This was pretty sweet! Reminds me a lot of some of the better romcom films with a magical realism bent. I thought the romance was sweet if a little rushed and I thought the characters were realistically quirky considering the rest of the story. There were times when I felt that there was a lot happening and there were threads that I thought tied either too quickly or not well enough. Overall it is a fun sapphic read that I'm excited for everyone to get to read it. I'd say I like it equal amounts to liking Red White and Royal Blue.

This was a damn good book. The story is believable even with the fantastic elements. The found family is lovely. The queer representation feels good.

This has to be one of my all time favorite books. I knew I would love it from the moment it was announced, not just because I loved Red, White and Royal Blue, but because the concept of a sapphic book with magic and time traveling all based in the city I live in was something I never knew I needed until I heard it. All of the characters are phenomenal. August's roommates, Nike and Myla and Wes, all have my heart. I've come to love Billy's and the Q line along with August and I came to love Jane in the same way. This story is incredible and I think everyone needs to read it.

One Last Stop by the author who brought us Red, White, and Royal Blue was not a let down. I enjoyed every minute of it's will they/won't they romance between two women in modern day New York City. I found both August and Jane to be believable characters who I wanted to know more and more about. I thoroughly enjoyed their romance and was very satisfied with the ending of the book. Overall, I would highly recommend.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston is a story about discovering yourself. The main character, August, moves to New York City knowing no one and with few possessions. It doesn't take her long to start questioning her solitude as she finds a network of people and falls in love. Except there's something strange about the woman she falls in love with after meeting her on the Q line. With a background in solving problems, August is determined to figure this situation out!
I really enjoyed reading this book, particularly the cast of characters and all of their quirks. Family, love, and friendship is at the heart of this book, and it was a perfect read for the time.

After reading Red, White & Royal Blue two years ago, I’d been keeping an eye out for what Casey McQuiston’s next book would be, hoping to maybe get a preview copy. It just so happened that I was lucky enough to win an advance copy of her upcoming One Last Stop in a Goodreads giveaway late last year. Currently slated to hit book stores at the start of Pride, One Last Stop is both a queer romance and an exploration of the LGBTQ community and its history.

August has spent the better part of her life helping her mother search for a long-lost uncle and the skills she learned as part of that search have left her more than a little socially uncertain. She’s transferred colleges several times and the latest switch means a move to New York City where roommates and a job are a necessity. Despite her efforts to remain a loner, she realizes her new roommates are becoming her friends and there’s a girl on the subway who’s become the highlight of August’s commute. But she soon learns there’s more to Jane than just coincidence or an overlapping commute that keeps them running into one another on the Q train. August is determined to help Jane, even if it means putting herself through the emotional wringer.

Without giving too much away, One Last Stop is really a celebration of how far the US has come in terms of LGBTQ rights. As August delves into Jane’s identity and history, the lives and dangers faced by those in the queer community during the 1970s are thrown into sharp relief when compared to the life August leads in her new home where diversity in race, gender, and sexuality are part of everyday life. Yet even as the novel celebrates how much progress has been made, it also acknowledges that there are still threats, that there’s still a lot of hate and danger out there. It shows that there are a lot of gaps in how the history of the LGBTQ movement is taught and remembered (I don’t remember ever hearing about the UpStairs Lounge fire until I saw it in this book and looked it up to learn more).

One of the things that One Last Stop captures so brilliantly is simply the magic of friendship, especially as it strikes in your twenties. Reading this book made me incredibly nostalgic for my college days and the friendships forged on campus – the nights spent playing board games by the emergency lights when the power went out or the collective scramble to pull together food, transportation, and tables or chairs for a friend’s art show. From the teasing to the collaboration, McQuiston has created a vibrant group of friends who leap off the page and welcome the reader into the fold along with August. A (perhaps selfish) part of me is dying for her next book to revisit and tell the story of one of the other couples in this friend group. Whatever McQuiston does next (and whenever she does it), I’ll certainly be keeping my eyes peeled and my ears open for news of it.

One Last Stop will be available June 1, 2021.

*ARC provided courtesy of the publisher*
Casey McQuiston, you brilliant author, you've done it again. I haven't felt the rush and warmth and comfort of a book like this in months. I loved the characters, their development, and how everyone felt so real. I feel like I could fly to NYC, hope on the subway, and bump into all the people in this book. I loved the romance and I loved reading about August as a young, confused bisexual. I loved how real and raw the story felt and how all the puzzle pieces fell into place. Thank you for writing stories for us. Thank you, Casey.

I absolutely loved this book. It was fast paced and August was so so funny. I loved the paranormal spooky vibes of it all. Of course, I appreciated the steamy scenes but what I loved most how they cherished and valued their friendships. I loved the characters banter with each other. Jane was such a special character and I loved the love that developed between our protagonists.

Come for the time traveling mystery, stay for the amazing characters and found family trope! (But almost leave after the sex scenes in unhygienic places because NOPE, THE SUBWAY AIN'T THE PLACE FOR THIS, LADIES. Neither is your bathroom floor, get it together!!)

This book was the right amount of cheesy and predictable, with a good dash of mystery thrown in. The characters really make it stand out, though. August and Jane felt real, even in this less than realistic circumstances, and August's roommates and co-workers run the gamut of personalities, from serious and melancholy, to loud and bright. I don't know what it's like to be a 20-something in college, broke and trying to figure things out on your own, but OLS made this experience feel very tangible.

I haven't wanted to think too much about the whole time-traveling plot because I know it might all fall apart if looked at too closely, but I really enjoyed it and I was super invested the whole way through! I just really love Casey McQuiston's writing and after this and RW&RB, she's officially made it into the list of authors whose works I will read, no matter what

ATTN: I highly recommend going into this book without knowing much about it besides it is the most adorable F/F romance with the most amazing cast of characters. I say this because the mystery of Jane is better left unknown so you can uncover it with the rest of the characters as you read!


With that being said, readers beware going forward. One Last Stop follows August, a young woman who has just moved to New York and is just trying to find her way. August is such a relatable character because she gets to New York and pretty much has nothing and no one. She is sharing an apartment with three other people who basically force her to interact with them, but it is clear that August is nervous and scared to make these connections. Thankfully August and her roommates get close and it leads to the most beautiful friendships and little found family. Speaking of August roommates, they are all so diverse and the amount of beautifully written representation in this book is remarkable.

Aside from August’s roommates, our most important other main character is Jane, a mysterious girl who August meets while on the train and who she constantly runs into during her commutes. I could talk about Jane for days, but as I said earlier it is best to get to know Jane and uncover her past with the rest of the characters as you read. All I will say about her is that I love how Jane breaks August out of her shell and we get to see a whole other side of August throughout their interactions.

Another aspect of this book that I really enjoyed was New York City itself. I feel like the setting adds so much to the book. I often feel that New York City is its own character in books, movies, tv shows, etc. and that was really present in One Last Stop. We see New York alive in the community surrounding Billy’s, in the issues with the train, in Jane’s past and August’s present. New York City is such a big part of this book and I love how much it adds to the story.

All in all what I have to say is read this book! It’s beautiful, funny, and heartwarming, it’s basically a warm cup of hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream and marshmallows. One Last Stop will absolutely be in my top 3 favorite books of the year and will forever be one of my favorites. I will be rereading this as soon as it is released so I can gush over it with everyone else!

This unique title will keep readers guessing until the very end. A departure from her debut title, Mcquiston is again exploring love from an LGBTQ perspective. The unexpected sci-fi twist to this romance story was unexpected but enjoyable.

This was a charming book! Some of the plotting felt a little too convenient, but I loved it anyway. Fun characters. I would love to listen to the soundtrack for this story.

I have had this book on my TBR for months, but I had a bit of trouble getting going. Once I got past the first chapter and let go of the idea this was going to be anything like RWRB, I got into the flow. Honestly, this book reminded me more of something like Raven Boys with the psychics and the underlying magical elements and the large cast of characters. The fun of this book comes from both the unfolding mystery of Jane and the whole side world and found family surrounding the central romance. There were a LOT (so many) coincidences throughout that I decided to chalk up to "part of the magic" rather than get tripped up over. Overall, this is a cute, off-beat, paranormal romance with a unique premise and tons of world. I was impressed by how many threads the author was able to pull together to create this tight puzzle of a book.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. McQuiston's first book "Red, White and Royal Blue" was among my top books of 2020, but I have to say "One Last Stop" outshined it for me! There are so many elements combining to form a Sapphic romance with a time slip mystery that really gives it some intellecual and emotional heft. New York City itself is a major character, and the concept of a chosen/found family is a very impactful plot point. The time slip element of the plot at first was a bit fuzzy for this reader, but the strength of the characters and the elements related to LGBTQ history allowed that concern to quickly scatter like dust in the subway doors. I loved this book so much, I wish it had continued for another 100 pages for to tell me more, more, more about the characters I had grown to love and care about so much.

I loved Red, White and Royal Blue so very much. I went into One Last Stop very nervous that this novel couldn't live up to those expectations. And in a certain way I was right- it is not quite as ideal in my estimation. But don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, readers! One Last Stop is super adorable. We have some tropes that really hit what current romance readers seem to want- there's a journey through New York City and a strong sense of place. There's a found family of welcoming people of all colors and gender and romantic expressions. There's a couple who are neither of them perfect, but both grow together. I really did love it. The sense of place, the fantastic cast of characters- the more I think about the book the more I am actually enjoying it. And the writing is just as charming in McQuiston's other books.

Five stars for witty dialogue, travels in time, and unadulterated friendly joy. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for this unbiased review!

Like the Author's previous offering Red White and Royal Blue, this is sure to be a smash hit. It's a quieter, more nuanced read of love, sacrifice, and found family. It's also about finding the courage to strike it out on one's own, letting people in, and acknowledging that you are worthy of finding love, and once did, fighting for that love to stay.

More than the two main characters, I found myself falling for the side characters-- August's friends and roommates and her diner workmates. You get to see glimpses of their own stories (some more than others) and each one serves as a handy mirror reflecting August"s own emotions back to herself.

Highly recommend!

One Last Stop tells the story of August Landry, who moves to NYC and meets a girl on the subway.... a girl who always seems to be on the subway. What follows is a glorious, giddy story about time and opportunity and finding a place where we WANT to belong.

While this didn’t have the “YEARNING!!!!!” element of Red, White, and Royal Blue, McQuiston's first novel, One Last Stop was chock full of characters that I adored (Niko and Isaiah were particular favorites). I’m a sucker for a snarky, sparkly dialogue and merry bands of misfits, and this book had both of those in spades. So so excited to see what else Casey McQuiston has up her sleeve. HUGE ups to @netgalley and MacMillan for an early copy of this gal

Sometimes I get so jazzed about an author that I just jump into their books without reading anything about the book. That was the case with this novel. I was not expecting the fantasy element at all. BUT I LOVED IT! I love all the pancakes and people smelling of syrup. It sounds like the best perfume. I loved the friendships that August creates with her roommates. They are the coolest bunch of friends. Who doesn’t love a psychic?! Read if you wished for a queer present day Outlander. I was given an advanced reader's copy via NetGalley, thank you to them. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I didn’t have quite the same insta-love for this one as I did RWaRB, but I still really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the themes of found family and finding what’s missing, whether that’s a person, an object, or your purpose in life.

At times, I wanted a little more explanation or background and a few plot points felt slightly underdeveloped, but in general this was a fun and light read that I would recommend!

Casey McQuiston is a true delight and perfectly straddles the line between YA and Adult fiction. This book will appeal to many and I love the way McQuiston approaches discussions on gender and sexuality. I loved Red White and Royal Blue so much and McQuiston's newest novel lived up to it. Will definitely be purchasing for my library's collection.