They truly knocked it out of the park on this one!

It’s such an amazing queer love story that shows that love can be a time, place, and person. From found families to drag queens to trans stories this book truly explores the beauty and importance of queer love.

Cannot recommend this story enough.

I didn't blaze though this one like I did Red, White and Royal Blue, but I still really enjoyed it. I love the concept and the merry band of misfits - the characters really made this book shine. Can't wait for more from Casey McQuiston!

After I loved Red, White, and Royal Blue SO much, I was so curious to see how Casey McQuiston would follow it up. One Last Stop was definitely different, but had so many of the things I loved most about RWRB—swoony love story, hilarious and super clever writing, an amazing ensemble cast. I loved it!! I think this one’s going to take the book world by storm as much as McQuiston’s debut. It was unlike any contemporary romance I’ve read, with the time travel element that I wasn’t sure I’d get into, but it was done so accessibly that I had no trouble buying it. I loved August and Jane and all their adventures and goofy friends, as well as the depth and emotion in their individual journeys and their journey as a couple. It was a beautiful love story, and made me really itch to take a trip to New York!

I fell in love with Red, White & Royal Blue and instantly swore I'd read anything Casey ever releases and I was so excited to see this one! Absolutely loved it--she has a way of ripping my emotions straight from my chest and ahh...I just love it! Even when I'm crying 😂

After finishing Red White and Royal Blue, I have been waiting anxiously for Casey McQuiston's next book and it definitely didn't disappoint. One Last Stop is a lovely story about a young woman living in New York with her eccentric roommates and her time travelling girlfriend and it was perfect. I loved the humor of this book, very much like RW&RB this book had funny one-liners and hilarious situations. Loved it very much.

I was so excited to read One Last Stop after absolutely LOVING Casey McQuiston's phenomenal debut, Red, White, and Royal Blue. However, I was quite disappointed in this sophomore slump book. I really liked the plot idea and the inclusion of queer romance and magical realism. I thought the story was too long and drawn out for so much of it. Definitely an interesting idea, but the execution just wasn't there for me.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston is what I needed in a magical realism f/f romance. I, like many people, LOVE Red White and Royal Blue, and was worried I would be constantly comparing. Not the case. This book holds up so well on it’s own. For me, it had a slower start and took about 25% of the way in to feel fully invested, but past that point the book flew by!

One of McQuiston’s strongest points is writing found families. The ensemble in this book was incredible and I want to be friends with all of August’s roommates, coworkers, and neighbors. I wish we had gotten even more backstory on every one of them and seen more of them, but a book can only be so long.

One critique I have is that the romance between Jane and August came on so quickly with not much depth. I think there are definitely questions I still don’t have answers for, but I don’t need them to enjoy the story or the romance. I wish there had been more discussion of Jane’s past and how she processes it, but again, it didn’t detract from the overall story for me. I would absolutely recommend this book.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I could tell from the first chapters of this book that McQuiston has leveled up as a writer since Red, White, and Royal Blue, which I loved, but will acknowledge that it did work out awfully neatly. One Last Stop feels richer and more complex, and I sank into it for an entire day, and dreaded every task or distraction that forced me to put it down.

August has few options when she answers an ad offering 1 room in a 3br apartment, occupied by Niko and Myla, a couple, and slightly enigmatic 3rd roommate Wes -- and so she takes the room, especially when her roommates can help her get a job that'll pay the rent. She needs it, after all -- this is her best shot at finding a bit of distance and stability from her mother, who loves her, but is more than a little obsessed with a long-standing quest for a missing relative. For August, this is a fresh start, a chance for space, and to think about what she wants, who she is, who she might love... all things that she's barely taken time to consider. And as she begins to contemplate what her life might look like, she encounters a random but extremely crushworthy woman who gives her a scarf after a coffee spill, and who always seems to be on the same subway car at the exact same point in time.

'One Last Stop' has been billed as a modern-day 'Kate and Leopold', and it is that, and I loved everything about Jane and August's story, but this book is so much more than that. It's as much about August growing up in new ways, and about life in New York, and the family she finds with Niko and Myla and Wes and Isaiah, as well as her relationship to her mother and her biological family. It's about the choices that we make, and the risks we choose, because even though they're risky, the alternatives would be unthinkable. This book has diners, and brunch, and bodegas, and sculpture, and incredible music, and as if that weren't enough, it has a heist, and subway geekery, and, gods, I can't wait for everyone to be able to read it. A very strong contender for my favorite book of 2021.

The rep, the Popeyes, the meet cute! I loved every single moment of this. Definitely would recommend!

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

McQuiston's writing is just phenomenal. I fell in love with her writing, as most people did, I'm sure, when Red, White, and Royal Blue was released. She writes her characters really well and makes her settings so vivid. I enjoyed this book, but I did think it moved slow in parts, especially the middle chunk. It's hard to write a captivating story when one character is stuck in one place for almost the entire book, but McQuiston did manage to make it varied. Still, I thought the plot dragged a bit, and it took me a week or two longer to finish this than it normally would.

Sooo happy that One Last Stop met my expectations after falling so hard for RWRB by Casey McQuiston. This is a f/f love story featuring many characters in the LGBTQ+ spectrum. There are aspects of found family which I enjoyed. The humor was so good and on point to the 20-30 somethings of today. The speculative/ paranormal elements to this story added to the narrative rather than detracting from it. If you love gays winning, ghosts, and drag queens.....put this on your TBR immediately. *ARC provided by NetGalley for review.

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Rating: 8/10
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥/4
Narrator: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧/5
Publisher: Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Griffin

One Last Stop is not a typically contemporary romance. It’s more of a paranormal romance; regardless, I loved it! This is an unconventional, intelligent, refreshing, and original story set in New York City with many historical references and LGBTQIA+ pride. August meets Jane on the subway, and instantly August begins to fall for Jane. After many highlights of seeing Jane on the subway, August realizes Jane is actually displaced from the 1970s. Soon August discovers she needs to work with her friends, releasing Jane from the time trap if she can. All of the characters in this book were well developed and enjoyable. I didn’t want this story to end! The narration was excellent. I would highly recommend this version of the book.

Thank you, Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley, and LibroFM, for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book is inventive and full of characters that are different from the norm, strange, endearing, and ultimately loveable. There is representation of all sorts, a strong "found family" theme, and elements of time travel and magical realism. Perhaps this book is not for everyone, but Casey McQuiston is definitely an author to watch.

I had such high hopes for this one. I LOVED Red White and Royal Blue, but this was missing all the elements that I loved in that one. That one was laugh out loud funny, witty, and made my heart ache. I was really excited for the time travel elements of this one and I think that is what kept me reading, but I was a little let down. The ending was expected, the love connection was expected, and it didn't give me the laughs or feels that I had expected from Casey.

This was a very cute, sexy, funny and unique romance book. I think a lot of fans of Red, White & Royal Blue will be checking this one out, to see if McQuiston can deliver another home run. I think she gets mostly there. I did like Jane & August, but I didn't LOVE them like I loved Alex and Henry.

I know it's not fair to continually compare the two the books, because they are totally, separate entities. But when an author debuts with a such a beloved book (see also Sally Thorne), comparisons are inevitable. And I'm really curious to see if people adore this book in the same way or not. I know I didn't, but it didn't make this not enjoyable either.

McQuiston writes another fantastic side group and I loved the B Plot of figuring out what happened to August's uncle. There's a lot of great discussion about what makes a family and what it means to create your own.

Obviously, there's a bit of science fiction involved with the time jump, but otherwise it's very rooted in contemporary.

There's a lot to enjoy here and McQuiston will be an automatic read for me every single time. While this one was a 4-star for me, I still would very much recommend it.

This book is funny, and sweet, and devastatingly wonderful. The characters are so warm and real that you want desperately to know them, and the romance - god, the romance. This book is absolutely incredible, and is just all around perfect. Reading it is like curling up in a cozy sweater on a rainy day, and feeling perfectly happy.

This was fun to read. The found-family aspect, LGBTQ+ representation, and time-shifting mystery all grabbed me and kept me interested to the end. It will definitely be one I recommend to customers.

I was eagerly anticipating Casey McQuiston’s newest novel, and this sure is adorable. I absolutely loved the wide queer representation in this book, and the characters are incredible lovable.

The roommates and the employees at the diner we’re so great. The two love interests definitely had chemistry. I had a hard time with some of the logistics with time and how the story shakes out in the end. However, if you’re open to suspending your disbelief I think this is a fun, adorable romance.

Casey McQuiston’s ‘One Last Stop’ is ethereal, wonderful, magic encased in humor, heart, and all of the other feelings. It’s the kind of novel that will have you laughing out loud one moment, shaking an angry fist the next, and maybe shedding a tear (or ten) by the time you’re finished.

August has always felt a sense of impermanence. Leaving her mercurial mother behind, August decides to come to New York, and somehow stumbles upon an unlikely set of roommates who take her under their wing. And there’s Jane, the mysteriously beautiful woman on the subway that makes August feel literal sparks when they touch. But Jane isn’t just any woman, she’s a woman stuck in time, somehow tied to the subway line she’s always riding, not remembering exactly who she is or where she came from. Or when. Luckily, August is great at investigating. As they delve into Jane’s life, August realizes that she’s not just enamored with Jane, she’s in love with her. And that they might be more connected to each other than either could have guessed.

Honestly, this book sort of rocked my world… in the best of ways. It was nothing that I expected, but everything I needed, if that makes sense. Narratively, it’s quite a departure from McQuiston’s last book, but all of the brilliant and witty writing, the beautiful nuance of emotions, and the broad scope of love in all its forms is still very much present in this story. Oh, how I loved it, and all of the characters, all of whom are artfully crafted and delightful to read.

There were moments I laughed out loud and others that I cried. And all of it was beautiful. This is a love story in all the ways… romantic, platonic, and familial, and it makes you appreciate how far we’ve come in accepting all of these beautiful forms of love, and how far we still need to go. I loved the bit of magic that’s infused into the story as well; it takes you to an alternate 2020 that I would love to visit.

This is, hands down, one of the best books I’ve read this year, and probably ever. Trust me, you’re going to love it!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Everything you’ll want in a romcom, plus great representation and an astoundingly intriguing plot. While it’s becoming more common to see more LGBTQ romance novels, the amount of Asian representation was impressive. I think we all knew Casey McQuiston was a genius but the way she weaves together romance and the subtle mystery is fantastic. McQuiston follows up her hit debut with this masterpiece of contemporary romance.