It is here where August meets the book’s love interest, Jane. The book has also been placed sixth in the Bookpage top ten romance novels of 2021.Judging by the book’s title of “One Last Stop”, there are many scenes involving the subway stops of New York. One Last Stop was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards for best romance novel of 2021 where it placed 3rd. NPR writes that " One Last Stop is an electrifying romance that synapses into the dreamy 'Hot Person Summer' kind of story you wish you were a part of." Kirkus Reviews speaks to the aspects of the book that highlight the Queer community, writing "every scene that takes place with August’s chosen family of friends crackles with electricity, warmth, and snappy pop-culture references, whether they’re at a charmingly eccentric 24-hour pancake diner or a drag queen brunch."
Suzette Landry is August Landry's mother and sister to Augie Landry.She is an artist who makes art out of bones. He is a part time psychic medium and part time bartender.
Biyu "Jane" Su is a punk lesbian displaced in her time of the 1970s who is stuck in a subway car.August Landry is a 23-year-old college student living in New York City.
August must unearth her detective skills and find a way to get Jane back to her time as well as save Pancake Billy's House of Pancakes from Gentrification, all while learning to be open to people.Ĭharacters Main characters As the two get to know each other, Jane reveals that she only knows her name because it was written on the inside of her jacket and that she is actually from the 1970s. On her way to take college classes, she bumps into a woman, Jane, on the subway and develops a crush. She gets a job at a restaurant called Pancake Billy's House of Pancakes. In New York City, she finds roommates who are also members of the Queer community. She is also looking to move on from her mother's obsessive search for her missing uncle that has consumed all of August's life. August is a closed-off individual who does not believe in love or friendship. She is very cynical and is determined to leave everyone from her old life behind. In an interview for Insider they said they were inspired to set the story on a subway because they see "public transit as a liminal space where your life crosses paths with another person's life like five million times for half a second." Plot Īugust Landry is a Bisexual 23-year-old woman who moves to New York City in order to forget her old life. In terms of the time travel aspect of the book, McQuiston was inspired by Outlander (TV series). They write Queer romance New adult fiction novels. One Last Stop is Casey Mcquiston's second published novel.
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