A review by mstlove90
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

Read this book if you’re looking for: enemies to lovers, unlikely friendships, royal relationships, forbidden love, humor and witty banter

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“ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʙɪɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ … ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴏ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʙɪɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ɪᴛ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ… ɪᴛ ɢᴏᴇꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.”

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I’ll be honest, I’ve heard so many bookstagrammers gushing over this book and how great they thought it was that I had to give it a read (also add in the fact that I watched the preview for the movie adaptation and it looks REALLY good… 👀). 

Let me just say that these people definitely know what they are talking about! While I wasn’t a super fan of the political parts (president’s son and queen’s grandson), the story kept me hooked, there were quite a few cute quotes, AND they mentioned Star Wars (I’m lookin at you nerds). 

The characters are loveable, their family is supportive of their dreams (ie supportive siblings - I’ve got those!), and the book was very easy to get through. 

I’d definitely recommend you read this BEFORE the movie comes out on August 11th on Prime 📚 🎥