“Red, White, and Royal Blue” is the first book written by Casey McQuiston. Trust me, you won’t regret it.I received an ARC e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ![]() I enjoyed every second of reading this piece and you will too. If you told yourself that you were going to read more during this quarantine season, this is it. You have the time right now, you know you do. ![]() The characters, the plot, the action, the romance, the writing, the relationships, the lessons. ![]() Recommendation: This book does not have a new concept, but it does everything right. It makes this book truly amazing and well worth the read. It makes the world interesting and large and real. It makes the characters real and complex and flawed and beautiful. This book goes into those deeper, more complex, more emotional segues that make this a thrilling novel I devoured in three days and can’t stop thinking about. I’m pretty sure you can find at least seven movies with the same plot on Netflix, minus the gay twist of course.īut no. If this book was just romance, it would be a book among thousands just like it. It centers around family and friendship and goals like bettering yourself and education and knowledge. It goes into the idea of legacy and tradition versus change and morality. It goes into biases and prejudices, bringing up issues like immigration, racism, homelessness, sexism, sexual assault, and especially LGBTQ rights. It delves into politics, the quagmire of the American electoral college and elections, campaigns and filibustering and gerrymandering. It goes other routes and explores other avenues rather than just romance. Good and forgettable, entertainment for a couple of hours before I put it on my shelf and largely forgot about it.īut it doesn’t and oh boy, am I thankful. It could have been a shallow romance with sexy scenes and some amusing conversations and it would have been good. Prince Henry and Alex slowly fall in love over the course of the novel, bringing with them the hilarity of being world leaders, sneaking around secret agents and Henry’s security, sending the most sappy, romantic emails back and forth, and some genuine, true emotions that bely the depth, chemistry, and love between these two characters. It’s a classic hate-to-love romance which OWNS ME, that trope never, ever ever gets old. Specifically Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales, youngest and most charming of the royal family. He dreams of an aspiring job in politics, following in both his mother and father’s footsteps, and chronicles the fast and glittery and gritty life of being in the political limelight. He’s twenty-one-years-old and many things, including: sassy, intelligent, driven, self-absorbed, genuine, and caring. The story revolves around the main character Alex, son of the first female president of the United States. This book takes that cliched plot and wraps so many unique and genuine feelings around it that this age old idea is fresh and new and exciting. How many people have fantasized about marrying a prince? Becoming a princess? Being royal? So many of us, even the ones who say they never have (like myself). ![]() It’s funny, intelligent, witty, romantic, spicy, and it has all the good feels of a guilty pleasure novel without the bad writing bringing it down. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston is a masterpiece. Red, White & Royal Blue Book Review by Casey McQuiston
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