Hi friends, happy Friday – I hope you all had a good week! Today I’m posting my review of Casey McQuiston’s novel One Last Stop.

One Last Stop by: Casey McQuiston: August has just moved to New York City, looking to get away from the life her mother has curated for her, searching for the ghost of her long lost uncle. Starting new by going to school and waiting tables at a pancake house, things are normal, that is until she meets a girl on the train, Jane. Jane isn’t your typical young adult, she’s got an old soul, because she’s been stuck on the train since the 1970s. Now August, with the help of her friends, must try and save the ghost girl on the train before it’s too late. This novel was full of so much heart, love and found family. The whole time travel, paradox plot was so intriguing to read because the reader never knew what was actually going to happen. McQuiston did such a great job of creating this world where anything was possible and she never wavered on how it was going to end, it was a mystery until basically the last few chapters. This did start off slow and the reader didn’t feel very invested in the story, things started to pick up and with the addition of the time travel, which is really what piqued the reader’s interest the most. The way that new pieces of the story were introduced didn’t feel believable, it felt more like the author had an agenda and had to find a way to connect the plots together. In the end, it did work and the way the two plots weaved together felt convincing. The romance was really cute and there were definitely a lot of quotable and relatable moments throughout that left the reader feeling it in their chest. The characters were big and loud and so much fun to read. They were such a joy to get to know; seeing August find a group of people who loved her for her, no matter what, was just so heartwarming to read. Not only were the two main characters deeply developed and dynamic, but the secondary characters were also dynamic and quirky in their own ways that it really rounded out the story and made the book feel like home. This was an enjoyable coming of age, love story that had so many twists and turns it always kept the reader on their toes with beautiful writing and distinctive characters.