Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

37 reviews

rainydaysinautumn's review against another edition

I got bored and annoyed at the lack of research into royalty and governments in general. I didn'  find the characters all that likeable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Classism

Moderate: Biphobia and Gaslighting

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

This is terrific! I am always skeptical of popular books because some are terrible but this proves that some are amazing! Alex is the biracial son of the first female president of the US. He hates Henry, Prince of Whales with a passion. When they get into a fight at his brother's wedding, Henry is forced to make nice in public with Alex. As they grow closer and become friends, feelings come to the surface as both boys struggle with being public political figures. I adored the banter and realistic personalities of both boys. I think the political aspect was well handled and the chemistry between both boys was incredible. I am so glad I read this and I can't wait to watch the movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

teddy_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

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

myyam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Outing, and Abandonment

erikagibson126's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

ladythana's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

caelfind'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing

Minor: Addiction and Death of parent

emilywemily6's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The banter and chemistry was great! I also loved the political background of both these characters. This version of the US is idealistic and nice to see. I liked the character depth and diversity too! Lots of lines made me laugh out loud too. I wish there weren’t so many sex scenes and swearing; the book would have been not quite as long lol. It just felt like the middle of the book was just them being thirsty. This book moved fast at the beginning, but around halfway through I didn’t know where the book was heading because of the pacing and the endless sex scenes. Overall, I really enjoyed this book though! A quintessential LGBTQIA+ romcom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

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

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Slavery

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