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“An unfettered joy to read.”
— New York Times
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“Naudus voices more than a half-dozen significant characters.”
— BookPage (starred audio review)
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“This one has it all…and the kind of page-turning drama that makes McQuiston one of the best in the game. You won’t want to miss this one.”
— Good Housekeeping
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“Narrator Natalie Naudus admirably voices more than a half-dozen significant characters, imparting individuality and personality to teens embracing a variety of identities.”
— Booklist (starred audio review)
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“Brimming with classic YA plot lines, crisp writing, humorous asides, and fully fleshed characters and relationships―many queer―keep things fresh, leading to a genuinely hopeful ending that centers themes of authenticity and autonomy.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Natalie Naudus brings a sardonic tone as high school senior Chloe Green…She distinguishes the many characters and excels in scenes with groups of chatty teens.”
— AudioFile
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“[A] funny, weird, razor-sharp, intensely compassionate, subversive, sweet, electrifyingly romantic knockout of a book.”
— Becky Albertalli, author of Kate in Waiting
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BuzzFeed, "The Most Highly Anticipated Books Of 2022", "40 More Highly Anticipated Young Adult Novels Releasing In 2022", and "44 New LGBTQA+ YA Novels You Need This Spring"
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The #1 Spring 2022 Kids’ Indie Next PickOne of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the SummerA Good Housekeeping Book of the Month
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"This one has it all: rivals who share a shocking kiss, a mysterious disappearance, an unexpected alliance and the kind of page-turning drama that makes McQuiston one of the best in the game. You won't want to miss this one.
— Good Housekeeping
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"Funny and compassionate.
— Time
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An absolute must-read.
— Book Riot, "10 Queer Romcoms That Will Make You Swoon"
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"I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a love letter to all of us queer kids who were high schoolers in the ’90s. Especially those of us who lived in small towns and whose social scenes revolved around Friday night football games and church on Sunday. [An] unexpected mystery and love story all in one.
— Bust
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Marie Claire, "2022 Book Releases to Get Excited About"
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Parade, "32 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2022" and "New Romance Novels You'll Love This Year"
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PopSugar, "67 Books That Will Make Their Much-Anticipated Debut in 2022" and "These Are the Best YA Books of 2022"
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Seventeen, "21 Books That Make LGBTQ+ Teens Feel Seen"
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She Reads, "Best Romance Books Coming in 2022"
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The Nerd Daily, "The Most Anticipated 2022 Book Releases" and "Must-Have 2022 Queer Book Releases"
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The Washington Post, "10 upcoming releases by women and nonbinary authors", "Most Anticipated Young Adult Books"
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Bookish, "24 Highly-Anticipated Books Hitting Shelves in 2022"
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Book Riot, "15 WLW Romance Books like One Last Stop", "The Most Anticipated Books of 2022", "The 15 Best New Mystery Books of 2022", and "10 Books That Feel Like Wes Anderson Movies"
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Bustle, "The Most Anticipated Books of 2022"
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Insider, "The 21 Most Anticipated Books Coming Out This Spring" and "20 of the Most Anticipated Young Adult Books Coming Out This Spring"
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Goodreads, "Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Books of 2022", "The 68 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2022", and "30 New and Upcoming Books Absolutely Everyone Wants to Read"
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Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by this funny, weird, razor-sharp, intensely compassionate, subversive, sweet, electrifyingly romantic knockout of a book. Casey freaking McQuiston, you’ve done it again.
— Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Kate in Waiting and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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Chosen family and LGBTQIA+ elders are given weight to the central romantic story lines in this thoughtful meditation on LGBTQIA+ identity, pride, popularity, academic success, jealousy, and idolization.
— Booklist (starred review)
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I Kissed Shara Wheeler assures readers that although hurt is real, love is complicated and friends can let you down, the world is wide and nothing is impossible.
— BookPage (starred review)
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I really can’t wait for this one...I can already see [a] movie being made.
— Betches
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Brimming with classic YA plotlines, crisp writing, humorous asides, and fully fleshed characters and relationships—many queer—keep things fresh, leading to a genuinely hopeful ending that centers themes of authenticity and autonomy.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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...classic and familiar, and yet, something genuinely new and exciting all on its own...the perfect recipe whipped up into a movie-ready story.
— Joey from Joey's Nook, Buzzfeed
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In every possible way, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is the perfect YA novel...If future YA novels read anything like I Kissed Shara Wheeler, I can assure you I will be reading them.
— The Michigan Daily
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Absolutely brilliant.
— The New York Times
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One Last Stop is an earnest reminder that home - whether that means a time, a place, or a person - is worth fighting for.
— New York Magazine
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The story of August and Jane's chance meeting is swoony, thoughtful, and one of those big-hearted romances you'll gush about long after finishing.
— Hello Sunshine
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This delightful love story is everything you need for a feel-good day of beach reading.
— Elle
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Casey McQuiston has done it again.
— Hypable
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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. McQuiston is leading the charge for inclusive happy-ever-afters, radiant with joy and toe-curling passion, and bursting with the creative range to make anything from electricity to social activism sound sexy.
— NPR
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A dazzling romance, filled with plenty of humor and heart.
— Time
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A funny, modern, and entertaining novel, One Last Stop will have you rooting for love that makes people feel free to be their truest selves.
— Shondaland
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[A] fireworks in the sky, glitter in your hair joyous royal romance that you’ll want to fall head over heels in love with again and again. A+
— Entertainment Weekly
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A rivalry between the son of a U.S. president and the Prince of Wales turns into a whirlwind romance in this charming story about true love.
— Us Weekly
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[An] escapist masterpiece... It’s a truly glorious thing to live inside the world of this book and to imagine it becoming reality, too.
— Vogue
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The super specific love story you never knew you needed.
— Cosmopolitan
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Effervescent and empowering on all levels, Red, White & Royal Blue is both a well-written love story and a celebration of identity. McQuiston may not be royal herself, but her novel reigns as must read rom-com.
— NPR