Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

363 reviews

isxelle's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Outing

Minor: Drug abuse

natafiguu'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Alcohol, Dementia, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Minor: Deportation

g_byrd15's review

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

I'm not really into reading LGBTQ+ romance, but this one was very well-written and made me laugh a lot. I also saw a lot of character development even though this book is a standalone.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Outing, Homophobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

ninahuynh's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

After seeing the videos and trailer of the film adaption floating around and telling myself I'm going to read the book first, I finally did! They are an adorable couple. Their relationship via email and text were fleshed out, but when they are in person, it feels like we can do with a few less sex moments. The ending leaned into the political side of the story, so unless you're verse or interested in US Presidential election, you will likely end up skimming through it to the character portions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Stalking, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Racism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Incest

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Stalking, Grief, Racism, and Sexual assault

marcan's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

Not a fan of the pet names that were used

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, and Homophobia

quiet_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

cats33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Outing, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Addiction, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Colonisation, and Racism

dani_reis's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked the story, but the narrator for the audiobook was a weird choice. He does accents well, but I can't help but feel like he should be a newscaster with his voice in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, Classism, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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: Addiction, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Outing, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Cancer, Classism, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Stalking