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The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson
3.0
ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
This was my first Shaun David Hutchinson book, and it was just okay! I own some of his other books that I will definitely read because this book was pretty enjoyable, but it wasn't phenomenal.
The story follows Dre, the out and proud gay son of the Democratic presidential candidate, and his romantic relationship with Dean, the conservative son of the Republic POTUS. People go off about the Red White and Royal Blue vibes in this book, and I could definitely see it. It had a lot of the same vibes, and even a lot of the plot "twists" were the same, but this book was definitely more politics-oriented. Their relationship feels a lot more "forbidden" especially since their parents were opposing political leaders.
I thought it was cute and Dre and Dean both brought so much to the table as characters! They were both so unique and interesting and brought many different perspectives about the two political parties, but I don't think it was enough. I was skeptical about the author making a "There are nice Republicans, too!" point, and he didn't really end up making that point, or end up making a point at all really. It all felt sort of pointless at the end, and while I love Dre and Dean together, their relationship still felt really impractical at the end.
Overall, the book was cute! But it wasn't the most amazing love story.
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This was my first Shaun David Hutchinson book, and it was just okay! I own some of his other books that I will definitely read because this book was pretty enjoyable, but it wasn't phenomenal.
The story follows Dre, the out and proud gay son of the Democratic presidential candidate, and his romantic relationship with Dean, the conservative son of the Republic POTUS. People go off about the Red White and Royal Blue vibes in this book, and I could definitely see it. It had a lot of the same vibes, and even a lot of the plot "twists" were the same, but this book was definitely more politics-oriented. Their relationship feels a lot more "forbidden" especially since their parents were opposing political leaders.
I thought it was cute and Dre and Dean both brought so much to the table as characters! They were both so unique and interesting and brought many different perspectives about the two political parties, but I don't think it was enough. I was skeptical about the author making a "There are nice Republicans, too!" point, and he didn't really end up making that point, or end up making a point at all really. It all felt sort of pointless at the end, and while I love Dre and Dean together, their relationship still felt really impractical at the end.
Overall, the book was cute! But it wasn't the most amazing love story.
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