Underneath its fun trope-y beginning, it becomes a drama that addresses queer sexuality on a more thoughtful level. I really enjoyed Red, White, and Royal Blue. After a PR nightmare, Alex and Henry are forced by their respective handlers to play nice, or else. This is where the novel begins: a rivalry come to a head at the royal wedding of Henry’s older brother, Phillip. Henry is only two years older than Alex, but while they play similar roles in life, and occasionally collide at international events, Henry is cold and aloof, never stooping to befriend his American counterpart. Alex likes politics, but he can’t stand the fakeness of it all - and his frustrations come to be centralized around one man, Prince Henry of Wales. And his mother just happens to be the President of the United States. Red, White, and Royal Blue is the story of Alex Claremont-Diaz, a 21 year old student with political dreams: to climb the rungs as intern, staffer, and finally Senator by 30. Trigger warnings: Sex under the influence of alcohol (not in a predatory context, but still), forced outing, attempted rape (talked about, not in scene), drug abuse (not in scene), parent death, rare instances of homophobia, racism, xenophobia. Note: Characters have explicit sex this is not YA and definitely not appropriate for younger teens Mexican American/Mixed race main character
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