One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston
★ Top 25 book of 2021 · #21 on Best Books of 2021
Cynical August moves to New York expecting nothing magical, then meets Jane on her subway commute. Jane turns out to be displaced in time from the 1970s, and August must work to save her.
Best for: Readers who love a magical, big-hearted queer romance with a time-travel twist
One Last Stop is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar.
What One Last Stop is about
August Landry is twenty-three, cynical, and newly arrived in New York City with a plan to leave her old life behind. She doesn't believe in love or friendship, and she wants to escape her mother's obsessive search for August's missing uncle, which consumed her life. She works at a 24-hour pancake diner and shares an apartment with queer roommates.
Then she meets Jane Su on the subway and develops a crush. Jane is a punk butch lesbian from the 1970s, misplaced in time and stuck on the train, and she knows her own name only because it was written inside her jacket. August turns her detective skills toward finding a way to get Jane back to her own time, while also trying to save the diner from gentrification. Witty, romantic and warm, this queer love story suits readers who like a little time-bending mystery alongside their romance.
One Last Stop on the Best Books of 2021
One Last Stop came out in 2021. Of the 59 books first published in 2021 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 2021 list.
Why it made the list: 394 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (22 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2021 list
- The Hating Game Sally Thorne, #19
- The Hawthorne Legacy Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #20
- She Drives Me Crazy Kelly Quindlen, #22
- The Things We Leave Unfinished Rebecca Yarros, #23
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 351 want to read it, 15 are reading it now and 28 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 22 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 56 | 55% |
| Reader love | 81 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 56 | 20% |
Questions about One Last Stop
When was One Last Stop published?
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston was first published in 2021.
Was One Last Stop one of the best books of 2021?
One Last Stop is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar. 394 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (22 ratings).
Why is One Last Stop on the Best Books of 2021 list?
394 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (22 ratings).
More of the best books of 2021
- The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood, #1
- Twisted Games Ana Huang, #2
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, #3
- As Good as Dead Holly Jackson, #4
- You've Reached Sam Dustin Thao, #5
- Twisted Love Ana Huang, #6
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How we know
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