Red, White & Royal Blue in NYU SPI 2020 !

Jul 20, 2020 Linda Kessler rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

For a while in 2019 I was substituting for (mostly) middle and high school in my local school district. One day I was subbing a 10th grade English class and saw a student with Red, White & Royal Blue on their desk. I asked if I could take a look and when I realized the novel was an LGBT romance I was so happy! When I was in school, my library didn’t have any books like this, so knowing how far we’ve come (though there is still much father to go) made my heart swell. I wish I had access to books ...more

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Jul 31, 2020 Sami rated it liked it

I really enjoyed this book right up until the end, unfortunately. The beginning was eh, but once things picked up I felt so connected with the characters and was so happy to see them fall in love. For me, they fell in love too quickly. There were about 100 pages of the book left and to me it felt like the biggest conflict was resolved already. I felt satisfied with an ending way before the ending came, so those last 75-100 pages were just unenjoyable for me. I knew that things were going to work ...more

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Aug 07, 2020 Catherine T rated it it was amazing

Reading the majority of this book in one sitting made me quickly acquainted with Alex and Henry and the chaotic lives they lead. Each with so much pressure hanging over their heads, they are able to relate to each other in a way no one else really can; the close relationship that develops between them is inevitable. It's filled with complications, cute moments, difficult talks, and ~steamy~ late-night interactions, all forming a loving and worth-the-wait gay relationship that motivated me to con ...more

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Jul 26, 2020 Nina rated it liked it

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i expected this to be a light and breezy little rom com, and in a lot of ways it was, but my god were there gusts of something deep. the ending was a little too happy though, which sounds so cynical, but, like, c’mon. also, the perspective felt off — for some reason i desperately wanted this to be written in the first person.

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Nov 28, 2020 Kari rated it it was amazing

I seriously wish this is more realistic than it is escapist (re: the 2016 election). This book, however, absolutely pulled me into Alex’s life and I felt I understood his character and emotions.

McQuiston’s writing is just *so good* and I read it as easily as my own thoughts. Each character has a wonderfully developed voice and personality, and they all mesh together is a perfectly chaotic cohesion.

There are some things about the plot I didn’t see coming, some I did, but I really enjoyed the di ...more

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