Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Rojo, blanco y sangre azul by Casey McQuiston

63 reviews

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

After the last book I low key hated I kinda needed something to fix my reading mood so I grabbed this (lol reading this while the coronation of a new british king was happening was lowkey funny). It's lighthearted fun. I don't feel i will be obsessed with it like the others. Will not think it to be top 10 best lgbt books or anything. The comparisons to Young Royals now feel a bit insulting to young royals since I feel like they've been handling the topic better. Like it's clearly a book that's written in reaction to 2016 election. If it was straight I would call it trashy romance book but of course because it's gay that's a level that elevates it.  I enjoyed it a lot but just don't consider it some great quality of writing.
In any case it did it's job. It did what it was supposed to do

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

marleywrites'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? It's complicated

5.0

First of all, let it be known that Kit Connor is my Henry. Second, I thought it was amazing that Alex was bisexual and biracial AND the first woman president’s son. Hell yeah!! 

I absolutely adored the found family element of this book. I want a spin off of Bea & June & Pez & Nora. They are all so funny together and their friendship is so pure. I also really liked how Zara was part of the found family despite her bitchiness (which personally I loved). I also loved Rafael Luna’s development throughout the story. I was ready to yell at him for awhile there to be honest. He’s such a good mentor to Alex, and getting his backstory helped a lot. He reminded me of Rafael Barbara on SVU but that might just be because of the first name similarity.

This was such a fantastic telling of enemies to lovers to forever.

I was so pleased with the enemies to realizing you’re actually just gay for each other storyline.

The emails!! Oh, the emails. They made my heart sing. More like this please. @ every other queer romance author, I’m looking at you. 

I like how Casey McQuiston writes smut. It’s not obnoxious or gross or overly detailed. It’s written in a way that’s steamy and fun and not too serious. I really enjoyed that about this book. They’re a very talented writer!

When Henry pulled away at the lake house my heart broke so hard I had to take a break from reading this book.

When Henry said he bought a brownstone my heart nearly exploded.

Overall, 5 ⭐️s for this gay little book. 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

captainoliimar's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Deportation

makenna_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

cassie12_21's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book is good, and adorable, and cute. Casey McQuiston is a great author, and clearly a very intelligent person. This book is in third person, which I personally didn’t like, it being in 3rd didnt add anything extra to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent

sandrabooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jjjreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Homophobia, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

gailsage_thomps's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

meleac07's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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

This is truly a masterpiece of a book. It was simultaneously hilarious, heartbreaking, and vividly wonderful in every sense of the word. I am utterly enamored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Outing

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Sexual assault

quasinaut's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

It took me a bit to get into this book -- some of that was the book being written in the present tense and some of it was not liking the characters at first. I found Alex especially to be frustratingly self-centered while also glaringly lacking in self awareness. But I appreciated how this was called out as the story progressed! 

The concept was too unrealistic for me (and also just the vast amounts of travel makes me cringe at the environmental impact), but on the whole it was a fun, escapist read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent