Reading: Red, White, and Royal Blue

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 Casey McQinston’s Red, White, and Royal Blue features Alex, the son of the U.S. President, and Henry, a prince of England who don’t get along and are forced to hang out in public and appear as friends. Guess who fall for each other. The characters are enjoyable in this light read. It’s Alex’s point of view and we see his opinion of Henry change as we see them hanging out together for the press, email, call, kiss.

But my favorite part of this story is on the political stage. A woman won the Presidency in 2016. She’s running again in 2020 and it’s a close call as to whether she’ll win or not in part due to the opposition outing her son and Henry’s relationship. With so much that’s frustrating in the press, it was wonderful and hopeful to read about a world that’s moving in a positive direction.