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

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

First of all, let it be known that Kit Connor is my Henry. Second, I thought it was amazing that Alex was bisexual and biracial AND the first woman president’s son. Hell yeah!! 

I absolutely adored the found family element of this book. I want a spin off of Bea & June & Pez & Nora. They are all so funny together and their friendship is so pure. I also really liked how Zara was part of the found family despite her bitchiness (which personally I loved). I also loved Rafael Luna’s development throughout the story. I was ready to yell at him for awhile there to be honest. He’s such a good mentor to Alex, and getting his backstory helped a lot. He reminded me of Rafael Barbara on SVU but that might just be because of the first name similarity.

This was such a fantastic telling of enemies to lovers to forever.
I was so pleased with the enemies to realizing you’re actually just gay for each other storyline.
The emails!! Oh, the emails. They made my heart sing. More like this please. @ every other queer romance author, I’m looking at you. 

I like how Casey McQuiston writes smut. It’s not obnoxious or gross or overly detailed. It’s written in a way that’s steamy and fun and not too serious. I really enjoyed that about this book. They’re a very talented writer!

When Henry pulled away at the lake house my heart broke so hard I had to take a break from reading this book.

When Henry said he bought a brownstone my heart nearly exploded.

Overall, 5 ⭐️s for this gay little book. 🥹
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