Red, White  Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
Red, White  Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
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Red, White & Royal Blue
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Casey McQuiston

Narrator: Ramon de Ocampo

Unabridged: 12 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2019


Synopsis

* 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

About Casey McQuiston

CASEY MCQUISTON is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of romantic comedies, including One Last Stop, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, and Red, White & Royal Blue, whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Bon Appetit. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Casey now lives in New York City with a poodle mix named Pepper.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on February 04, 2021

I am a soulless void. I have definitely said this before, but I don’t know if you’ve really HEARD me. And they say actions speak louder than words, so here I am. Taking this book, which everyone has hailed as pure joy / cookie-level sweetness / the greatest romance of our generation even though it’s......more

Goodreads review by Angelica on August 21, 2023

me, awkwardly watching all the raving reviews for this book and being scared to give my pretty negative, highly unpopular yet ultimately very honest opinion: Ok, so please don't hate me, I'm fragile. But also, in all seriousness, I didn't like this book. I know, I know, how dare I? Well, let me explai......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on August 14, 2023

Make some noise for the winner of best romance and debut novel categories! Alex and Henry, you’re so adorable and I enjoyed every word about this amazing couple’s poignant, unique, memorable love story!!! Yayyyyyy!!!!💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿 CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! My three S letter words summarize my feelings about this boo......more

Goodreads review by Judith on May 17, 2019

DNF @ 53% Stand back with the pitchforks. The award for the most over hyped,biggest book disappointment of the year,so far,goes to this book. Firstly,let's address the fact that this book had over 2000 ratings/reviews before it was made available to buy.What on earth is all that about? Surely that many......more

Goodreads review by Jack on April 17, 2021

This is a sweet, wholesome, and uplifting story which would be perfect for getting you out of a reading slump. I thought that the author captured characters in their early 20s really authentically, something a lot of authors struggle to do accurately. I’d heartily recommend this to anyone looking fo......more


Quotes

AudioFile Magazine Editors' Pick

"Narrator Ramón de Ocampo brings out all the emotion in this tender, serious, funny, and warmly hopeful love story." -AudioFile Magazine

"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

"I tore through Red, White & Royal Blue as if it were a pint of Ben & Jerry's. By turns hilarious and angst-ridden, buoyant and strikingly real, this novel is a surefire bull’s-eye for any devotee of classic romance, slow burn fanfiction, or heartfelt storytelling. A political love story too timely and too genuine to miss." - Lyndsay Faye, internationally bestselling author of Jane Steele and The Gods of Gotham


Awards

  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
  • Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year
  • NYPL Best Books of the Year
  • Library Journal Best Books of the Year
  • Goodreads Choice Awards
  • NPR Best Book of the Year
  • Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
  • Vogue Magazine Best Books of the Year