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A review by emmasdilemma
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
5.0
5/5 stars of course in my journey of LGBTQ+ literature this was always mentioned as a book to read but I could have never predicted how good the book would have actually been. It has a great balance of mushy softness with blunt humour and swears. I read the author's acknowledgements and I think the concept can be summed up in this one mini paragraph;
"Suddenly what was suppose to be a tongue-and-cheek parallel universe needed to be escapist, trauma-soothing, alternate-but-realistic reality. Not a perfect world-one still unbelievably fucked up, just a little better, a little more optimistic."
Maybe that is why I loved the book so much. It was a place I could escape to that was still grounded into the world I knew. I love all the characters so complex with their good and bad moments that are so human. The relationship between the two main characters is so beautiful your heart may melt.
"Suddenly what was suppose to be a tongue-and-cheek parallel universe needed to be escapist, trauma-soothing, alternate-but-realistic reality. Not a perfect world-one still unbelievably fucked up, just a little better, a little more optimistic."
Maybe that is why I loved the book so much. It was a place I could escape to that was still grounded into the world I knew. I love all the characters so complex with their good and bad moments that are so human. The relationship between the two main characters is so beautiful your heart may melt.