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

emotional funny 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

4.5

well damn, after the absolute train wreck that was One Last Stop I was basically putting my money on this book being equally terrible, and by some miracle I was proven wrong. Which begs the question, why couldn’t McQuiston write an equally good wlw book, but that’s a topic for another review.

tbh i couldnt care less abt the politics in this book, and it felt like a lot of political mumbo jumbo that i couldnt wrap my head around but aside from that i really enjoyed this book. alex and henry really care abt each other so deeply and i loved watching their relationship progress and them dealing with their issues together, and they didnt let their situations tear them apart. not to mention certain part of the book perfectly capture what it feels like to be queer, fall in love and just enjoy life with your person. they were so stupidly cute it made me wanna vomit.

also this book gets hyped up for it’s ‘spice level’ but it was fairly tame all things considered so do with that what u will.
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