A review by allegrafreya
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

SUCH A FUNNY BOOK!! such a light hearted read, will def warm ur heart, SOO much pop culture references: remus lupin being gay, taylor swift’s 4th of july party, spiderman, zendaya, bts, etc. i binge read this book bc it was so addicting i could not put it down, whenever i had to do smth but wanted to read, i’d turn on the audiobook HAHAH. theres a lot of american/british political references but its not that hard to understand so its okay.

its not emotional at all or at least not to the extent im used to? but this book had every trope ever i couldnt believe it it was so cool. 

since i went into the book w very! high! expectations, i was honestly slightly underwhelmed w the romance :( the whole premise of the book made it seem like the enemies to lovers would be VERY prominent. yes we got that but i only rly felt it coming from one side of the partyy? like i only felt it come from alex’s side, not much from henry’s. and the banter (before they got together) was very surface level
and they kissed in chapter 4, which means there’s basically no slowburn, which i love smh, but we still got a lot of enemies to lovers scrnes like chasing him across the world, stubborn arguments, “shut the fuck up!! i fucking love you, okay??” confessions, but thank God the scenes after were v cute theyre such a cute couple


at first i thought alex def carried the relationship but i began to love henry more n more, he’s such a softie its so cute. they’re sooo right for each other. my faves would have to be zahra, bea, and nora :) #badbitches AND OMG THE REPRESENTATION AND DIVERSITY??? we love to see it!!!
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