Red, White & Royal Blue

2023 Reread:

Still so good! Finished it last night and watched the movie today. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't do it justice because they cut out/changed too many key parts that I feel are pretty central to the MCs and plot, but it was cute in parts. I at least enjoyed reading the book again! It really was perfectly timed when I first read it, and I remember how good it was for my mental health during such a stressful year.

Original 2020 review:

With the US election days away and the pandemic ramping up yet again all over the world, I desperately needed an escape from this shitshow of a year. This book gave me the perfect escape into an alternate timeline where Trump doesn't exist, covid is not a thing, and the president's son falls in love with a prince.

The writing is the kind I love most. Fanfic style, meaning present tense with clever snarky humor. It could have been smuttier, but it was still quite hot. I laughed so much while reading this, and I loved all the characters.

It wasn't super believable, but you know what? Our current reality wasn't very believable just a few years ago, yet here we fucking are. So I enjoyed pretending I lived in an equally unbelievable, but much better timeline, just for a little while. Did wonders for my mental health. That was the authors intention, and I for one am grateful!