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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

279 reviews

gwenswoons's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Just so beyond magnificent — one of my favorites ever ever. I avoided this for a long time because it got so much buzz and love (a toxic trait of mine, haha — I hate being told what to read/watch/do/eat), and when I finally gave in and began listening to this on audio it was that amazing, rare feeling of  sinking into a book you instantly know you will love forever. I read a lot of rom-coms, all on audio, and I love many of them; bht this is in the top top of all. The writing is just so beautiful, the character development so nuanced and tender, the love story so complex and so gorgeously scaffolded on top of a miraculous web of relationships and characters  and dynamics and plot that is just truly masterful.

It was cathartic and heartbreaking to read this in and around this awful and enraging presidential election — a liberal fantasy (à la West Wing, but for the modern age, without all the sexism and Islamophobia and other crap) — this love story about the son of the first woman president (😭), and Texas going blue, et al. It was a lot and it finally (thank god — needed it) got me sobbing instead of just dissociating and feeling numb. Partially because of the fantasy of it all and the grief my communities and I feel over the election, and partly because the storytelling and the love story here are simply so profound and so truly heart-stopping. Ramón de Ocampo’s narration was just so magnificent, too — tender and funny and full of love and beauty. I cannot wait to read more Casey McQuiston.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

shinyfox's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Funny, cute and heartwarming. There were a few times I teared up. The Narrator was great! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ve got to stop staying up so late to finish my books! I am again up at 2:00 am because I want to finish a book instead of going to bed. And yes, this was good enough to do that to me.

I was reluctant to read this because I have found the romance genre to be too often too cringey or too saccharine. This one was thankfully neither. This book is better than any Disney princess book. This is my perfect fairytale, and it pleases me greatly that Texas, where I live and vote, was a key setting. And it pleases me further that this fairytale is for every LGBTQ+ heart out there. And it pleases me most that so many hetero fans love this story just as it is, because they recognize that love is love.

My only gripe is about the upcoming movie - how dare they cut out June from the script!! Her relationship with Alex is so important…deeply annoyed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual harassment

kimmy289's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

Such a great, beautiful, empowering story of a reality-based fantasy. The love and support and feeling seen that we need to keep fighting for ourselves.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment

dillpicklewrites's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Outing

Minor: Sexual harassment

relapsedheretic's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Few books make me actually laugh out loud. But this one did. And I even learnt a thing or two, which I always love

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

yeoman014's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

kylegray20's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A fun and easy to follow read for the most part. Character development is there, but it could be stronger. Plot felt like a lot of low-hanging fruit, as if anyone could have mapped out how the flow of the book was going to go. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Cancer, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

braincrowd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual harassment

danielle_isreading's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is a masterpiece. A true joy to reread via audio with Ramón de Ocampo doing the narration,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Minor: Sexual harassment