Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

197 reviews

booknerdz28's review against another edition

funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Grief

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoyed this book. the premise was really interesting. I wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style and would have probably preferred to have the book split perspective between Alex and Henry. I also didn’t like how the scenes would change drastically from paragraph to paragraph, it should have been split in to more chapters really.

Spoiler

Some things felt like we didn’t get a resolution to: June and Pez, June and Nora? It just felt like we had been given all the building blocks and didn’t even get the hint of an answer about any of them. the spice was great but it felt a little glossed over. Don’t get me wrong I don’t think all romance books have to have graphic details of sex in them but the way the writer wrote so graphically about everything leading up to the literal sex acts was the same as any good spice writer, but then it would gloss over the acts and describe the in-betweens and afters, I don’t know if it’s just me but maybe it’s because it’s a female author, writing about gay sex?

Very enjoyable overall but some of the politics went over my head and it just didn’t quite live up to the hype it had been built up to on social media.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Genocide, Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

akvolcano's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.0

This is not the review this book deserves-if you want a lovely, sweet queer love book to read, this is for you! Absolutely the fluff I needed in my life.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

lindsm94's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

5.0

I've read this book at least 4 times, it is everything you want in a romance. I love each character and their relationships so much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing and Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

cute little YA romance of the son of the US president with the prince of England.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Outing, Sexual content, and Cursing

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Racism

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Addiction and Racism

vaguely_pink'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Biphobia

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

lillucys's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

"To the weirdos & the dreamers" ~ I love the dedication in Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. 

It is a great alternate reality story of Alex, the First Son of the American President (who just happens to be a woman) and Henry, spare heir of the British Monarchy. I really liked Casey's easy writing style, taking us on a journey of life and love between two young men, from two very different families on opposite sides of the pond. This story made me laugh, cry and feel almost every emotion in between. I am looking forward to watching the movie based on this novel and seeing Alex and Henry brought from the page to the screen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

emeraldeunoia's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

very cute romance wise but a little bit too much politics for me, shouldve expected that though. 
the ending also just didn't feel like an ending? im not sure how to describe that but overall good book, I'd reccomend as a gateway for reading more queer books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia, Outing, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Racism