Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. Handsome, charismatic, genius-his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. Alex, especially, wants to effect change by rallying marginalized voters in his home state of Texas - and other states - and he's thinking about law school as a first step to his goals.* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller * * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! * 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. The trio's camaraderie feels like a reflection of energized younger generations today who are getting involved at all levels of politics. In many ways, they make up a new political vanguard that I have no doubt could run the country in a few years (and actually get things done). ("But those emails," is a line Ellen's opponent does, in fact, try to use after a scandal breaks out in the White House).Īnd though her opponent tries to sabotage her campaign and belittle her, Ellen is surrounded by a cadre of supporters who save the day as often as they can, and who make this story doubly entertaining to read - especially the White House Trio (that would be Alex, June and the vice president's granddaughter Nora).
Ironically, she also walks us through the reality of a sitting female president who won the 2016 election - and throws us into the political cesspool of a fictional 2020 race that feels on the nose. McQuiston writes with optimism, not just in telling Alex and Henry's story, but in discussing their individual aspirations, their concerns about the future of their respective countries, and their efforts to help the LGBTQ community. Their flirty relationship is fueled by snappy banter that makes even historical research sound alluring, and their chemistry sparkles even at a distance, transcending politics and tradition these are two men who love each other despite their baggage.īook Reviews 'The Proposal' Knocks It Out Of The Park It's quite difficult to deny, however, how perfect they are for each other. Not only is Henry being pressured by his grandmother, Queen Mary, to fulfill necessary royal duties - even if it means ignoring his sexuality - but Alex himself is a political star on the rise. The more Alex and Henry sneak around, the more their feelings intensify, which is the absolute last thing they need.
As our two heroes are forced into damage control, an unlikely friendship-turned-romance blooms, leading Alex to think twice about his sexuality - and the implications of a risky relationship during a grueling re-election campaign for his mom. to attend a royal wedding, Alex accidentally pushes his rival Prince Henry into the wedding cake, kicking off a media frenzy that has people on both sides of the Atlantic worried about an international crisis, particularly Alex's mom Ellen (who's the POTUS, by the way). president - and his sister June travel to the U.K. When Alexander Claremont-Diaz - son of the U.S. How?Ĭasey McQuiston's debut novel Red, White & Royal Blue is a lighthearted, delectable combination of two of America's favorite pastimes: the British royals and politics, with just the right amount of scandal. Your purchase helps support NPR programming.
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