Red, White & Royal Blue

i do think that of all three of casey mcquiston's books, rwrb is definitely their strongest work. i think overall the main characters were a lot more well fleshed out, making it easier for me to enjoy the book as a whole.

i did have a couple grievances with how alex's latinx heritage was handled. i don't think it was terrible, but i did feel that it was a bit surface level at times. i do wish mcquiston would have delved a bit further into that part of alex's identity.

that being said, i did actually really like alex and henry's relationship. i was bit skeptical at first because i was not expecting them to get together so early on in the book. however, their cute little email exchanges really won me over!

p.s.
i will note that, much like one last stop and i kissed shara wheeler , you do have to suspend your believe a little bit to believe everything that happens. but i promise it makes it a way more enjoyable read if you do!