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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

61 reviews

lunep's review against another edition

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: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, Cursing, Drug use, Cancer, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Classism, Biphobia, Incest, Genocide, and Slavery

ladyames20203's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I loved this book so much, I wish I’d read it sooner 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Addiction, Mental illness, and Stalking

k_berry's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

adrienanthony's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

esophagus18's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

another 24-hour read! i haven’t read a depiction of a bisexual character this good since aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe! something about this story is really personal to me despite having very little in common with the main characters

Spoiler

when luna told alex he should end up with a girl and live an easy life because he has that option that really struck me since that’s something that’s unfortunately been said to me

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Stalking

sammyelliott_'s review

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: Sexual content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Alcohol, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Confinement, Cancer, Bullying, Deportation, Drug abuse, Genocide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Hate crime

farbooksventure's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I read Red, White, & Royal Blue again in the aftermath of Prime's film adaptation release. The film is cute & fun for sure, but all it does is making me appreciate how layered the story in the original book is.

I can't believe the way it still managed to be a delighful escapism the second time around. All of these characters are endearingly flawed, I root for them until the very end.

The only draw back for me might be the excessive amount pop culture references. I don't mind the nod towards Stars Wars or The Hunger Games, honestly. The frequent mention of a particular magical fantasy series however? Doesn't age well. I could do without that, but oh well.

If a book managed to make me sit through the topic of international relations and American politics, they do something great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

bellas__book_nook's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault and Drug abuse

aingram's review

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? No

4.0

It's a very fun read, I wouldn't say I'm going to remember it for a long time or anything. It's not the kind of thing that "stays with you". But it's a fun queer book that includes discussion of homophobia in the world but ultimately the central characters are surrounded by good people. The "climax" events of the plot I didn't find overwhelming or unsurprising but there's a few things that might warrant a trigger warning.

Overall, it's a great fiction romance story surrounding queer characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Minor: Gaslighting, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Racism

The trigger warnings are mostly minor, if labelled as moderate it's because they come up a number of times. But nothing is described in any great detail. Even homophobia which is the most like significant is only in a certain high level sense and direct to a main character from other characters that do have a mild redemption. Overall it's an ensemble of characters who deeply care and respect each other. Also given the position of the main characters (politically, which I believe is in the book blurb) the discussion of homophobia and some of the other factors makes a lot of sense. This isn't meant to be a fictional universe like Schitts Creek (TV show reference) where the world has no misogyny or homophobia. It's meant to be a universe that has those things but paints a picture of progress.

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Spoiler

This is my first book from Casey and I must say, it didn't disappoint. I love Alex's smart mouth and the fact that he was named after Hamilton was awesome (I'm a big fan of the musical.) The enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, and royal tropes were neatly done. Henry was charming and interesting. Every character from Alex's side was amazing. I'm so sad about Raf's experience. I can truly say that the world today is more open-minded about queer people today more than ever. I also love that there was a "we against the world" type of feeling. Damn, the monarch was cruel at the least, but I'm happy that most of Henry's family members were supportive of him. Oh, Zahra, my girl, you are my spirit animal❤️ Btw, I was surprised a bit that this was spicy; I devoured every bit nonetheless. Overall, I love that this is about family, friendship, and love. I'll read all your books, Casey, that's for sure✨ P. S. I'm super excited to see the movie adaptation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting