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Quick answer: If you loved One Last Stop, try Red, White & Royal Blue, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, This Is How You Lose the Time War, The Time Traveler's Wife and Honey Girl. Each one offers queer romance, time-bending charm or a found family that feels like home.
Casey McQuiston's novel follows August, a cynical 23-year-old who moves to New York and falls for Jane, a punk girl she keeps seeing on the Q train. Then she learns that Jane is literally stuck there, displaced from the 1970s. Together with August's eccentric roommates and diner coworkers, they try to find a way to free her. Readers love its romance, its magic and its huge heart. These books share its queer joy and time-twisting sweetness.
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Quick Picks at a Glance
| Book | Author | Vibe | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston | Political | readers who want McQuiston's biggest hit |
| I Kissed Shara Wheeler | Casey McQuiston | Teen | readers who like a mystery in a romance |
| The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab | Time-spanning | readers who love impossible love |
| This Is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone | Lyrical | readers who love a queer romance across time |
| The Time Traveler's Wife | Audrey Niffenegger | Tearful | readers who like love against time |
| Honey Girl | Morgan Rogers | Tender | readers who like a young woman adrift |
| Delilah Green Doesn't Care | Ashley Herring Blake | Steamy | readers who like sapphic rom-coms |
| Written in the Stars | Alexandria Bellefleur | Funny | readers who like fake dating |
| The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Glamorous | readers who love hidden queer love |
| Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 1970s | readers who loved Jane's era |
| Last Night at the Telegraph Club | Malinda Lo | Historical | readers who like queer history |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune | Cozy | readers who love found family |
| Under the Whispering Door | TJ Klune | Tender | readers who like ghostly love |
| The Midnight Library | Matt Haig | Reflective | readers who wonder what might have been |
| Cemetery Boys | Aiden Thomas | YA | readers who like ghost romance |
1. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The son of the U.S. president falls for a British prince.
Best for: readers who want McQuiston's biggest hit.
2. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
A girl gets kissed by a rival who then vanishes and leaves clues.
Best for: readers who like a mystery in a romance.
3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
A woman cursed to be forgotten finally meets someone who remembers her.
Best for: readers who love impossible love.
4. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Rival time agents fall in love through secret letters.
Best for: readers who love a queer romance across time.
5. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A woman loves a man who keeps slipping through time.
Best for: readers who like love against time.
6. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
A burned-out astronomer marries a stranger in Las Vegas.
Best for: readers who like a young woman adrift.
7. Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
A photographer falls for her stepsister's best friend in their old hometown.
Best for: readers who like sapphic rom-coms.
8. Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
An astrologer and an actuary pretend to date for the holidays.
Best for: readers who like fake dating.
9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
An aging movie star finally reveals her true love.
Best for: readers who love hidden queer love.
10. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A fictional 1970s rock band tells the story of its rise and fall.
Best for: readers who loved Jane's era.
11. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
A Chinese American girl finds a lesbian bar in 1950s San Francisco.
Best for: readers who like queer history.
12. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
A rule-bound caseworker visits an orphanage for magical children.
Best for: readers who love found family.
13. Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
A dead lawyer falls for the ferryman who runs a tea shop.
Best for: readers who like ghostly love.
14. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
A woman gets to try out the lives she could have lived.
Best for: readers who wonder what might have been.
15. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
A trans boy accidentally summons the ghost of a charming classmate.
Best for: readers who like ghost romance.
How to Choose
If you want more of McQuiston's humor, Red, White & Royal Blue is a much lighter, more political love story, and I Kissed Shara Wheeler keeps the mystery angle. For impossible love bound by time, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, This Is How You Lose the Time War and The Time Traveler's Wife cover similar ground, with the last being especially sad. If Jane's history and activism were what stayed with you, Last Night at the Telegraph Club explores an earlier era of queer life, and Daisy Jones & The Six gives you the 1970s rock atmosphere. For sapphic comedy and warmth, Delilah Green Doesn't Care and Written in the Stars are great choices.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is One Last Stop about?
A young woman in New York falls for a girl who has been stuck on the Q train since the 1970s.
Is One Last Stop sapphic?
Yes. It centers on the love story between August and Jane.
Is One Last Stop spicy?
It has a few open-door scenes, so it is best for adult readers.
Is One Last Stop related to Red, White & Royal Blue?
No. The two novels are unconnected standalones.
Is One Last Stop science fiction?
It has a time-displacement twist but reads more like a romantic comedy with magic.