Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul by Casey McQuiston

88 reviews

roadesntoades's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-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


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jessicaludden's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.0

“That’s the choice. I love him, with all that, because of all that. On purpose. I love him on purpose.”

This was so cute and so much fun. I love Alex and Henry and I loved seeing their relationship develop. I love how Henry got more and more comfortable being himself around others and coming out of his shell. I loved reading this in Alex’s POV. I felt all the highs and lows of this book and I’m excited to see the movie!

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peggy_racham's review against another edition

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4.75

I was sceptical about this book. But it is absolutly worth it. The chemistry was soo good. I loved how they send real peoples love letters to eachother. All the background characters were so interesting and well written. Fell in love with the world they wrote.

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maverique's review against another edition

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emotional fast-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

5.0

I. LOVED. IT. I loved it so muchhhhh. I decided to read this book ahead of the movie release because I had somehow never heard of it in my whole life and also because I'm just starting to get into queer books and media. I loved the story tbh. I walked in guessing that it would be angst for like 9-10 chapters and then cutesy romance towards the end but I was soooo wrong. Like I was able to predict about half the story but I'm not even going to lie, some of the stuff in the plot surprised me. This book really touched the part of me that still has hope and I don't think I can get over that anytime soon :)

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deetabz's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75


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mirandyli's review against another edition

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

2.5

Pros of this book: 
  • A main character who is the embodiment of bisexual disaster. Love me some bisexual representation.


    Cons of this book: 
  • Said bisexual disaster is a poc, but written by a white person. There is also a token Black best friend who mainly exists as evidence that the prince isn't racist.
  • Also, why does every gay enemies-to-lovers book have a rich, blonde, Draco Malfoy-esque white boy as the love interest (who is also a bottom)? I'm so tired of this trope.
  • The most unrealistic part of this book was the part where the inbred British royal family produced physically attractive people. But I guess if their dad played James Bond, that could be plausible that they turned out somewhat attractive. 
  • The most realistic part of this book was the rampant racism and homophobia in the royal family. And how British and American imperialism were casually mentioned and then brushed off. White authors love to seem socially aware by mentioning the genocidal atrocities of their ancestors, and then wrap it up in the form of a lighthearted, funny rom-com.

This book had an unrealistic premise with a lot of tropes. It was an ok read, but I don't understand the hype. Also, don't read if you can't stomach flippant mentions of British and American genocidal imperialism. 

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marygg3's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

I'm still processing, but by God this is one of the best books I've ever read. Funny, deep, emotional, hopeful, downright revolutionary.

I'll carry it with me for the rest of my life.

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illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

3.75

After the last book I low key hated I kinda needed something to fix my reading mood so I grabbed this (lol reading this while the coronation of a new british king was happening was lowkey funny). It's lighthearted fun. I don't feel i will be obsessed with it like the others. Will not think it to be top 10 best lgbt books or anything. The comparisons to Young Royals now feel a bit insulting to young royals since I feel like they've been handling the topic better. Like it's clearly a book that's written in reaction to 2016 election. If it was straight I would call it trashy romance book but of course because it's gay that's a level that elevates it.  I enjoyed it a lot but just don't consider it some great quality of writing.
In any case it did it's job. It did what it was supposed to do

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prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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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the_harlequin's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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


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