Get Started On One Last Stop Written And Illustrated By Casey McQuiston Issued In Paper Edition

a jaded, longtime romance reader, and I loved sitelinkRed, White amp Royal Blue so much that it was urgent that I keep my expectations in check for sitelinkOne Last Stop.
sitelinkOne Last Stop is sitelinkCasey McQuiston's sophomore book, and I thought to expect it to be anywhere near as successful as Red, White amp Royal Blue would be foolish.
In truth, I barely read the blurb and then

promptly forgot what I read, as is my custom with blurbs, so the book was almost wholly a surprise to me.
And, guys, I loved it, I loved it so much,

I started sitelinkOne Last Stop last night intending to just read a few chapters, and I stayed up all night last reading.
I almost cried when it ended, I never wanted it to stop,

However, when I started the story, I felt a little, . . uneasy. Third person, present tense writing isn't my thing, and I was feeling a little disconnected from the story, Atin, I wasn't sure about it, didn't know where the plot was taking me, but once I started to piece things together, I was hooked remember, didn't read the blurb.


I'm a timetravel, timeslip junkie, and books with those elements have a huge statistical advantage over contemporary books to be favorites of mine, Imagine my utter delight when I realized the full plot of this story, I was obsessed.

Also, let me wax poetic about the chemistry, I've read a lot of romance books in my time, and I have certain preferences that are long established, I like my romances slowburn and with enough sexual tension that it's thick and almost tangible, I like things to build and build and build until everything explodes, sitelinkCasey McQuiston paced this romance perfectly, The physical and romantic chemistry grew and grew until it was unbearable, and then everything crescendoed and exploded, As someone who reads a lot of explicit romance, I would probably categorize this as on the tamer side, but because the sexual tension is incredibly builtup, it felt so satisfyingly erotic.


Aside from the physical, I ached for these characters, I absolutely loved them together and I was rooting for them as a couple like I haven't in a long time, I was near tears at time while reading, just because of my own overwhelming feelings about the romance, sitelinkCasey McQuiston made me love this couple and their epic romantic story,

While the main characters were enough to carry the story alone, the side characters were all so amazing and welldeveloped that it enhanced an already amazing story.
I'm talking the queer cast of my dreams, each with their own backstory and interest and flaws, I fell in love with each of them, and I found myself wanting to live in a littlestory walkup in Flatbush, just so we could hang out.
They were all so impossibly interesting and cool, and Casey McQuiston wrote them all with such care and nuance,

There are so many factors that I can't touch upon completely in this review because it's already extremely long and embarrassingly gushy, I'm talking about the Asian rep an Asian butch character in a leather jacket, seriously be still my fing heart, the bisexual MC in a F/F romance, DRAG QUEENS, the humor, the backdrop of New York in my opinion, the greatest city in the world, thehour pancake house, and the mystery of the MCs uncle.
I could wax poetic about this book for another,words, but instead, just read the book yourself, I'm seriously just ordering you to order it now,

sitelinkCasey McQuiston, you did it, sitelinkOne Last Stop was the timeslip, sapphic romance of my dreams,

Copy provided in exchange for an honest review

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I'm not one to post "casting" pictures, but I couldn't help but picture my ultimate crush.
Everyone else can stop with the femme Jane photos and GTFO, Chef Melissa King is who I'm going to picture until the end of time,

This book was queer, foundfamily perfection and I loved it with every single fiber of my being!!!!!!!!! It was the perfect mix of hilarious and heartwarming and horny as heck and I just really, really fucking loved it and I cannot wait for all of you to fall just as much in love with August and Jane as I did.
Brb while I swoon to the moon and back bc this book was absolutely EVERYTHING Updated with review

It makes me so sad that I didn't enjoy this as much as I wanted to! This was one of my most anticipated releases ofbut I had a few issues with it.


We stumble, yet again, onto eternal chapters, I encountered this same issue in Red, White and Royal Blue but these felt even longer I'm talkingpages at a time, This contributed to the scenes feeling choppy and the transitions being out of place which led to the story feeling very disjointed,

Then we have the characters, sadly I did not care for anyone else besides Jane, The psychic's guy whole personality being only the "psychicness" was something I didn't enjoy, I personally felt like it was overwritten and just put into the book because that's hip and in and people have taken such a big liking to it.
On the flip side, Myla annoyed me half the time and the other half she was mildly funny because she was written that way,

Which brings me to my other issue, these characters were given no room to be themselves, Everything fell into a position of convenience for August and it was deliberately done that way on the author's end, They don't stand on their own nor have a life of their own, The romance felt incredibly one sided to me as well and I was a little uncomfortable reading it, Yes, their chemistry was good and yes, they had their cute moments, But it definitely came across as August being way more into Jane than equally into each other,

Also, Jane's story being so connected to August's was a little off to me I don't know, I can go into a whole other rant about the white person being the POC's salvation but.
. . yeah not the day for that

I'm sure there are things I'm forgetting as I type this up but I'm sure they'll come up in my monthly wrap up.
stars

The Q train is a place and a person, and for August Landry it's proof that there is a bit of magic left in the world.
Moving to New York City at twentythree was supposed to prove to her the exact opposite, that the world is indeed just as cynical as she expected but with a weird new group of roommates, her new job at ahour pancake diner, and the gorgeous stranger who keeps magically reappearing on her morning commute, August is far from being proven right.
Subway girl is Jane, and Jane is everything August could possibly want, Theres just one problem: Jane is not just some girl swept up in the nostalgia of old school rock, shes literally been stuck on the subway since, Having been confronted with the impossible, August is more than ready to help Jane get off the train, but doing so means returning to a past she promised would stay buried.
Something that may be precisely what she needs in order to find a future worth believing in,

One Last Stop is marvelous, full of all the wit and charm that McQuiston brought to their first debut Red, White amp Royal Blue.
This book could be pitched as Nancy Drew meets a time travel romantic comedy, which are two things I never expected to be mashed together in a contemporary novel.
When it comes to Casey McQuiston however, I have learned to expect the unexpected, Their previous book is proof of that, In her sophomore novel, McQuiston crafts a heartwarming testament to the queer community wrapped up ins nostalgia and breakfast food, The characters shine through in the same way that those in Red, White amp Royal Blue did, yet there is a realness to the space in which they occupy that is wholly different.
Set in the backdrop of New York City, this story brings together a diverse group of people, creating one of the most wholesome queerfound families I have read in a long time.
Though most of the plot deals with August and her quest to save Jane from the subway, there is a lot going on in the background with the side characters and their own lives.
I can again report that I have formed an unhealthy attachment to certain characters that aren't the core focus of a novel Nora Holleran and Wes I am looking at you.
There is just something about the way that McQuiston writes their characters, how genuine each of them comes across on the page, and how I begin to feel for every single one without fail.
The variety of relationships portrayed in this novel make it shine even more so, Casey McQuiston is clearly becoming a force to be reckoned with in new adult romance, an author I know I can rely on for impactful queer stories, I'll never stop being grateful for everything they have done, past, present, and future, This book is straightup magic, a beautifully crafted love letter to belonging, community, and finding your place in the world,

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

Trigger warnings: racism, homophobia, anxiety, death of a loved one, blood.