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minibean24's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-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
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, and Homophobia
emmaward55's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Okay this book ended far too quickly and I need more wholesome gay content and friendship group antics <3
That being said, WHY did McQuiston use the name of a real prince for Henry's older brother?! I kept picturing old prince Phillip with his translucent skin and liver spots!
That being said, WHY did McQuiston use the name of a real prince for Henry's older brother?! I kept picturing old prince Phillip with his translucent skin and liver spots!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Hate crime, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, and Mental illness
Re: Sexual violencecrystallis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
4.0
This book is very sweet and more political than you’d think.
I had heard incredible things of this book and after I finished it I shared most of them.
Alex and Henry are amazing, their relationship is gorgeous and I loved every detail about them.
The rivals to lovers trope is one of the best and most underrated tropes out there.
The way they had such a high mutual respect (when they weren’t even friends) despite everything they disliked about each other talks worlds about how wholesome their relationship is.
Also their chemistry is wonderful.
All the other characters are very good and entertaining.
The pacing is great and the characters are quite rational with their decisions.
However, I think there are a bit too much politic talk around this book. The author clearly has a strong political point of view (which is completely fine and deserves to be respected) but I think it really demonizes the Republicans and tries to get the readers to believe that the democrats are the best people in the world. I think that bringing such confusing and complicated themes to a contemporary romance book is not needed.
And I know what you’re all thinking right now:
“oh, you really thought there was not going to be a political conversation in this book?, what were you expecting?”
I was expecting the author to use politics as an mean to an end (the start of this relationship) not to use this whole book to make a point about politics.
Besides all of this I’m really excited to read more about this author.
Read you all later.
I had heard incredible things of this book and after I finished it I shared most of them.
Alex and Henry are amazing, their relationship is gorgeous and I loved every detail about them.
The rivals to lovers trope is one of the best and most underrated tropes out there.
The way they had such a high mutual respect (when they weren’t even friends) despite everything they disliked about each other talks worlds about how wholesome their relationship is.
Also their chemistry is wonderful.
All the other characters are very good and entertaining.
The pacing is great and the characters are quite rational with their decisions.
However, I think there are a bit too much politic talk around this book. The author clearly has a strong political point of view (which is completely fine and deserves to be respected) but I think it really demonizes the Republicans and tries to get the readers to believe that the democrats are the best people in the world. I think that bringing such confusing and complicated themes to a contemporary romance book is not needed.
And I know what you’re all thinking right now:
“oh, you really thought there was not going to be a political conversation in this book?, what were you expecting?”
I was expecting the author to use politics as an mean to an end (the start of this relationship) not to use this whole book to make a point about politics.
Besides all of this I’m really excited to read more about this author.
Read you all later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia
jennie_white2008's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
adrianabooks'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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
eve_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
- 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
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ Contemporary romance novels scare me because I have this (probably false) idea that they will be unbearably cheesy. Thankfully, that was not the case with this book. It is super cute, but also well-balanced with political drama, identity exploration, non-romantic relationship development, and so much more.
⁕ The character development of Alex is SO well written. My heart ached for him and soared for him.
⁕ The chapters are short and nearly all of them end on cliffhangers, making the book impossible to put down. I don’t recommend starting unless you have the time to read it in one full sitting 😂
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⁕ Contemporary romance novels scare me because I have this (probably false) idea that they will be unbearably cheesy. Thankfully, that was not the case with this book. It is super cute, but also well-balanced with political drama, identity exploration, non-romantic relationship development, and so much more.
⁕ The character development of Alex is SO well written. My heart ached for him and soared for him.
⁕ The chapters are short and nearly all of them end on cliffhangers, making the book impossible to put down. I don’t recommend starting unless you have the time to read it in one full sitting 😂
To read my full review, visit: https://evereads.online
For regular book-related content, follow my Instagram account: @eve_reads
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Additional Content Warnings: heavy alcohol consumption, outing of a charactercaitprice13's review against another edition
emotional
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Cancer and Death of parent
vicky1318's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
America: he is my choice.
Where to begin... A sweet love? a bit of angst? and a lot of pop culture references! Just what is not to love about this ?!!!
You can only be swept away with this romance! I fell in love, I was angry and happy along with the characters.
I am usually not a fan of those types of fiction but right now damn I wish to re-read it again!
However, I must say that I found the ending a bit slow and found myself stopping reading it when I couldn't stop reading it at the beginning.
Where to begin... A sweet love? a bit of angst? and a lot of pop culture references! Just what is not to love about this ?!!!
You can only be swept away with this romance! I fell in love, I was angry and happy along with the characters.
I am usually not a fan of those types of fiction but right now damn I wish to re-read it again!
However, I must say that I found the ending a bit slow and found myself stopping reading it when I couldn't stop reading it at the beginning.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence
valereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't know how to put into words just how much I loved this book. So I'm just gonna have to say I loved it.
I picked this book up when I was going through a particularly difficult time and desperate from a distraction. I wasn't expecting too much from this book despite the hype because the premise seems exactly the kind of thing I hate. Maybe I'm slightly biased because this book carried me through a really bad time but maybe I'm not because there are a lot of other books that wouldn't have. Either way this book now holds a special place in my heart.
I guess I should get into some specifics about what this book did well; okay so first up the characters. Realistic, relatable, and just good. I was rooting for Alex and Henry and Alex/Henry from the start and really enjoyed everything about them and their relationship. Most of the supporting cast weren't as developed but the ones that were were easy to fall in love with. I'd say I want a sequel but this book is perfect as is.
I also loved the hopefulness of the politics. The politics were definitely something that put me off reading this novel at first but honestly I think they were really well done. This book made me feel hopeful in a way that I didn't expect and I think that's really important in the state our world is in right now.
I do recommend this book even if you're a bit iffy on the premise, it's beautiful and funny and so easy to fall in love with. That said, if you do decide to pick this book up please read the content warnings because I didn't and that was a mistake on my part.
Content Warnings: past sexual assault of a secondary character, homophobia, biphobia, panic attacks, outing
I picked this book up when I was going through a particularly difficult time and desperate from a distraction. I wasn't expecting too much from this book despite the hype because the premise seems exactly the kind of thing I hate. Maybe I'm slightly biased because this book carried me through a really bad time but maybe I'm not because there are a lot of other books that wouldn't have. Either way this book now holds a special place in my heart.
I guess I should get into some specifics about what this book did well; okay so first up the characters. Realistic, relatable, and just good. I was rooting for Alex and Henry and Alex/Henry from the start and really enjoyed everything about them and their relationship. Most of the supporting cast weren't as developed but the ones that were were easy to fall in love with. I'd say I want a sequel but this book is perfect as is.
I also loved the hopefulness of the politics. The politics were definitely something that put me off reading this novel at first but honestly I think they were really well done. This book made me feel hopeful in a way that I didn't expect and I think that's really important in the state our world is in right now.
I do recommend this book even if you're a bit iffy on the premise, it's beautiful and funny and so easy to fall in love with. That said, if you do decide to pick this book up please read the content warnings because I didn't and that was a mistake on my part.
Content Warnings: past sexual assault of a secondary character, homophobia, biphobia, panic attacks, outing
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
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