Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

36 reviews

emrosch's review against another edition

funny inspiring 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? No

4.0

I really, really enjoyed this book. Such a soft & comforting read, totally living up to all the hype!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Minor: Hate crime

sammyelliott_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Confinement, Cancer, Bullying, Deportation, Drug abuse, Genocide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Hate crime

sproutedpages's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Outing, and Biphobia

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Death of parent, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Hate crime, and Addiction

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Moderate: Hate crime, Biphobia, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

marifly98's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Hate crime

kcup_espresso's review against another edition

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? No

4.75

Friends have been telling me to read this book for the past few years and I *finally* listened lol. I have friends who know me well because I absolutely loved it! I loved Henry and Alex's relationship, it was so sweet, sexy, but also incredibly heart-wrenching. It simultaneously feels so pertinent but also so hopeful (especially given the alternate-reality setting of Alex's mom being the first female President). I laughed. I sobbed. And I had the hardest time putting this book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Hate crime, Addiction, and Homophobia

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.75

I was sceptical about this book. But it is absolutly worth it. The chemistry was soo good. I loved how they send real life queer love letters to eachother. All the background characters were soo interesting and well written. Fell in love with the fantasy/current time world she wrote.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Cursing

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely LOVE this book! This is my 2nd time reading it, & I swear it was even better the 2nd time around. 
Alex & Henry are just sooooo adorable it’s annoying! Lol rereading the "hate" between them at the beginning knowing what I know about the rest of the book, was just soo much more enlightening!
I cannot recommend this book enough!! And I’m so excited for the movie adaptation, they better not fuck it up for me!!

"Sometimes you just jump and hope it's not a cliff."

"History, huh? Bet we could make some."

💜💜💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, and Hate crime

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Cursing

sage_alexandra's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia

cdoubet's review against another edition

emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Sexism, Bullying, and Misogyny

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Alcohol, Cancer, and Sexual harassment