Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul by Casey McQuiston

745 reviews

nia_readsalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Biphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Cursing

marleen02's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

pershie13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I knew I was going to love this book from the time I first read the back cover. An enemies to lovers romance between the First Son of the United States and the Prince of England? Count me in! I caved and watched the movie with my roommate way back in September and instantly fell in love, going out to buy the book immediately afterwards. It took me awhile to finally get around to reading it, but once I finally had time to sit down and read this book, I tore through 95 percent of it in a three-day span. This book was everything I hoped it would be and more. It had me laughing, aching, and kept me up half the night two days in a row because I was so invested. The themes of finding your identity and learning to balance emotions were strong in this one, and I truly loved watching this story unravel page by page. This was a true page turner that took me down an emotional roller coaster, and Alex and Henry's story will stick with me for a long time. One of my favorite books ever!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cursing, Grief, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, Racism, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Sexual assault

katie0528's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Alex, the son of the first female president, finds himself ordered to fake a friendship with Prince Henry of England after causing a minor international scandal. Despite their petty differences, Alex eventually finds Henry as a friend who understands what is like to grow up as the child international leaders, and soon sparks fly. It doesn't take much for problems to arise when the first son begins a clandistine relationship with a foreign prince. Defintely a fun read for anyone looking for a queer romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Classism, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

mrs_gale's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A really nice story. 
Characters are well developed and I liked them all even though they aren't all perfect or good. 
Reminds me alot of Heart stopper in terms of the slow start to the romance and the texts and emails. 
Some of the references date this book which is a shame, but I really enjoyed reading about the relationships and the drama. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Addiction, and Drug use

tnemelce's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

lj_sophia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I enjoyed this book for exactly what it is which is a fun, gay, romance. Not life changing but cute nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Homophobia, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Racism

k_a_t_y's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

24carrotgay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i watched the movie prior to reading the book, and halfway through the book i said “i don’t know i even watch movies— books are superior in every way!!”  i am absolutely obsessed with this book, and it has secured casey mcquiston as one of my favorite authors. this book was a lot darker and much more challenging than the movie. it has the depth and emotion that the movie lacked. this ultimately made the resolution far more satisfying! i cannot count the number of times i was almost driven to tears by the sheer beauty and hope and queer community that this book captures. love love love!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

myyam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, Outing, and Addiction