Who Would Like This Book:
Brimming with wit, heart, and a bit of subway magic, this book is perfect for anyone who loves unconventional love stories, found family vibes, and sparkling LGBTQ+ representation. If you’re all about quirky New York adventures, larger-than-life side characters, and a slow-burn romance with a dash of timey-wimey weirdness, you’re in for a treat. Bonus points if you enjoy drag shows, diner breakfasts, and a heroine whose messy, real-life journey will make you root for her hard. Excellent for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue looking for a sapphic twist, or anyone wishing their rom-coms were a little more magical.
Who May Not Like This Book:
If you’re not into magical realism or time travel elements in your romance, this might not be your cup of coffee. The story does start out slow and takes a while to hit its stride, with quite a bit of introspective narration and a plot that occasionally meanders. Some readers found the main romance less compelling than the amazing supporting cast, or wished for less emphasis on the fantastical and more on the love story itself. Also, if you prefer brisk pacing or are allergic to a bit of cheesiness, you might find yourself zoning out on the slower, more detailed sections.
About:
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston is a queer romance novel with a unique twist of time travel. The story follows August, a millennial college student, who meets Jane, a mysterious girl stuck in time since the 1970s. August embarks on a journey to help Jane figure out her past and find a way to bring her back to her own time. The book is praised for its diverse cast of characters, inclusive representation, and engaging writing style that seamlessly blends romance with elements of science fiction.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings include homophobia, police violence, AIDS crisis, racism, childhood neglect, and arson.
Has Romance?
The romance between August and Jane is a central element of the story, making it a high-focus aspect.
From The Publisher:
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks...
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don't exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can't imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. And there's certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.
But then, there's this gorgeous girl on the train.
Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showing up in a leather jacket to save August's day when she needed it most. August's subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there's one big problem: Jane doesn't just look like an old school punk rocker. She's literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. Maybe it's time to start believing in some things, after all.
Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.
"A dazzling romance, filled with plenty of humor and heart." - Time Magazine, "The 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2021"
"Dreamy, other worldly, smart, swoony, thoughtful, hilarious - all in all, exactly what you'd expect from Casey McQuiston!" - Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal and Party for Two
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5 comment(s)
So far another book to say that this is one of the best books I've loved. Considering the fact that I did not read the book info, I was shocked to find out about the 1970's subway girlfriend. It made this so much more enjoyable.
Really cool storyline that complicates the romance and makes it that much better, a total roller coaster ride of different emotions, but it is so worth every second
*THIS CONTAINS NO SPOILERS*
This book was amazing. It had biracial relationships, lgbtq+ characters, transgender representation, mental health representation as well. It was amazingly written but due to the medium pace it was a 4.5 for me.
Way too slow of a start and it focuses so much on building a background that you don’t get to meet the love interest until a good amount into the book. Hard to get through it
It took me a while to start and get into the book but once I did y couldn’t put it down. However so many of these characters are straight up awful and I would rather take a bullet than interact with them. Not awful in a moral sense just badly written. The dialogue was so embarrassingly painful and it sound like most of them graduated from Tumblr State University. Has the author ever interacted with a person. I just didn’t find most of the quirky or lovable just what I imagine a GSA would be like in high school. There was only three likable characters Jane, Wes and sometimes August. I wish we spend less of the plot on Myla who by the way speaks solely in what one might think are Twitter and Tumblr post. Yet the book wasted so much time on the unlikeable side characters that I almost wanted to bang my head against the wall. There was no reason for the book to be thing long and if I took a red pen and crossed out all the unnecessary plot devices and random annoying characters I could cut it down to 250 pages max.
What can you read after
One Last Stop?
About the Author:
CASEY MCQUISTON is the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop, Red, White & Royal Blue, and I Kissed Shara Wheeler, as well as a pie enthusiast. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Casey now lives in New York City with Pepper, a poodle mix and semipro personal assistant.
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