Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

186 reviews

beccabookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

annahamburger's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Outing, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

the_ash37's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Incest, Excrement, and Sexual harassment

ladyames20203's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I loved this book so much, I wish I’d read it sooner 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

If you ignore the absolutely unhinged political dynamics and assumption, it's not a bad romance! The scene transitions can get confusing and are often pretty rough, especially as an audiobook. The characters are super cool and super interesting, but oh wow the sociopolitical world this book lives in is almost painfully naive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

estellec13's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Cancer

bubbly_lara's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

All the stars 🌟 this story, these characters have my whole heart. Rereading this one after having watched the film (loved it, btw) was even more precious. I can't even count the times this made me tear up on my commute to and from work, how I cried so much. I've read this every year since first reading it in 2021 and this will now be my annual August tradion. Can't recommend this book enough and obviously can't even write a coherent helpful review. JUST GO READ THE BOOK ALREADY!

History, huh? Hell yes, they made some!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

booknerd_life'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

_quinceyjean's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

risaleel's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Cursing and Grief