One Last Stop
- Casey McQuiston
- Albany, WA
- March 4, 2023
GOODREADS BOOK BLURB:
Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn’t believe in much. She doesn’t believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love they make movies about. And she certainly doesn’t believe her ragtag band of new roommates, her night shifts at a 24-hour pancake diner, or her daily subway commute full of electrical outages are going to change that.
But then, there’s Jane. Beautiful, impossible Jane.
All hard edges with a soft smile and swoopy hair and saving August’s day when she needed it most. The person August looks forward to seeing on the train every day. The one who makes her forget about the cities she lived in that never seemed to fit, and her fear of what happens when she finally graduates, and even her cold-case obsessed mother who won’t quite let her go. And when August realizes her subway crush is impossible in more ways than one—namely, displaced in time from the 1970s—she thinks maybe it’s time to start believing.
Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop is a sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.
But then, there’s Jane. Beautiful, impossible Jane.
All hard edges with a soft smile and swoopy hair and saving August’s day when she needed it most. The person August looks forward to seeing on the train every day. The one who makes her forget about the cities she lived in that never seemed to fit, and her fear of what happens when she finally graduates, and even her cold-case obsessed mother who won’t quite let her go. And when August realizes her subway crush is impossible in more ways than one—namely, displaced in time from the 1970s—she thinks maybe it’s time to start believing.
Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop is a sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.
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FIRST WORDS:
Taped to a trash can inside the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at the corner of Parkside and Flatbush Avenues.
SEEKING YOUNG SINGLE ROOMMATE FOR 3BR APARTMENT UPSTAIRS, 6TH FLOOR. $700/MO. MUST BE QUEER & TRANS FRIENDLY. MUST NOT BE AFRAID OF FIRE OR DOGS. NO LIBRAS, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE. CALL NIKO.
MY REVIEW:
absolute favourite:
☆☆☆☆☆ 5/5
I was really worried that One Last Stop wouldn’t live up to my expectations after how much I loved Red, White & Royal Blue – especially with an added sci-fi twist. Thankfully, I will never underestimate McQuiston again.
There is so much to love about One Last Stop. I honestly don’t know if I loved the romance or the found family aspects more, and I think the fact that they both resonated so strongly is what makes this book so special.
August just wants to belong somewhere, and she doesn’t even know what that means. She’s incredibly independent, but it’s made her withdrawn and cynical. Even when she’s trying to make a place feel like home, she doesn’t know what to do to make that happen. Thankfully, with a little psychic push, and a lot of queer love, she starts to open her life and herself to those around her.
August and Jane’s love story is the sapphic love story we have all been waiting for. It’s instalove and slow burn and self-denial all rolled into one package with a serious forbidden love slash not-meant-to-be twist. I love how they both have moments of fear and anxiety, and it’s only when they’re honest with themselves and with each other that they can start to find a way to force a happy ending in this doomed love story.
The sci-fi/time travel elements to this were surprisingly believable. Even the true crime/detective aspects contributed more to the narrative than I expected at the beginning. McQuiston weaves so many loose ends together that by the end, I was pretty satisfied with the answers, but I was still left wanting more.
There is so much to love about One Last Stop. I honestly don’t know if I loved the romance or the found family aspects more, and I think the fact that they both resonated so strongly is what makes this book so special.
August just wants to belong somewhere, and she doesn’t even know what that means. She’s incredibly independent, but it’s made her withdrawn and cynical. Even when she’s trying to make a place feel like home, she doesn’t know what to do to make that happen. Thankfully, with a little psychic push, and a lot of queer love, she starts to open her life and herself to those around her.
August and Jane’s love story is the sapphic love story we have all been waiting for. It’s instalove and slow burn and self-denial all rolled into one package with a serious forbidden love slash not-meant-to-be twist. I love how they both have moments of fear and anxiety, and it’s only when they’re honest with themselves and with each other that they can start to find a way to force a happy ending in this doomed love story.
The sci-fi/time travel elements to this were surprisingly believable. Even the true crime/detective aspects contributed more to the narrative than I expected at the beginning. McQuiston weaves so many loose ends together that by the end, I was pretty satisfied with the answers, but I was still left wanting more.
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