Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

81 reviews

ariak07's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

OMFG I LOBE THIS BOOK SO MUCH AHH, I LOVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP. 🥹🤍also Bea June and Nora are my babes and i love them so much (pez 2 😘) Also Zahra is my favorite ’mean best friend’

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Cursing, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

marygg3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

I'm still processing, but by God this is one of the best books I've ever read. Funny, deep, emotional, hopeful, downright revolutionary.

I'll carry it with me for the rest of my life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Alcoholism, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Colonisation, and Grief

mgbellm'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

5.0

I usually hate romance reads… just often aren’t my thing! But this book! I knew I’d love a romance between a first son & a prince of England. It kind of reads like a gay hallmark movie in the best way. Super page-turner-y, lovable, and escapist. I didn’t really want it to end to be honest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse

rosalie_pearl'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse

tobitast's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Biphobia, Child abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent, Colonisation, and Alcoholism

adonis_march's review against another edition

It’s funny, very quippy, it’s got some cute moments, and the characters are like able enough. I enjoyed seeing the relationship come together, but after I got about 3/4s of the way through it sat untouched on my desk for weeks because, ultimately, I didn’t care enough about the story or the characters to see what happens to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Mental illness, Medical content, Homophobia, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Transphobia, Grief, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

queerloras's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Outing

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

arlaubscher's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Classism, and Grief

ljab's review against another edition

emotional funny informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

Beautiful book, set in real-world politics without reminders of the people in charge. Funny on its own, but funnier knowing the people they’re talking about! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcoholism

bella_01's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

I absolutely loved the plot of this book. The characters are lovely , and it's really nice seeing the relationships they form between each other. There were so many plot twists in this book!! I was completely shocked. Also this book is NOT a slow burn (which I felt was important to point out) . The only thing I had issues with was some of the language used in the book. English is my mother tongue, but I found many words in the book confusing. Maybe if I knew more about American politics it would make sense ? But yes other than that I absolutely loved reading this book and I'm really happy with how the ending turned out too. I'd 100% recommend it to anyone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Outing

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Deportation and Homophobia