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

5.0

I bought this book for my holiday, and I was really excited to read it. After reading the first few pages on the plane, I had such a hard time putting it down to actually enjoy my vacation. The writing is immaculate and Casey is so skilled in describing how two people in their twenties interact. The sass, the jokes and the way their friendship developes is so well-written that it blew my socks off. The character development is amazing. However, this book has it's flaws. The policital situation isn't realistic, it's written in a way that's very optimistic. This makes it both predictable, hopeful and uplifting at the same time. For a book that's about two world leaders, I reckon this can be disappointing for some. The real world might never work like this, but there's still hope that it can. I think that's exactly what the author intended, to give hope. 5/5