a bit of an odd one, because though it is well written and I thought the plot and the romance were well done, I still didn’t find myself fully immersed or engaged with any of it. After completing it, I realized that part of this disassociation was due to the lack of urgency in the novel. The other part of it had to do with the characters themselves.
To me, One Last Stop seems to check all the boxes of a supernatural sapphic romance, but reading it, it reads like a contemporary. That is, if you kindly ignore all the strange time loops.
I think, as a reader, I’m just not that into magical realism because the overall predetermined nature of the world, being as it is mostly based on the real world, provides little to no distraction away from a character centric plot. As such, if I’m not fully on board with the characters (which I wasn’t in this case), nothing really comes together.
Though Jane and August felt fully developed, I just wasn’t that interested in them as people. “Mid-twenties, not sure what to do with my life, but I’m learning and growing” isn’t really that quirky to me, and I’m not super fascinated by that kind of energy. However, the novel itself seems to be focussed on that phase of someone’s life.
In terms of urgency, I never really felt like the journey presented by One Last Stop was progressing towards a finite conclusion, beyond a sort of vague sense of self-discovery for the characters.
So, in the end I am conflicted. Is this a good book? Probably. Is it a good book for me? I don’t think so.

Thank you so much to St. Martin's and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

So, let me be a bit honest here and say I have a hard time finding sapphic books I really, really love. I've found a ton that I enjoyed, but not many that I've just absolutely fallen in love with. Casey McQuiston has taken care of that for me.

One Last Stop is the story of August, a college student and New York transplant who's been struggling to find a place where she fits. Cynical, logical, realistic August knows there's no magic, no meant-to-be moment for her in how she lives her life. She finds an apartment with a bunch of weird roommates and a blow-up mattress on the floor and goes about her life. Then, Jane. Jane on the subway, all punk 70's rock lesbian vibe with dimples and a leather jacket and a sharp jaw. August's crush blooms until they both realize the 70's vibe is not a coincidence - Jane is stuck on the subway, displaced in time. August makes it her mission to help Jane get back to her own time, and possibly take August's heart with her.

I think this book is about a lot of things. It's about learning how to be yourself away from a toxic influence, about how sometimes you don't find what you're looking for - it finds you instead, about recognizing that sometimes the greatest things in life can't be explained and they wouldn't be near as fun if they were. But most of all, this book to me is about Joy.

The absolute joy that radiates from these pages is something I cherished so much while I was reading. The imagery was so incredibly clear in parts, I felt like I was there. The description of a drag show at an underground club, of being surrounded by people like you who love you even when they don't know you, made me so emotional with that same joy. A brunch party, morning hungover on the couch in a pile of people, jumping from train car to train car - it radiated absolute joy and life and it was everything to read it unfold.

The cast of characters here are all absolute gold. The found family aspect of the story is breathtaking in its simplicity. Sometimes you meet people who are nice, and sometimes those people become friends, and sometimes they become family. The cast is diverse and queer and hilariously funny. More than once I sat cackling like a literal witch at the words on the page because they were absolutely ridiculous, and exactly what my friends sound like.

The relationship between Jane and August is one that we get to watch grow as the book grows. It's crush at first sight and we get to see how the little crush seed that's planted is nurtured, bit by bit. It's lovingly tended with honest conversation and kisses for research purposes and a connection that's electric and warm. It feels so right and Casey McQuiston has once again brought me an OTP that will never die.

Incredible follow-up to Red, White, and Royal Blue. I'm already so excited for whatever McQuistin brings us next!

This book was such a fabulous LGBTQ read! It was the perfect amount of fun, corny, spicy and cute! A must read!

Suspend reality and step onto the Q train!

The characters and banter are what made this sweet story shine! The diversity and representation are off the charts (drag queens, straight, bi, gay, trans, black, asian, latinx, european, psychics, timetravelling punk rockers, etcetcetc). They way they interacted with and supported each other was fantastic. The sapphic romance was also really electric and vulnerable.

I do think the story could have used another edit to condense the plot into less back and forth and overlapping storylines. Including time travel, which is a big ask in itself. There were so many subplots that it got a little bogged down and distracting. However, I do feel like each storyline was wrapped up nicely - just a bit long for me.

Overall, a great addition to the queer romance genre, but a bit of a miss for me on length and multiple plot lines.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press for the advanced read!