Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

190 reviews

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

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

For someone who’s been wanting to read this book for a while, my expectations for Red, White, and Royal Blue were met. 

I thought Alex and Henry (who honestly seem somewhat to resemble Prince Harry) had good chemistry together and I did like McQuiston’s writing style with telling their story. I also liked the cast of characters that McQuiston created and they seemed to balance each other out. Though, my only complaint about this book is that it’s kind of long and there were some parts that kind of seemed to drag on. 

Nevertheless, Red, White, and Royal Blue is worth the hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer

adrienanthony's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Stalking

tragicgloom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

lambclown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

I wanted to read something lighthearted and cheesy, and this was just that. not much else to it lol

strixy16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Abandonment

sammyelliott_'s review against another edition

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: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation