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A review by jenthelibrarian
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
4.0
This book far exceeded my expectations when I read the summary for it. The summary seems a little silly and definitely fluffy, but this book has much more depth and humor to it. It puts Casey McQuiston on my "must read" authors list.
What is the first son of the President of the United States and the Prince of Wales fell in love? At first, the hate each other and have an ongoing rivalry. However, with his mother's reelection campaign coming up, Alex has to make nice for the cameras, so he agrees to pretend to be friends with Henry. Slowly, they begin to enjoy each other's company more and more until it blossoms into something new.
The dialog in this book sparkles. The evolution of the relationship is so well handled as they move from enemies to friend to lovers to more. I rooted for both these young men as they are discovering not only who they are but how they can navigate the world in new ways as 20 something adults.
I must emphasize that this book is considered "new adult," NOT young adult. In new adult novels, language is stronger, characters are typically 18 to 25, they are dealing with adult issues, and love scenes definitely don't "fade to black" as quickly as YA novels. Teens can handle it, and it's never grossly graphic. However, it's a conversation to be had.
What is the first son of the President of the United States and the Prince of Wales fell in love? At first, the hate each other and have an ongoing rivalry. However, with his mother's reelection campaign coming up, Alex has to make nice for the cameras, so he agrees to pretend to be friends with Henry. Slowly, they begin to enjoy each other's company more and more until it blossoms into something new.
The dialog in this book sparkles. The evolution of the relationship is so well handled as they move from enemies to friend to lovers to more. I rooted for both these young men as they are discovering not only who they are but how they can navigate the world in new ways as 20 something adults.
I must emphasize that this book is considered "new adult," NOT young adult. In new adult novels, language is stronger, characters are typically 18 to 25, they are dealing with adult issues, and love scenes definitely don't "fade to black" as quickly as YA novels. Teens can handle it, and it's never grossly graphic. However, it's a conversation to be had.