RED WHITE and ROYAL BLUE

[BSR]

17 minutes ago, sync said:

I'm kind of late to the party, but I was surprised recently when I read that Taylor Zakhar Perez has been married to another man for years.

Now I'm more into RW&RB and am anxiously awaiting the sequal.

Were I Perez' husband I might have some difficulty processing the scenes of intimacy between "Alex" and "Henry."  😬

As much as I didn't like most aspects of RWRB, I did like the 2 actors and loved their sexual chemistry.  Of course I'll watch Part Deux, albeit with lowered expectations.

I didn't know about TZP's marital status either.  Wow, lucky hubby.

[BSR]

I normally read a book in a week or less, but it took me a long time to push through RW&RB.  I had to renew it at the library, and it took all 6 weeks to finish it.

The author is a clever writer with a cute way of phrasing things.  The romantic parts, the interaction between Alex and Henry, were sweet, funny, at times touching.  The problem, at least for me, was that she delves into politics too much.  She wrote the book to help herself and others get over the 2016 election results, and she jams her politics into the storyline way too much.  The author aces romantic comedy but fails political science.

I liked the book more than the movie, but that's damning with faint praise.  I'll watch the sequel to the movie for the 2 leads, but if she writes a sequel to the book, I shan't bother.

[+ sync]

1 hour ago, BSR said:

I normally read a book in a week or less, but it took me a long time to push through RW&RB.  I had to renew it at the library, and it took all 6 weeks to finish it.

The author is a clever writer with a cute way of phrasing things.  The romantic parts, the interaction between Alex and Henry, were sweet, funny, at times touching.  The problem, at least for me, was that she delves into politics too much.  She wrote the book to help herself and others get over the 2016 election results, and she jams her politics into the storyline way too much.  The author aces romantic comedy but fails political science.

I liked the book more than the movie, but that's damning with faint praise.  I'll watch the sequel to the movie for the 2 leads, but if she writes a sequel to the book, I shan't bother.

I have pondered reading the book, but your review has given me a pass.  I'm not an avid reader anyway.

I'm looking forward to the movie, I hope it's not another death by sequel.