Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul by Casey McQuiston

88 reviews

natanbcpc's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

It's not revolutionary, but it's very heartwarming. You grow to like the characters with time and cheer for them.

As someone with more left/radical politics, I got annoyed often on how liberal this book was, although that isn't really relevant to the plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Outing

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

sandybree7's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Colonisation, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Drug abuse

republicofben's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

5.0

Red, White, and Royal Blue is one of the best books I've read recently. It was joyful and funny while also managing to be emotional and tense. I would recommend this book to anyone I know, though a word of warning: this is not a young adult book, so be prepared for some not young adult scenes. I loved them, but the cover and story might not convey that if you don't do your research. As the author states in the acknowledgements, this book is meant to be an escape to another world that could have been to give you hope for what could be one day for the real world too. I wholeheartedly felt that, and I hope you enjoy the story just as much as I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Minor: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Classism

There are many descriptions of sex, but it is not explicit, named, or graphic.

maiadunleavy's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Outing, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Colonisation

schnaucl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

I really liked it.   I loved the characters, the politics, the friendships, the geekiness,  and the earnestness.   This was such a lovely read. 

Now were the politics at the end believable?  Of course not, especially having seen the vitriol unleashed (and continuing to get worse every day) after 2016.   I absolutely understood how the author felt after the 2016 election.   (And honestly, I wonder if how that will affect how authors write in the future.  It's harder to believe people are generally good now, at least for me.

The Harry Potter references were a little jarring, but my guess is that Rowling's TERF beliefs weren't as well known when this book was being written.

But really there was a whole lot to love about this book.  It just made me happy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Outing, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Biphobia

Minor: Cancer, Colonisation, Racism, and Sexual harassment

kenzie13hughes's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved this so much. we know i’m a sucker for queer love stories but this one really did it for me. it was just what i needed during the time i was reading it. i love all of the characters so much and i feel like each one brings something super important to the story. i think the concept of this book is incredible even though it is a bit unrealistic at times i often feel that’s exactly what makes romance books so fun to read because in the back of my mind i’m always thinking that it is possible even if unlikely. this just generally made me really happy and i suspected that i would love and it definitely has exceeded my expectations. this is for sure my new comfort book i truly adore it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation, Addiction, Homophobia, and Cancer

olivia26's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I love learning about the head families with each country so this really appealed to me. Prince Henry is presented suspiciously as Prince Harry. I enjoyed the character although the plot dragged on a bit. The last 100 pages weren’t he best part however it was hard to get into it at the start. This book was longer than most books I read so it was a bit daunting  going into this book.
The writing wasn’t the most impressive it just felt a bit boring because I love extremely creative writing styles. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone over 13 because it does contain some inappropriate scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, and Drug use

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

What happens when confrontational tabloid photos of America’s First Son and England’s second Prince of Wales threaten relations between the two countries? Why, their handlers force them into a staged friendship! But in between official events, Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry start to become friends, and maybe even something more...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Blood, Excrement, Grief, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Cancer, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

sderrig's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual assault

ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It was pretty good from the beginning, but Oh my God it is impossible to put down once you reach the halfway point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Outing, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Drug use, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Colonisation

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, and Incest