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A review by listener15
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
5.0
Stars: 5 Stars
Format: Print
Steam Level: Steamy
I picked this up because so many of my friends read it, adored it, and sung its praises. I am beyond glad they did. LOVED THIS. I rated this Steamy because it doesn’t fade to black but it also is not explicit in details. Almost like The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory where it’s not that went there but you definitely know he went down on him.
Quick Thoughts:
- Really liked the two main characters. They were both adorable, annoying at times, relatable (even with one being the a prince and the other the son of POTUS), and funny
- Side characters were AMAZING. I do love a book where I want books of the side characters
- I laughed out loud in so many spots that I ended up putting it down late at night so I wouldn’t wake my wife with my laughing
- Interesting mix of Real Life politics and made up. If it hadn’t been for my friends loving this I probably would have put it down though. What could have been if people hadn’t voted for a Russian backed hate loving racist was hard to read at times
- Cried in two spots. First was after everything went down and Alex was in England (LOVED LOVED LOVED Catherine and Bea and “Never tell me the odds.”) Second was election night. It brought back memories of sitting by myself at home because my wife was in Afghanistan two months into a continuous 8 months stint and being terrified for her, my friends, my family, and people I didn’t even know. (Oh look I was right to be scared.) This brought all of those feelings up. Thank god this was a romance and, again, friends I trusted loved this or I probably couldn’t have gotten through it
- The romance between Alex and Henry was so sweet and was a joy to watch them work it out
- A little slow in spots and I wasn’t over the moon for the last scene, but I loved the rest of the book so much I could overlook it
Overall a wonderfully delightful book that you should definitely give a try. I see why it keeps getting recommended! Pick it up!
Format: Print
Steam Level: Steamy
I picked this up because so many of my friends read it, adored it, and sung its praises. I am beyond glad they did. LOVED THIS. I rated this Steamy because it doesn’t fade to black but it also is not explicit in details. Almost like The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory where it’s not that went there but you definitely know he went down on him.
Quick Thoughts:
- Really liked the two main characters. They were both adorable, annoying at times, relatable (even with one being the a prince and the other the son of POTUS), and funny
- Side characters were AMAZING. I do love a book where I want books of the side characters
- I laughed out loud in so many spots that I ended up putting it down late at night so I wouldn’t wake my wife with my laughing
- Interesting mix of Real Life politics and made up. If it hadn’t been for my friends loving this I probably would have put it down though. What could have been if people hadn’t voted for a Russian backed hate loving racist was hard to read at times
- Cried in two spots. First was after everything went down and Alex was in England (LOVED LOVED LOVED Catherine and Bea and “Never tell me the odds.”) Second was election night. It brought back memories of sitting by myself at home because my wife was in Afghanistan two months into a continuous 8 months stint and being terrified for her, my friends, my family, and people I didn’t even know. (Oh look I was right to be scared.) This brought all of those feelings up. Thank god this was a romance and, again, friends I trusted loved this or I probably couldn’t have gotten through it
- The romance between Alex and Henry was so sweet and was a joy to watch them work it out
- A little slow in spots and I wasn’t over the moon for the last scene, but I loved the rest of the book so much I could overlook it
Overall a wonderfully delightful book that you should definitely give a try. I see why it keeps getting recommended! Pick it up!