Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Red, White & Royal Blue

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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adventurous 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

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

The book was cute and fun, a nice light low-stakes read. In a way, this read as a coming out story - party of two. I really enjoyed the romance between Alex and Henry. I also appreciated many of the supporting characters. I found that they were well written.

I enjoyed the emails between the MC’s, and the quotes they found to say what they were feeling. They were fantastic!

I didn’t relate to Alex as much as I did to other characters, but I may not have been the target audience. 😅 I did love how all the characters actually acted their age.

M/M ya or na romance
Contemporary taking place around the 2020 election campaign. Politics were the back drop, not the story.

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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emmaleigh55's review against another edition

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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

5.0

I liked this book more than I thought I would. I've been meaning to read it for years and I'm so glad I finally did.

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braincrowd's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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kyleeb4by's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

super cute!!! gave wattpad but most romance books do (in my opinion)

also no third act breakup hooray!

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense 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

i haven't just read a book as pure escapism for such a LONG time but i did and this book made me smile so so so so so much! queer love and representation is always beautiful to read about, even if in the really really weird us/uk political relation jam where a royal and presidential fam get together. the GRIN i have had on my face whilst reading and obviously after the ending (secretly a sucker for love i can't lie) is just so nice and rachel i am forever in your debt for the recommendation!!! would most definitely recommend this one as a fun little read, definitely lightened up the darkness of some of this laidlaw work!

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