Casey McQuistonLGBTQ+ Romance · Romantic Comedy·b. 1991
Red, White & Royal Blue
Synopsis
Alex Claremont-Diaz is the telegenic, ambitious son of the first female President of the United States — effectively American royalty. Prince Henry of Wales is his transatlantic opposite number, and, as far as Alex is concerned, his nemesis. When a very public altercation between the two at a royal wedding threatens to become an international incident, their families force them into a staged friendship for the cameras.
The problem is that the staged friendship starts to feel real, and then it starts to feel like something more. What begins as damage control becomes a secret, high-stakes romance conducted across time zones, security details, and the unforgiving glare of two nations' press — with a US presidential election, and both young men's futures, hanging in the balance.
Warm, funny, and unabashedly optimistic, Red, White & Royal Blue is a queer romantic comedy about first love, public duty, and the courage it takes to want something for yourself. A runaway word-of-mouth bestseller, it pairs screwball banter with a genuinely tender love story and a hopeful vision of politics and identity.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10
- Talk about a favourite of the year.... Yep, it surly is. I went into 𝙍𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘽 blindly, i.e without reading the blurb (its 45% pretty much how i go into books). And am sincerely still on a book hangover from it. We meet Alex, son of the president of the United States. And HRH Henry, the grandson of the Queen of England. How they find themselves forced into an elaborate PR scheme to convince the public they’re actually best friends. And a major scandal leak with captivating LGBT+ and POC representation. Romantic, funny dialogue and well developed and detailed characters that had me smiling the entire time I was reading it. And its so so good 𝘗.𝘴 I read this along with the audio version playing. So i reccomend the audiobook too. I honestly cannot wait for McQuiston's next work.
- I want to start of this review by saying I did really enjoy this book and will probably reread it at some point but I have a few niggles which is just me being nit picky. For me personally I found the chapters way too long. There were several points in some chapters where I was just like this could have been another separate chapter. You could also tell that this was written by an American because it felt like a very American view of Britain which was very obvious as someone who’s British. But apart from those two things, I did enjoy this book, it was very sweet and a nice Xmas read for me
- <div>I liked this book so so much and I loooved the characters 🥰🥰🥰<br>And also the writing was nice 😄<br>But it took me quite long to read, I have no idea why, because it wasn't boring or anything, but it maybe didn't get me as invested, if that makes sense... <br>But I really liked it so so much but... It's hard to describe 😩<br>And if I'm honest, now at the end the bonus-chapter didn't really interest me... But I plan to read it after I've watched the movie 😄</div>
- I liked it. not realistic but fluffy
