A review by andzoidberg
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
3.0
this was….fine. 100% overhyped. i was never able to connect with or even really LIKE any of the characters; there was little to no development throughout the story. the two main characters going from ‘i hate you’ to melodramatic declarations of love in just a few chapters was….hard to believe.
and don’t get me started on the overarching theme of a bisexual boy getting into politics and his whole Democratic family is holding hands and skipping together into a huge rainbow filled sunset, and also the Royal Family is super accepting and chill about it all.
this was cheesy and filled with cliches and so many lines that felt like a “that totally happened” equivalent, saying “and then everybody clapped” in an incredibly unappealing and unsatisfying way. i usually love cheese, but this made my stomach turn. i’m always looking for more happy ending LGBT+ books for my gay little heart, but this was Not It. disappointment at its finest.
and don’t get me started on the overarching theme of a bisexual boy getting into politics and his whole Democratic family is holding hands and skipping together into a huge rainbow filled sunset, and also the Royal Family is super accepting and chill about it all.
this was cheesy and filled with cliches and so many lines that felt like a “that totally happened” equivalent, saying “and then everybody clapped” in an incredibly unappealing and unsatisfying way. i usually love cheese, but this made my stomach turn. i’m always looking for more happy ending LGBT+ books for my gay little heart, but this was Not It. disappointment at its finest.