Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rojo, blanco y sangre azul by Casey McQuiston

777 reviews

jaxx88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, and Medical content

k8lynn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

caitsamermaid's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Warm fuzzy feelings all the way through, though sometimes they were only an undercurrent. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Grief, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Deportation

teetea'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Outing

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

eliasaurus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

Ok, yes, it's silly, totally unrealistic, and completely over the top. But really, it's romance; what do you expect when you go into it?

It's also very sweet, and hot, and a lot of fun. The characters are cute and well fleshed out. Nobody felt flat. The dialogue is mostly fun, though there are a few points where it gets cringey. The sex scenes weren't too gratuitous.

Sometimes you just want something hopeful and fluffy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Rape

sakeriver'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? No

5.0

The love story in this one is very sweet and often funny, and the dialogue sparkles throughout the book. But I think what really pulls me in with this one is the fantasy of what America and American politics could be. It reminded me a little bit of the movie The American President in that way, where we ultimately have a story in which the better angels of our nation actually win. And isn’t that what we would all truly love to see for a change?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Outing

Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

maybreads's review against another edition

funny hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

“i saw her at the devils sacrament!!!” girl… what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament 👀

I spent formative years on tumblr and I suspect Casey did too.
My issues with this book are very related to the political narratives within. It feels like wish fulfillment. It feels naive. It feels a bit cringe.

Imagine instead of 2016 it's the 2020 election when Trump emerges.

And the power of gay love turns Texas blue and saves the day.

Due to the references to real political happenings from the past decade this feels like it has something to say. However it is too cutesy

and delusional

to feel anything close to realistic. The result is a sweet enough romance surrounded by

an but her e-mail server plot

, a weird mix that doesn't work for me. 

You can't do escapism but the political commentary is soooo on the nose and wish fulfillmenty that you're also not reading something that has any real merit (in my opinion). Maybe some people do enjoy a fictionalized Trump as a villain in their gay escapism romance... I just rolled my eyes everytime that plotline showed itself. 

Back to the romance. Henry and Alex work. They have banter, the have chemistry. They vibe very fast tbh and then it's just waiting for them to realize that they actually do have feelings beyond fwb. Enjoyable. 

I'd recommend this to someone who can handle the cringe vibe of the politics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse and Death of parent

sshaw86's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

carterlovestowrite's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Classism

infusionofviolets'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual harassment