Red, White & Royal Blue

DNFing at 53%. i'm tired of trying to get through this book. the plot sounds great on paper but i can't stand the execution. the writing style makes me completely unable to connect with the characters (really can't stand present tense) and the endless pop culture references make the book seem like it's trying to hard to be cool and i feel like it's going to become so dated jn a few years. there are so many long descriptive sections and i'm still being told everything instead of shown.

i'm halfway through and i'm only barely invested in the relationship... not a good sign. probably should have stayed away from this when i realized it was gonna be politics focused but i was hoping so badly for a cute romance. this wasn't it for me and that makes me sad.