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A review by imme_van_gorp
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
5.0
Oh my god, this was so cute and fluffy and loving and touching and heart-warming and any other adjective describing something sweet and incredible.
The relationship between Henry and Alex is damn near perfection. Their love is so pure and their emotional bond runs so deep. I completely live for their banter and their chemistry is honestly through the roof.
I just love how both of them were so snarky towards each other at the beginning (mostly Alex), but that they both end up being so incredibly infatuated and in love with the other: they absolutely adore one another.
I can honestly say that I think Alex and Henry are a true match made in heaven. They not only provide plenty of humour, but also an unlimited amount of heart. It is absolutely lovely.
Both of these characters are just so lovable, and you cannot help but care about them. Their unique quirks make them incredibly adorable and endearing. They are also both well-developed characters, who honestly feel real in some way. I legit felt their feelings. I did.
I also really love the secondary characters, such as Nora, June, Bea, Luna and basically all the members of the security staff. Everyone is just so wholesome and funny.
I don’t know how this author did it, but she managed to give every single one of them a distinct voice, while also getting me to love all of them.
The plot is actually quite complex for your average contemporary and focuses on a bunch of things, such as politics, royalty, mental health, identity crises, acceptance, social justice, friendship, family, and, of course, love.
There is also just the right amount of drama and angst without it feeling oppressive or like it is ruining the mood.
Everything was all pretty goddamn great. I was swooning and smiling like a lunatic throughout most of my read.
That’s not to say that I think this book is 'perfect' though, as I actually had some genuine difficulties getting into this book at the beginning and I also found a few bits to be sliiiiightly boring further along into the story.
I would have definitely preferred to have a little less focus on some of the political elements in the book and instead, have even more scenes filled with the feelings and love between Henry and Alex, even though that was, of course, already a huge part of the story anyway.
Anyhow, I don’t want to dwell on the negative, since I genuinely think all the million things I did love in this lovely book completely overpower these small facts, and in the end, I quite frankly just do not care. I love this book. End of story.
The relationship between Henry and Alex is damn near perfection. Their love is so pure and their emotional bond runs so deep. I completely live for their banter and their chemistry is honestly through the roof.
I just love how both of them were so snarky towards each other at the beginning (mostly Alex), but that they both end up being so incredibly infatuated and in love with the other: they absolutely adore one another.
I can honestly say that I think Alex and Henry are a true match made in heaven. They not only provide plenty of humour, but also an unlimited amount of heart. It is absolutely lovely.
Both of these characters are just so lovable, and you cannot help but care about them. Their unique quirks make them incredibly adorable and endearing. They are also both well-developed characters, who honestly feel real in some way. I legit felt their feelings. I did.
I also really love the secondary characters, such as Nora, June, Bea, Luna and basically all the members of the security staff. Everyone is just so wholesome and funny.
I don’t know how this author did it, but she managed to give every single one of them a distinct voice, while also getting me to love all of them.
The plot is actually quite complex for your average contemporary and focuses on a bunch of things, such as politics, royalty, mental health, identity crises, acceptance, social justice, friendship, family, and, of course, love.
There is also just the right amount of drama and angst without it feeling oppressive or like it is ruining the mood.
Everything was all pretty goddamn great. I was swooning and smiling like a lunatic throughout most of my read.
That’s not to say that I think this book is 'perfect' though, as I actually had some genuine difficulties getting into this book at the beginning and I also found a few bits to be sliiiiightly boring further along into the story.
I would have definitely preferred to have a little less focus on some of the political elements in the book and instead, have even more scenes filled with the feelings and love between Henry and Alex, even though that was, of course, already a huge part of the story anyway.
Anyhow, I don’t want to dwell on the negative, since I genuinely think all the million things I did love in this lovely book completely overpower these small facts, and in the end, I quite frankly just do not care. I love this book. End of story.