Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston Book Review
“‘Well, er . . .’ Henry attempts, looking down at his feet.
Alex rolls his eyes. ‘For, f**** sake, man, you just had my di** in your mouth, you can kiss me good-night.'”
(pg. 145)
About
Author: Casey McQuiston
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary LGBTQIA+
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Synopsis
What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?
When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius―his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There’s only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations and begs the question: Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage, and the power, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue proves: true love isn’t always diplomatic.
Review
Spoilers Contained Below
To the book that made history,
Am I one of the last people who have read Red, White, and & Royal Blue? Probably. But I say, better late than never! I honestly have to say, I loved that I read this book this year after everything with the election and, you know, the past four beyond sucky, terrible, gosh-darn awful four years in America 🤪. But also, if I read Red, White, and & Royal Blue in 2019, the year before the election, I think it would have given me the laughter and hope we all needed. Heck, if I read this book last year in the thick of the pandemic, it would have made everything seem less bleary and dark.
Nevertheless, Red, White, and & Royal Blue was gosh darn, downright, unabashedly the most unfiltered and hilarious book I have read in quite a while, and I LOVED it 👌🏼❣️. I swear, Case McQuiston just said screw the filter and let’s go for it, she said I came here to WRITE 👏🏼. She said, I came here to have a good time. I had such a wonderfully fun time reading Red, White, and & Royal Blue. Truly though, I loved Alex because he has a dirty, filthy mouth that has absolutely no hinges. Then we had Zhara who I just LOVED. She was soooooooo funny! I loved her with a burning passion because she was such a strong character who I would have liked to know more of, but what we did know of her spoke volumes about who she was. I loved how she said everything straight and how shameless her words were. She gave me all the laughs. And don’t get me started on June, Nora, or Henry! I loved all of them ❣️. Honestly, one of the best cast of characters in a contemporary novel I have read in a long time.
Let’s talk about Alex.
Alex from the get-go gave me the sense that he wasn’t sure what his sexuality was. I had a hunch he liked boys, but didn’t know it at the time. I mean, from the minute he talked about looking at Henry’s J-14 poster (gosh, do I have flashbacks to all my Bop and Tigerbeat magazine posters 🙈), I was like, he probably likes Henry. It was obviously an enemies to lovers kind of thing. I also didn’t think Alex hated Henry just because he was compared to the perfect Prince Charming. He probably liked Henry but didn’t want to admit it, so he just hated him instead—-similar to playground love. It was cute though.
I loved the whole beginning where Alex pointedly goes out of his way to be near Henry even though he hates Henry’s stinking guts, and they toppled on a cake together. Gosh, I would be FURIOUS if someone toppled on my $75,000 cake! Like, bro, I could buy a small studio apartment for how much that cake cost. She got her money robbed. FREAK. The cake better have been with the $75,000 she paid for it before it was ruined. I swear, my wedding cake will be from Costco or Safeway or something 🤪.
Their whole freaking relationship was freaking cute. Their whole freaking banter was freaking hilarious and had me cracking up! I mean, the way Alex talked to Henry—a Prince? I could not 😂.
Their messages and emails were a joy to read. I honestly knew that from the minute they started sending texts and emails, that someone, SOMONE was going to leak them. It was going to be a Hilary Clinton moment 🙈. Don’t trust the Internet ✌🏼. I’m joking (not really). I loved their openings in each email and how smart-[butt] they were. They really had a mouth on both of them and I was here for it.
But I adored their blooming relationship in how they got to spend time with each other to know each other better. I will say, I kind of wanted to no more about how they got to know each other better because I felt like we went from learning about Henry through that HRH list thing and then visiting him in London to make things better to suddenly starting to like like each other, that it felt a bit too quick, especially given how closed off and reserved Henry was at first. I liked how we saw him in a different light at the hospital, but I would have liked to understood that more—how Henry went from zero to a hundred on there personality scale.
I ABSOLUTELY THRIVED from their constant banter. One of my favorite moments was when they went clubbing with Nora, June, and Pez and Henry was like:
“‘Did that man just say sweat drip down my balls?”
(pg. 102)
To the windows! To the walls!😂
Henry missed out on one of the most iconic songs in America. 🤪 It’s so freaking funny how proper Henry was and how he didn’t grow up in a very vulgar-ish culture with music. I laughed at all the jokes he and Alex would have about their cultures/ the different countries they grew up in.
“‘American politics,’ Henry says. ‘Truly fascinating.’
‘You want to talk, Henry VIII?’ Alex says.”
(pg. 250)
I also loved their little Red Room scene. What is it with authors and having the couples kiss in these named Rooms? 😆 I’m talking about the Whispering Room (if you know, you know) 😉.
I couldn’t stop laughing at Henry singing God Save the Queen after they made out because you know 🙈. I also found it hilarious after they had their fling in Alex’s room, Alex was like come kiss me goodnight (the quote I put at the top of this post). I was like GOSH! 😂
I loved all the scenes with Alex trying to figure out his sexuality after Henry kissed him. I cackled with how straightforward Nora was in laying out all the hints to Alex 😂. It felt like she was having a normal conversation with Alex. But I liked how normal the conversation was. That’s something I noticed with RW&RB, that it never makes this huge, grand big deal about coming out or talking about sexuality because it feels very natural and normalized and I love that. I mean, I am all here for making a huge, grand deal because if that’s what a person wants, then let’s do it. But there’s also something to be said about the very normalizing way that every conversation and aspect of this book felt like and I hope we can get to a place where it is more normalized to talk about sexuality, gender, identities, and other topics.
“‘Oh, like, I thought we were already there with you being bi and everything,’ she says. ‘Sorry, are we not? Did I skip ahead again? My bad. Hello, would you like to come out to me? I’m listening. Hi.'”
(pg. 121)
NORA was HILARIOUS 😂.
I also loved Alex’s mom, Ellen. Let’s give it up to Madam president 👏🏼!!! We love to see a strong woman in power. His mom was honest to gosh really awesome. I loved how Casey McQuinsten made a woman a president because we all want to see it someday—hopefully really soon. Because we need a female president because it’s about gosh darn time we had someone besides a typical white dude with a temper rule this nation. And after the past four years we had, we need a women in power. The thing I loved most about Ellen was how she knew went to play the mom and when to be her president self. I loved how she never judged Alex for who he loved and how open she was to talking about it with him. I also loved how when everything went down in the end, she stood by Alex’s side and put her son first rather than her duties. I think that has to be such a difficult thing to balance/do as a mother and the president. I also liked the little family nights they would have with their mom. I mean, how freaking cool was it that their mom lead the nation and watched movies with her family at night. They ate pizza and argued and bantered like a family. It just seemed so weird to think about how people who we put on a platform of having a completely different life compared to us, are actually people who do normal things like watch movies or spend time with family. I loved that.
I thought it was cute when Alex was figuring things out, that he called his ex-best friend from Texas, Liam. He and Liam used to playfully do things together at Liam’s house. They said it was because they were experimenting or letting off steam or something, and at the same time I was like, maybe it was more than that. I kind of laughed with how Liam was like he was gay and had a boyfriend now. Alex was kind of embarrassed because Alex didn’t know what he was doing at the time, but there was a part of him that felt bad because Liam might have actually liked him and Alex didn’t know it yet. I think it was okay that Alex didn’t know yet because he was figuring things out. After all these conversations, Alex started to piece together that maybe he liked both girls and guys—he was bi.
He loved Henry, that was for sure 😆.
I also loved Casey McQuiston took the royal idea and made it something completely new, fresh, and thought-provoking. I say thought-provoking because I think how freaking amazing and awesome and epic it would be if we had someone who was queer and in a position of power such as the president, a senator, or a prince. Because it highlights how people in the LGBTQIA+ community can and will have positions of power in the world and that they can do whatever they set their minds to. As much as I am hoping for a female president one day, I’m also hoping for a queer president one day in knowing how powerful that will feel. Also, with Alex being gay as the prince, it just made me think about how come there hasn’t been more queer royalty? Like, you would think sometime in history that there was a queer royal? But I guess, maybe they hid it too well. But I feel like maybe there is queer royalty out there that we just don’t know about, but I would be gosh darn happy to know and support.
Because it felt disheartening that Henry had this whole image and life to uphold as royalty, that he couldn’t completely be honest with the world about who he was. I loved how Henry knew who he was and he didn’t try to dance around it to anyone expect for the greater public. Henry deserved to be happy as himself and live his truth. It was just extremely difficult when he was in line for the throne and his duty was to his people rather than to his heart. And it would always be that way for him. It broke my heart when Alex and Henry declared they loved each other because Henry thought they could just do this casual hookup thing because it was safer. But Alex started to love Henry and began to see a life with him. It was the day Alex took Henry to the summer house in Texas and they had this cute little getaway moment. I loved how homely it felt and how welcoming everyone was of Henry. But then Henry ran off when Alex told him he loved him because it meant that what they had was real. They were in love with each other, but Henry knew that he would always have to put the crown above his love.
That just made my heart break 💔.
But one of my favorite parts of the book—and in my opinion the funniest—was when Alex went all the way to London to cuss out the prince 🤪 for ghosting him.
“‘Go[shdarnit]—Henry! He sidesteps Shaan and starts shouting up at Henry’s bedroom windows, where ether’s a light on. Fat raindrops pelting his eyeballs. ‘Henry, you mother[trucker]!’
‘Alex–‘ says Cash’s nervous voice behind him.
‘Henry, you piece of [shiz], get your [butt] down here!’
‘You are making a scene,’ Shaan says placidly.
. . .’Henry! Your Royal [Freaking] Highness!]'”
(pg 269)
I MEAN, the MOUTH ON ALEX 🤪
Alex really is the optimity of the One Direction lyrics “Said I had a dirty mouth/ but she kiss me like she meant it.” 🤪 Or in this case, he.
I honestly, don’t know how Alex didn’t wake up the entire house. I would have been awake.
But I love love love loved when they talked about loving each other and wanting to be together. It made my heart sad to see Henry cry because he wanted to be with Alex, but felt bound by his duty. But it was such a good moment/scene when Alex convinced Henry that they should just try. I loved how Henry wanted to try live his truth and not back away from someone he loved because Henry really didn’t have a choice in his life. I think about royals now in such a different light in how maybe they don’t want to rule the entire country, but do other things with their life. But they don’t have that choice most of the time because of their blood . . . that has to be challenging to feel like you don’t get a say in what you do. But I liked how Henry wanted to control his life.
“Okay,’ he says. ‘I’m into making history.'”
(pg. 280)
This was a play on the email they sent with the phrase: “History, huh?” I loved the whole history idea because they were going to make history in being the first son who was gay and the first prince who was gay. That’s not something everyone would accept, especially on Henry’s side of things because he was in line for royalty unlike Alex who could choose who he wanted to be (aka he didn’t need to hold a well-known position). But still, Alex would be met with obvious pushback. There’s another quote in the book that I felt went well with them making history.
“‘Words that went down in history. ‘Meet you in every dream . . . Keep most of your heart in Washington . . . Miss you like a home . . . We two longing lives . . . My young king.’
One day, he tells himself. One day, us too.”
(pg. 313)
I loved this quote because one day we will have people in positions of power who are queer and it will be them too. I hope for that day. It will be a historic day given the pushback and challenges people in the queer community face every day, but gosh, what a beautiful day, what an exhalation that will be to finally see people have their day to just be.
I thought it was beyond cute when Henry took Alex to his sacred place in the art museum. I loved learning about how there were other queer people in the monarch and how Alex wanted to take a picture with the statue. I also thought it was cute how Henry told Alex of his dream of dancing in the chapel with him and him and Alex danced together.
But then eventually, people grew suspicious of the two bros who used to hate each other and now spent every second together without reason. They tried to play it off as Henry was dating June and Alex was dating Nora again because that would be a reasonable enough an explanation for why they were constantly together. But they both didn’t like faking relationships that put the attention on those they loved. Eventually, LIKE I SAID, their emails got leaked. I was highly upset for them given the things they messaged about—their vulnerability, their lust, and secrets. Those weren’t for anyone’s prying eyes and now everyone had access to them. I was more upset for how Bea’s story was out there with how she was the Powder Princess who did cocaine and the paparazzi played up this whole story about it. Henry wanted to protect Bea from the press and all thew news surronding her, but now the emails were out and people knew the truth.
I have to say, I thought Alex and Henry took it better than I thought they would. I thought Henry would retreat into his sorrow and tell Alex they couldn’t be together. So I loved that Henry and Alex were on the same page of wanting to fight this and be together. I also loved how Alex’s mom was also so supportive of Alex because Alex was serious about Henry. I also have to give a shoutout to my girl Zhara for snapping at Shaan to get them into the palace to see Henry 🤪. She said I am large and in charge 👏🏼! I still LOVED how this whole time she was dating Shaan and then she got engaged to him and no one even knew, and she told Alex how she was better at discrepancy than him and Henry ever were 😂. I mean, she wasn’t wrong. I had a hunch she was engaged to Shaan because it seemed like that was who she was dating. I loved how she made it not a big deal, but like a la-duh kind of moment—like Alex, your dumb kind of thing.
When they did get to London and the palace, I loved the conversation between Alex and Bea where Bea told Alex about Henry’s darkness. You see, everyone has a bit of darkness in them, whether it is sad, angry, or hurt darkness. We all have it.
“‘But it happens to you when you’re young. It happens when your brain isn’t even fully done cooking—when you’re barely experienced anything, really. The worst things is one of the first big things that ever happens to you in your life. It happens to you, and it goes all the way down to the bottom of what you know how to feel, and it rips it open and carves out this chasm down below to make room. And because you were so young, and because it was one the first big things to happen in your life, you’ll always carry it inside you. Every time something terrible happens to you from then on, it doesn’t just stop at the bottom–it goes all the way down.'”
(pg. 343)
When I read that, I was gutted 🥺.
Gosh, did I understand—did I feel that—darkness. When I was young I also went through something with my family and it probably carved out this bottomless darkness in me that I had to figure out and find comfort in when things got hard. It truly does hurt because when your’e young you don’t understand things as much, and when something happens that shakes your life and everything you knew, it almost feels wrong—unfathomable. And it rips everything apart until you don’t know who or what life is like for you anymore. I think being in the palace, having this inherited role, losing a parent, and hiding who he was formed this darkness for Henry that he had to figure out. Some days, I know it might not be easy for Henry, which explains his different moods, and some days he feels okay. But each day is a battle that he tries hard to beat, and I have so much admiration and love for Henry.
He’s such a good man. That’s the only thing I really would have liked more with RW&RB—I would have liked Henry’s perspective. Alex is funny and it’s nice to see things from his side, but I felt like we were missing this chunk of how or what Henry felt. I would have liked to known how hard everything was for him or to be inside his mindset with his darkness to connect with him. I like that the story was in third person, but there’s something about first person that makes you feel like you are walking in the person’s shoes and not with them. Either way, I still enjoyed the book, but that was the only note I had.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED when Henry stood up to Philip and he stood up to the freaking Queen! Can we get a hallelujah 🤪? Also, of course freaking Alex would say he could take the Queen 😂.
I didn’t know Henry had it in him, but gosh, what a FABULOUS moment for him. I loved when Henry CUSSED out Philip and was like, “shove it up your freaking butt, Phillip. I’m done” (pg. 247). I CACKLED 😂.
I would have felt enraged like Henry too if Philip came at me, telling me to “remember your place.” Excuse me, all Henry does is remember his place. He knows his role, but it was never his choice, but he was going to choose what was right for him. I also loved how Henry was like, “I don’t want to fix this (the scandal)” because it was Henry’s truth. He said, he didn’t want to lie anymore and be someone he didn’t want to be 👏🏼. Freaking Alex made me laugh so hard after Philip walked away. Alex said I was a proud boyfriend 🙈. Or a proud future Duchess of Cambridge or future Queen of England.
When they talked to the Queen, the Queen wanted them to photoshop or alter the pictures or stories of Alex and Henry so things could go back to how they used to be. But I loved how Henry stood his ground and spoke his piece. I also loved how Henry’s mom advocated for Henry and even blackmailed the Queen to let Henry be. I mean, who the heck blackmails the Queen and wins? Henry’s mom did!
But my absolute favorite moment of the book was when they opened the window and there were a crowd of people holding rainbow flags, History, huh? signs, and wearing History, huh? shirts. Such a beautiful moment 🥺 ❣️. A plethora people read their stories and formed these opinions about Alex and Henry. It made me sad when someone said that their little girl cried because the little girl could no longer dream of marrying the prince because he was gay. Even though that made me sad, I was also kind of like, “It’s Henry’s life.” You know? But it was obviously no one’s business as to Henry or Alex’s sexuality or their life. LEAVE THEM THE HECK ALONE.
Alex and Henry kind of didn’t know how the public felt about them because they weren’t checking social media or news outlets. So to see everyone’s support meant the world to them. It made them feel loved, seen, heard, and proud. I was so happy for them 🥺. Honestly, it just warmed my heart how they felt accepted after feeling like they weren’t going to be because of their status. But they had the support of the queer community—they had people who would stand by and with them ❣️. I loved that.
Alex and Henry were already making history and they had no idea how much more was to come.
“‘You can’t—you can’t intimidate me into submission forever!”
(pg. 353)
I LOVED when Henry said this. I was rooting for Henry the entire time he POPPED OFF on the queen!!! 👏🏼 That’s my Henry. I just loved how he finally was taking action in his life and he wasn’t going to let the monarchy stop him. I would have liked to read this part from Henry’s perspective to see how he felt about his newfound confidence. I think it would have been an epic perspective.
Another part of the book was the re-election race. The mom was running for another term, and the whole Henry and Alex scandal kind of threw her campgin for a loop because obviously there are many people in America who wouldn’t be pleased by Madam’s president son’s relationship. But truly, it would make me vote for her even more because of how vulnerable and authentic her family was being. I also would vote for her because they she was (I’m assuming) a wonderful leader and Alex being bi absolutely didn’t change that.
In her campaign, she used to have a worker who was openly gay, Rafael Luna. I think he was some sort of senator; I’m not good with political jargon or knowledge 🤪.
Luna and Alex had this tense, but affable relationship. Alex really looked up to Luna because he was the first openly gay senators, and unconsciously Alex was drawn to Luna because Alex was still figuring out his sexuality. But then there was the whole Luna turning to the dark side and working for the Richards guy who was running against Ellen. Luna instantly became hated amongst the Claremont-Diaz family because of his betrayal. I outright laughed when the first thing Alex said when the news of Luna broke was:
“‘I went to his sister’s wedding. I memorized his gosh[darn] Five Guys Order!'”
(pg. 225)
We love to know Alex’s priorities were straight (pun not intended, but welcome 😆).
I kind of felt like Luna wasn’t a traitor though because Luna and Alex’s dad who was also a senator had this very mysterious talk one time. So, I kept wondering what that talk meant because we didn’t know the details of the talk. Also, when Alex confronted Luna about being a traitor, there was this almost pained way that Luna talked—like he didn’t like what he was doing, but he had no choice. He didn’t sound like a guy who would go behind Alex and the Claremont-Diaz’s backs because he wanted to, you know? I don’t know. Those were the vibes I got.
When the news of Alex and Henry broke out, my first thought was that Luna leaked the news, but then that didn’t feel right because I didn’t think Luna would do that. For a second I thought Nora because everyone said she locked herself in her room and hasn’t come out. That seemed suspicious to me, especially because she knew about Alex and Henry. Nora leaking the news would also have been an interesting turn of events. However, the most obvious culprit that my dummy-self didn’t think about was Richards. Of course he would send people to culminate info on Henry and Alex just so he could take down Ellen in the election. I don’t put it past people in office to do such things. I mean, what does that say about politics and the people in power? 🧐
Nora locked herself in her room because she was sent an anonymous tip from someone that Richards leaked the news and had Henry and Alex followed. Nora, being the smart statistical person of the group, worked on the code day and night to get all the information/logs that said Richards was the one who outed Henry and Alex in cold-blood. I can’t believe I doubted Nora for a second. But what got me, was when Alex read the anonymous tip email combination. Anonymous said h/she would attest to Richards wrong doing, and the combination on the email was none other than the Five Guys order Alex had memorized 🤪. I cackled. I guess it helped to remember the Five Guys order 😂.
“Third, Rafael Luna is perhaps the unlikeliest hero fo the 2020 presidential race.”
(pg. 270)
When a news show said this, I was like, you right 👌🏼.
Luna took the Richards job because he thought Richards was up to something shady and Luna wanted to know what. So he worked for this man he hated—this man who tried to take advantage of him and sleep with Luna. When Luna didn’t want to, Richards threatened to hurt his family and ruin his career if news ever got out about what happened. So Luna didn’t say anything, but he lived with the knowledge of what happened. My heart hurt reading what he had gone through with Richards because what absolute GARBAGE OF A MAN—Richards, not Luna. I wanted to rage. It’s people like Richards we let into office and give power because they know how to blackmail, gaslight, sweet-talk, deceive, and undermine. It’s disgusting. When news about Richards came out and how he had people stalk Alex and Henry, I was like GOOD FOR HIM!!! 👏🏼 But the public doesn’t even know the half of what’s wrong with trash like RICHARDS. But that was Luna’s story to tell and if he wasn’t ready or didn’t want to share it, by all means he didn’t need to.
I wanted to hug Luna because he lived with very real trauma and guilt. He had nothing to be guilty about because it wasn’t his fault. Absolutely not. But he needed support and to tell someone what he had been through. I’m glad he let Alex in.
Another part about Luna and Alex’s relationship was how Alex thought he was turning into Luna—some sad guy who worked himself too hard. Throughout the book, we see Alex attend classes, take up more responsibility with helping his mom, and all thees other things that his life becomes more about work. I mean, that’s fine to do work, but a healthy amount. Alex should at least live it up and do somethings for himself like make friends or have fun. When he went to his house in Texas with his dad, I felt this calm, younger side of Alex that just wanted to relax and be in the moment. He needed that. He needed time away from work. He also needed to remember he didn’t need to be his mom or dad because they had big titles. He could figure out what he wanted to do. I loved how in the end he chose to take his LSAT to try become a lawyer. Alex and him were going to live in New York while Alex went to school and Henry ran the centers for queer youth. I loved that for both of them ❣️.
I also loved loved loved the speech at the end. Alex gave a speech to the public after their scandal broke. In the speech he emphasized how he was still the same fist son/person who they met four years ago and how him loving Henry didn’t change who he was to his core. He also said it didn’t change how they should vote for his mom. I loved that because Alex was bi, but that didn’t mean he was different, he was more of himself because of it; he was the same person who knew who he was and who he loved. Alex was quirky, a bit of a loud-mouth, zealous, passionate, and a hard-worker. He was Alex. People are still who they are no matter who they love or who they chose to be—their essence is still there.
I also loved how Alex said he saw those like him and that he was one of them. That represented how Alex was a part of the queer community and he wanted them to know that they weren’t alone.
I got super worried when Richards was starting to win because gosh he was TRASH. But then Alex said this whole history speech to Texas, and it was just wonderful. Texas has never turned blue in years, and it is very difficult to change a color’s political stance, especially a state as big as Texas. But Alex held onto hope that the people of Texas would side with his mom because he was from Texas and he believed in the good of the people. I know deep down, people want to do good. Villains in movies, more often than not, do what they do because they have a greater vision for the world—a vision they believe is good, but the way they achieve that vision isn’t good. And that’s why they are seen as the villain. But I truly believe that people want to be good. When Texas turned blue, they made history. They did good because the felt like they could.
I cheered with everyone else when Ellen won and she made her whole speech 🥺. I loved how when things weren’t looking good for her, Ellen called June and asked her to make her a concession speech, but Bee was like I’m not going to write you one because you are not going to lose. That’s the energy we needed!
At the end, Alex and Henry rode a bike through Texas to Alex’s old house–the house he grew up in and had the old key around his neck. He brought Henry to his home because Henry was his home. I loved them ❣️.
Overall, this book had such an authentic flow of conversation and banter. I laughed a ton and I fell in love with the first son and the prince’s love story. I honestly would love to see a Bea story, or a June and Nora story because gosh knows there was something something happening between them if you know what I mean 😉.
Anyway, what was your favorite part of the book? Least favorite part? Anything I mentioned that you want to discuss more about? Let me know below in the comments as I love hearing from you all 💕
I hope you have a beautiful day whenever and wherever you might be reading this 😊.
And as always, with love,
Rating
4.34 Full Bloom Flowers
Characters: I would like to take Alex’s humor and Henry’s silent wit with Nora’s smarts and June’s collectedness to go 🤪.
Plot: A gosh darn hilariously refreshing story with a spin on the typical prince story.
Writing: Honestly, gosh darn funny with such a good cadence.
Romance: I loved how we went toppling over a $75,000 cake to making history❣️