A review by thesawyerbean
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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? Yes

4.25

 i’ve memorised it. topography on the map of you, a world i’m still charting.

Am I a convert to the romance genre? Maybe so. This was so fun, flirty, steamy, tense and heart-warming. It was compulsively readable: reading it on my commute was a dangerous game, I simply didn’t want to get off at my stop so I could keep reading.
It was pretty predictable in many parts, but frankly it doesn’t matter. It was such an enjoyable read, and I got goosebumps at the end which very rarely happens when I read. Even amongst the overall humorous tone of the novel, there were moments of sheer beauty. The later emails between Henry and Alex were stunning and poetic, bursting with metaphors and emotion.

Highly highly recommend this!

If Henry’s voice on the phone was a tether, his body is the gravity that makes it possible, his hand gripping the back of Alex’s neck a magnetic force, a permanent compass north. 
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