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    Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
    Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
    Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
    Audiobook12 hours

    Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel

    Written by Casey McQuiston

    Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo

    4.5/5

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    • Politics

    • Friendship

    • Identity

    • Royal Family

    • Love & Relationships

    • Forbidden Love

    • Enemies to Lovers

    • Political Intrigue

    • Coming Out

    • Secret Relationship

    • Royalty

    • Star-Crossed Lovers

    • Opposites Attract

    • Misunderstandings

    • Royal Romance

    • Family

    • Family Dynamics

    • Personal Growth

    • Self-Discovery

    • Love

    About this audiobook

    * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 *

    One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2019;     an Instant New York Times bestseller; a *Must-Read Book* for Us Weekly, Vogue, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Oprahmag.com, and more!

    "    Narrator Ramón de Ocampo brings out all the emotion in this tender, serious, funny, and warmly hopeful love story...Listeners will be swept up as Alex and Henry face questions of identity and coming out amid familial duties and political machinations." — AudioFile Magazine

    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.

    Praise for Red, White & Royal Blue:

    “Effervescent and empowering on all levels, Red, White & Royal Blue is both a well-written love story and a celebration of identity.” — NPR

    "I took this with me wherever I went and stole every second I had to read! Absorbing, hilarious, tender, sexy—this book had everything I crave. I’m jealous of all the readers out there who still get to experience Red, White & Royal Blue for the first time!" - Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Love and Other Words and Roomies

    "Red, White & Royal Blue is outrageously fun. It is romantic, sexy, witty, and thrilling. I loved every second." - Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Maybe in Another Life

    Editor's Note

    Frenemies to lovers…

    Alex, the First Son of the United States, starts off frenemies and ends up lovers with Henry, the Prince of Wales. A sweet LGBTQ+ love story that provides a heavy dose of much-needed escapism from real-world politics.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMay 14, 2019
    ISBN9781250233950
    Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel
    Author

    Casey McQuiston

    Casey McQuiston is the New York Times-bestselling author of One Last Stop, Red, White & Royal Blue, and I Kissed Shara Wheeler, as well as a pie enthusiast. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Casey now lives in New York City with Pepper, a poodle mix and semipro personal assistant.

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    Reviews for Red, White & Royal Blue

    4.5/5

    5,394 ratings427 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a beautiful and captivating love story. The characters are well-written and lovable, and the banter between them is hilarious and smart. The book explores themes of love, passion, sadness, anger, and hope, making readers feel a range of emotions. It also promotes acceptance and the freedom to be true to oneself. While some reviewers had issues with certain aspects, overall, the book is highly recommended for its positive representation and feel-good queer romance.

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    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      This was everything and more and I am still crying

      3 people found this helpful

    • 3/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Glad to see this book on here because I have seen so many people raving about it but honesty... I don't get the hype. The best way I can describe this it is that it's like a fanfic. Not because it's bad in any way (and not because the tone and style of some scenes would make me bet my life that the author got her start writing gay smut on AO3), but rather that it is very self indulgent and safe. Everything you think is going to happen, happens and they all turn out alright at the end of the day. There's lots of longing and sappy romantic emails but also everyone constantly talks in one liners and they have snarky group chats (which were so odd to hear in audiobook form lol if I hear "HRH Prince Dickhead Poop Emoji" one more time I think I might explode). The voice for Henry in this reading was questionable, but you got used to it.
      If you want an easy and sweet romance and are ready for a lot of suspension of disbelief then this is the book for you! It was a fun holiday read, but it's not exactly ground breaking.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      For anyone who has lost hope, this book will give it to you. It feels like a straight shot of dopamine . I would categorize this as alternative history to be honest. The future we deserved, not the smoking dumpster fire everyone is trying to parade as progress.

      The two characters are complex but realistic enough that you won't feel like you are reading a laundry list of fan fiction traits. Sure, you have to suspend your disbelief at some points. But overall, this book is great. The future in this book should be something we strive to have. A future of love.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 1/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      I was unsure of this book before listening and what pushed me to read it were the reviews, which even then I suspected might be manufactured. I hoped this book would be similar to Christopher Buckley whom I love. It is not. It fell completely flat in my opinion. Being a fictional Prince is not in itself anything special. There are probably more fictional emperors than there are fictional plumbers, and so being a fictional Prince cannot drive a book. As for LGBT, that also cannot drive a book. Perhaps people of the community like reading about it but it does not a book make. Only the last few chapters had any real tension and were worth reading.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      I liked it, but it’s way too long. It would have been a lot better with serious trimming.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      I just want someone else to acknowledge that this audiobook narrorator sounds exactly like Adam Scott and that simple fact and the hilariousness of this book made me feel like I was in a gay supersized episode of Parks and Rec and it was just so lovely. Any negative review of this book is WRONG.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      The characters and the plots are great.
      I'm going to listen again. Because my English isn't well enough to understand the whole story, but this novel is definitely worth reading!! This novel definitely has the potential to become a lovely book series ?? Really want to know about their future life. They are adorable ?

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      i love it so much. i want my "history, huh?" shirt, too.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      It's wonderful. It's funny, it's brilliant, it's quick. And it's deep, and gentle, and growing.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Good book love it so much need more books x

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Honestly awesome. History, huh. Such a great book with great character development and that feeling that you never want it to end. Suberb.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Omg I just finished RWRB and I have never loved a book as much as I love this one!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      It's such a heart warming, gut wrenching, tear jerking story, and perfectly read. I wish it never ended.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      I'm still feeling high from finishing this so don't expect much but I absolutely love it. If you like a fast paced, happy ending, LGBTQ+ novel with a smidge of politics (I think its a smidge, I stopped paying attention to the politics since like, the second chapter) you will absolutely love this. It has a lot of fluff, sweet moment, perfect progression and thankfully, no prolonged angst. Anyway, love it so much.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      This is quite literally one of the best books I’ve ever read. I want to be in love with someone like this. Also I’ve always wanted to marry a prince so it just encourages that stupid fantasy. I live in a state that always votes red. I tear up every time (and I’ve read the book more than once) that I get to the part about how Texas votes. This book is what I hope for the world. I hope people can love who they love and they can care deeply about other people. You need to read this book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      I can see why this was so hyped! Alex and Henry are a beautiful couple! This book was written so freaking well!!! Hilarious and sweet and with just the right amount of sauciness!!!!! I will definitely have to read this again. The audio book was great, thanks to the perfectly chosen narrator.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Were do I start?

      I loved this book I finally get what all the hype is about. First off I listened to the audiobook and the narrator just perfected the voices of all the characters. The sarcasm and witty humour had me literally laughing out loud while I was waiting for my bus home from work. (glad no one was around)

      Alex and Henry are ‘enemies’, or so they think. One being the presidents son and one being a prince they have a lot on their plate so them being slated in the tabloids is not a good look for anyone of the families. Can I just say that this didn’t feel like a hate to love romance it definitely felt more like a denial to love romance and I was here for it all the way through.

      All the characters dialogue just flowed seamlessly weather Alex was speaking to Henry, Nora or June. They all just had a vibe that made you believe people would say what they are saying although I do think in reality we’d all need more time to think about witty remarks especially so many time in a conversation. The character were very fleshed out and made you love them. Alex and Henry are different but they want for the same future.

      The story of how they got together makes me feel like I’ve just read a book of their whole like I can’t believe at the start of this book they were only messing around and now, now they are love. All the sneaking about, believing it was only physical, getting the families to understand and let their truth be heard was all worth it in the end for them to finally end up together.

      So safe to say I loved this book and it’s one of my favourite romances of the year!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Absolutely mindblowing, swooning romance. 100% recommend. Clairemont for president, someone please make it happen.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      This was incredible! I didn’t think a book could leave me with so many feels. This book is definitely underrated

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      “But the emails!” Hahahaha this felt straight out of fanfiction but was surprisingly good and fluffy. Some inaccuracies on the Royal side but I don’t mind at all.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Amazing! I loved it so so so much! Indeed

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Absolutely stunning. (And even better on audio). Start immediately.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Great book! Didn't disappoint from the past reviews! Bring it in e-book!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      oh my god!!! Yes!!! I loved the shit out of this!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      So so good. I couldn't put it down, and when I had to, I was counting down the second until I could get back to reading!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      Never read anything like this before. Quickly became one of my favorite books!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 26, 2023

      this is like serotonin in book form. pure happiness is being sold at bookstores, people, and you might want to get some

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5

      Sep 15, 2024

      Amazing amazing amazing! i’ve reread this so much but the audiobook adds another wonderfulness to it. It’s always such a great time. History, huh?
    • 5/5

      Jul 18, 2024

      First let me say, I am so sorry to my BFF who has been begging me and begging me to read this book for over a YEAR! I’m sorry I waited so long.

      More importantly, HOME RUN! The pining, the charisma, the BANTER. The pure unadulterated beauty of the LOVE these men have for one another. Siiiiiigh. This is what I’m looking for in a romcom!

      Also, the narrator?! HOLY SHIT!!!! It was soooooo good! Not once did I question his voice acting. Everyone had a different voice, and he showcased them and BLEW MY MIND!
    • 3/5

      Jul 14, 2024

      Romance nice (though a bit derogative of the type of stuff you would see in a harry/draco fanfic, though it makes sense as it is one), politics ... tumblr level.