Is there an audiobook of One Last Stop?

Yes. One Last Stop has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Natalie Naudus.

Is One Last Stop on Kindle Unlimited?

Yes. One Last Stop was included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 2, 2026.

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Our score

4.3/ 5

Excellent

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EDITION PUBLISHEDJune 2021

Genres

Fiction New Adult LGBTQ+

Themes

Queer love and queer historyFound family and belongingHope after a hard-luck young adulthoodBuilding a life and a community in a new city

One Last Stop

Name: One Last Stop
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Casey McQuiston

Casey McQuiston

A swoony, big-hearted queer romance about a jaded twenty-three-year-old who falls for a beautiful girl stuck out of time on the Q train. Warm, funny, found-family magic with a clever time-slip hook and a whole lot of heart.

The Review

Our take

Some romances are content to deliver the kiss; this one wants to give you a whole life, and it nearly does. August is twenty-three, broke, and constitutionally allergic to hope when she moves to New York and lands in a gloriously chaotic apartment full of misfits. Then she meets Jane on the subway, leather jacket and easy smile, and falls hard, only to slowly realize that Jane is not just mysterious but literally displaced in time, stranded on the Q train since the 1970s. It is a ridiculous premise rendered with total conviction, and McQuiston makes you believe every minute of it.

What makes the book sing is that the romance is only half of what it is doing. The other half is a celebration of chosen family, of the particular magic of being broke and young in a city with people who would walk through fire for you. August's roommates, her drag-performing neighbor, the regulars at the all-night diner where she waits tables, are drawn with so much affection that the apartment starts to feel like somewhere you have lived. The found-family warmth is the emotional engine, and it gives the central love story real stakes, because saving Jane becomes a project the whole household takes on together.

McQuiston writes queer joy without flinching toward tragedy, and that is a deliberate and welcome choice. Jane's seventies backstory weaves in real queer history, the bars and the activism and the losses, but the book's posture is celebratory rather than mournful. The romance itself is genuinely steamy and genuinely tender, two things that are harder to combine than they look, and the slow reveal of Jane's past gives the swooning a satisfying mystery-box structure to hang on.

It is not flawless. The time-travel mechanics get gloriously convoluted in the back half, and a reader who needs their speculative logic airtight may find the climax asks for a generous suspension of disbelief. The book is also unabashedly sentimental, leaning into its feelings with both hands, so if you prefer your romance cool and restrained, this one runs warm and loud. But those are features as much as bugs for the audience it is written for.

Why you should read

Readers who want a warm, hopeful queer romance
Fans of found-family stories and twenty-something city life
Anyone who likes a clever speculative hook with their swoon
Those who want queer joy rather than tragedy

What to expect

A time-slip romance set in modern Brooklyn
Rich found-family ensemble and chosen-family warmth
Steamy and tender in equal measure
Sentiment worn proudly on the sleeve

Read it when you want to feel good without feeling pandered to, when you want a romance that takes its lovers and its city seriously. It is funny, sexy, hopeful, and surprisingly moving, the kind of book you finish wanting to text everyone you love. McQuiston has a real gift for making happiness feel earned, and this is that gift in full bloom. There is craft underneath the charm, and the book keeps surprising you with how thoughtfully it has built its joy. For all its sweetness it never feels weightless, and the happy ending lands precisely because you have watched everyone fight so hard to reach it.

Reviewed by Avery · How our reviews are written

Our verdict

4.3/ 5

Excellent

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Where to read or listen

Is there an audiobook of One Last Stop?: Yes. One Last Stop has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Natalie Naudus.
Listen to One Last Stop free with an Audible trial
We earn from qualifying Amazon purchases.
Is One Last Stop on Kindle Unlimited?: Yes. One Last Stop was included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 2, 2026.
How much does One Last Stop cost?: On Amazon: Kindle $9.99, Paperback $8.22, Hardcover $15.00. Prices as of August 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM EDT and may change.

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Common questions

What is One Last Stop about?: Some romances are content to deliver the kiss; this one wants to give you a whole life, and it nearly does. August is twenty-three, broke, and constitutionally allergic to hope when she moves to New York and lands in a gloriously chaotic apartment full of misfits. Then she meets Jane on the…
Is One Last Stop worth reading?: We scored One Last Stop 4.3 out of 5. A swoony, big-hearted queer romance about a jaded twenty-three-year-old who falls for a beautiful girl stuck out of time on the Q train. Warm, funny, found-family magic with a clever time-slip hook and a whole lot of heart.