Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

378 reviews

erikagibson126's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Bullying, Alcohol, Biphobia, Grief, Outing, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Sexism, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

ladythana'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Classism, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Racism, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

katialena's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Alcohol

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

Minor: Cancer, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Drug abuse

emilywemily6's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The banter and chemistry was great! I also loved the political background of both these characters. This version of the US is idealistic and nice to see. I liked the character depth and diversity too! Lots of lines made me laugh out loud too. I wish there weren’t so many sex scenes and swearing; the book would have been not quite as long lol. It just felt like the middle of the book was just them being thirsty. This book moved fast at the beginning, but around halfway through I didn’t know where the book was heading because of the pacing and the endless sex scenes. Overall, I really enjoyed this book though! A quintessential LGBTQIA+ romcom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual content, and Biphobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Misogyny, and Slavery

itsdiane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

sarahflanders'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? 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

itsbrianascall's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Gaslighting, Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Let me tell you I didn't realize just how much this book was going to make me laugh and cry! I thought it was a great representation of someone who comes out and the difference between the level of support their family gives and how much it can really affect a person.

I was very glad for a happy ending, I don't know if my heart could have taken anything else!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Outing

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