Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

74 reviews

ladybanecourt's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

✨5/5✨
Easily one of the best books I've read this year! It's heartwarming and beautiful and made me cry, and really, what more can you ask for in a book? It has long chapters, yes, but it's engaging and it really hooked me right from the first chapter, which I can say doesn't happen very often in my case. The main cast of characters were very lovable, and although a good portion of the plot in the story were some I expected, I still liked the vindication I had at the end of the day because of it.

Definitely already making plans to reread this book again.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Stalking

the_ash37's review

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: Alcohol, Outing, Homophobia, and Sexual content

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

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

ladyames20203's review

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

k_berry's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

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

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

esophagus18's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

another 24-hour read! i haven’t read a depiction of a bisexual character this good since aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe! something about this story is really personal to me despite having very little in common with the main characters

when luna told alex he should end up with a girl and live an easy life because he has that option that really struck me since that’s something that’s unfortunately been said to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Stalking

sammyelliott_'s review

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

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

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

farbooksventure's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

I read Red, White, & Royal Blue again in the aftermath of Prime's film adaptation release. The film is cute & fun for sure, but all it does is making me appreciate how layered the story in the original book is.

I can't believe the way it still managed to be a delighful escapism the second time around. All of these characters are endearingly flawed, I root for them until the very end.

The only draw back for me might be the excessive amount pop culture references. I don't mind the nod towards Stars Wars or The Hunger Games, honestly. The frequent mention of a particular magical fantasy series however? Doesn't age well. I could do without that, but oh well.

If a book managed to make me sit through the topic of international relations and American politics, they do something great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

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

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

bellas__book_nook's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault and Drug abuse

aingram's review

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

It's a very fun read, I wouldn't say I'm going to remember it for a long time or anything. It's not the kind of thing that "stays with you". But it's a fun queer book that includes discussion of homophobia in the world but ultimately the central characters are surrounded by good people. The "climax" events of the plot I didn't find overwhelming or unsurprising but there's a few things that might warrant a trigger warning.

Overall, it's a great fiction romance story surrounding queer characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Minor: Gaslighting, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Racism

The trigger warnings are mostly minor, if labelled as moderate it's because they come up a number of times. But nothing is described in any great detail. Even homophobia which is the most like significant is only in a certain high level sense and direct to a main character from other characters that do have a mild redemption. Overall it's an ensemble of characters who deeply care and respect each other. Also given the position of the main characters (politically, which I believe is in the book blurb) the discussion of homophobia and some of the other factors makes a lot of sense. This isn't meant to be a fictional universe like Schitts Creek (TV show reference) where the world has no misogyny or homophobia. It's meant to be a universe that has those things but paints a picture of progress.