Red, White & Royal Blue

Ohhh, I do have a soft spot for quirky story ideas and can therefore easily forgive a plot that might come across as a bit contrived and predictable: Alex, son of the U.S. President, and Henry, Prince of England, hate each other. Through a few unexpected turns of fate, they’re forced to spend time together—and learn that they have more in common than they thought. Suddenly, they find themselves in a passionate romantic relationship that compels them to question their self-image and identity more than once. I deliberately held off on watching the film so I could read the book first—and I’m glad I did! The story had a good pace, with lovely, original, diverse characters. That said, I did have to get used to the narrative style (third person in the present tense…phew!) and the uneven chapter lengths. Also, the subplot around the re-election was a tad too prominent at times. Despite these small gripes, it’s a big recommendation if you‘re looking for something light and easy to read in between!

Oh, wow! Selten hat mich eine Liebesgeschichte so mitfühlen lassen, wie die von Alex und Henry… Der Moment, in dem Henry Alex geküsst hat… chef’s kiss 👌🏼 Absoluter must read für mich!

Uhg, honestly I'm not quiet sure how to rate the book. I don't think it's bad, it's just not for me🙃. There's nothing I hate more than long chapters, which this book had. I genuinely liked the Idea behind it, but I had a long time getting into it (maybe it also wasn't the right time) and it wasn't that interesting and exiting until the end ... I never thought I'd say something like that but I watched the film afterwards and I liked it more though I thought some details were missing. So I actually wouldn't recommend that book🫣 -----‐---------------------------‐------------------------- Also ich weiß nicht so genau, wie ich es sagen soll. Aber ich fand das Buch nicht gut. Die Kapitel waren viel zu lange (sowas Hass ich) und dadurch, dass es Englisch war, war es nochmal anstrengender. Die Idee dahinter fand ich eigentlich gar nicht schlecht, aber die Umsetzung wars irgendwie nicht. Das Buch war bis auf das Ende hin nicht wirklich spannend und man ist auch nicht so gut drangeblieben. Ich hab auch hinterher den Film geschaut und den fand cih, bis auf ein paar vergessen Details sogar besser. Also ich würde das Buch nicht unbedingt empfehlen...