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A review by banusha
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I do not care for romance. However, I've learned that I don't mind reading romance when it shares the plot with something else. In this book it was politics and royalty and history.
This was a drag/fun read. A drag in the beginning when the romance had to do it's necessary developing and planting roots (it is me, not the book). And then an exciting read when the politics, the queer characters, the pockets of poc culture and the very delightful queer history (theories) came to. I was surprised to learn that I didn't mind romance, and I think this was one of very few books that could teach me that. I truly appreciate the existence of this book, and I hope it reaches all the nooks and crannies of the world. Alongsid my last read; The House at the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. I'm kind of digesting both these books now. My brain does that sometimes. It manages to be both slow and fast at the same time. And isn't that just a-okay.
This was a drag/fun read. A drag in the beginning when the romance had to do it's necessary developing and planting roots (it is me, not the book). And then an exciting read when the politics, the queer characters, the pockets of poc culture and the very delightful queer history (theories) came to. I was surprised to learn that I didn't mind romance, and I think this was one of very few books that could teach me that. I truly appreciate the existence of this book, and I hope it reaches all the nooks and crannies of the world. Alongsid my last read; The House at the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. I'm kind of digesting both these books now. My brain does that sometimes. It manages to be both slow and fast at the same time. And isn't that just a-okay.