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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

254 reviews

mheffner3031's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Outing, and Drug use

seventhswan's review against another edition

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

3.75

 I enjoyed this far more than I had any right to, really. The plot, as with One Last Stop (which I also loved) is completely silly, and it's definitely necessary not to think too hard about logistics or common sense while reading, but it was just such good fun. This is obviously a very sanitised portrayal of British and American politics to the extent that it almost reads YA (sex scenes aside), but Casey McQuiston writes such lovable characters that I was more than willing to turn my brain off for a few hours and get fully emotionally invested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault

lahziesmann's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Outing, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Addiction, Incest, Classism, Genocide, Racism, Gun violence, Colonisation, Pedophilia, and Slavery

sarahflanders's review

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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Outing, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, and Drug use

the_true_monroe's review

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Xenophobia, Abandonment, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Gun violence, Vomit, and War

hot_chocolate_and_novels's review against another edition

emotional 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

I enjoyed this book but it didn't blow me away. There was a lot of sexual content, which isn't really my thing. I thought that the romance was very well written, not too rushed, and had a good amount of build up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Addiction

lethalflag's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

Ganska klassisk romcom, rolig.

Lite för lyckligt och orealistiskt slut för min del

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Racism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, and Alcohol

haileymarkt427's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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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Content Warnings

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

bbygirl21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a very sweet read. I loved the characters and the storyline. 

I just had an issue with how love the chapters were. They definitely could've been split up into much shorter chapters and it would've been so much easier to read. And another issue that is due to the long chapters was the timing of the book. This book spans over about a year. And there would be weeks passing in the middle of a chapter and sometimes it wasn't all that clear that it happened and it would pull me out of the story. It would've been so much easier had the a new chapter started when there was a jump in time.

Other than those two things, I thought this book was great and I'd absolutely recommend if you're looking for something sweet to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Homophobia