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Rojo, blanco y sangre azul by Casey McQuiston

261 reviews

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Colonisation, and War

hot_chocolate_and_novels's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

I enjoyed this book but it didn't blow me away. There was a lot of sexual content, which isn't really my thing. I thought that the romance was very well written, not too rushed, and had a good amount of build up. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lethalflag's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

Ganska klassisk romcom, rolig.

Lite för lyckligt och orealistiskt slut för min del

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcohol, and Colonisation

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

haileymarkt427's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

filipacmiranda's review against another edition

3.5

Comecei a ler “Red, White & Royal Blue” com a garantia de que seria uma história divertida e que me ajudaria a distrair das preocupações do dia-a-dia. Compreendo perfeitamente o porquê de tantas pessoas avaliarem este livro de forma muito positiva… 

É um livro que não levanta preocupações? Definitivamente. 
É uma história divertida? Sim! 
Senti que estava a ler fanfiction durante a maior parte do livro? Também. 

Apesar de saber que se tratava de um livro de romance e de esperar que existisse um final feliz, não esperava que tudo corresse bem durante cerca de 80% do livro, com apenas um momento de grande tensão. Considerando o perfil social das pessoas envolvidas no romance e os ideias da família real, a ausência de dificuldades e/ou imposições foi algo que me pareceu muito improvável.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use and Racism

bbygirl21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a very sweet read. I loved the characters and the storyline. 

I just had an issue with how love the chapters were. They definitely could've been split up into much shorter chapters and it would've been so much easier to read. And another issue that is due to the long chapters was the timing of the book. This book spans over about a year. And there would be weeks passing in the middle of a chapter and sometimes it wasn't all that clear that it happened and it would pull me out of the story. It would've been so much easier had the a new chapter started when there was a jump in time.

Other than those two things, I thought this book was great and I'd absolutely recommend if you're looking for something sweet to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Grief

Minor: Biphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

annamary54's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

swoon!! this book gave me butterflies and had me giggling left and right. so many loveable characters, and great 2019 dialogue. the modern dialogue didn’t feel forced, it was exactly how my friends and i talk making it easy to read. a world i wish we lived in (no pandemic, female president, prominent political gays in us and uk). i think this is my cap for romance novels, the plot was interesting enough to hook me, if it’s any more sappy and less plot driven than this i don’t think I’d enjoy it. I did find myself struggling to finish the last 100 or so pages because it was so predictable, but when i sat down to finish it, it was easy and still fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent

k1313's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

aimsissupercool's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent