Mediocre at best. Very similar to a lot of other young adult books with nothing to distinguish it. Characters are not very interesting and it was difficult to be invested in them.

Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

I really enjoy the titles in Bloomsbury's If Only... series, so I was of course looking forward to this next one even though I'm worn out on politics. I guess you could say I was cautiously optimistic. I liked Katie's character. She's a little sheltered and naive, most likely due to her lack of a normal childhood as the daughter of a politician. I liked her growth from the beginning to the end of the book. Drew is new to the world of politics, and I enjoyed their differences and how they sort of taught each other things about life. Unfortunately, the parents in this book suck and I'm really tired of YA books having either non-existent or sucky parents. I love good family dynamics, and that wasn't the case in this book.

But overall, I think this was a cute and fun story. I think it would be good for maybe slightly younger teens who are looking for a fluffy romance. It reads like a movie, and I found it to be nice, quick, and easy to get into,

Katie and Drew find themselves immersed in the political world, due to their parents each running for office. Katie is full-fledged Republican and comes across as very socially awkward and so very naive. Her world revolves around politics and although seems much younger than her 16 years, she is kind of stuffy and clueless, yet also endearing. Drew the Democrat couldn't care less about all the appearance and interviews. His style is very carefree, as is his attitude and he saved the story, for me. He's very likable.

Although there is some attraction, I liked that a solid friendship is what really develops between these two. The ingredients are there for a volatile opposites-attract story, but it was a sweet treat.

Content: mild romance (kissing, some light innuendo)

I unfortunately was not able to read this book. I was excited when ever I had chosen to download or pick this book up on Netgalley. However, time moves by so quickly and I never got to read it.

Katie and Drew are two teens who have something in common: both have a parent who are in the race for becoming President of the United States. Katie's father is running for the republican party. while Drew's mom fights for the democratic race to the White House. At firsthand, the two don't know each other, while they live in the same small town. That changes when both teens are invited at the same time to do an interview about their parents at a morning talk show. Because their parents are running for opposite parties, this feeling drums through in the feelings of Katie and Drew, but a spark flies over between them that changes everything.

There are some troubles though, as their parents are of course not happy with them dating. The whole country is taking sides between the president nominee fight between their parents, and some scandals and pictures leak out which isn't of much help for Katie and Drew. Will it be possible for them to love the person they are supposed to hate?

I am a big fan of the If Only series so I started to read Red Girl, Blue Boy as soon as I could as the fun cover made me curious for the story inside! The story switches every chapter from Katie to Drew's point of view, and in this book this works just perfect! The characters of Katie and Drew where so much fun. They contrast each other just perfect. The drama and the romance in the story was very entertaining, it was a nice alternation and variety between the two and this kept it an interesting read. .

Red Girl. Blue Boy is the fifth book in the If Only series by Bloomsbury and I can say that it is another great addition to it. It is a fun and light read (which I happen to be a big fan of) full of nice drama and teen romance in the midst of their parents presidential nominee campaing. I enjoyed reading it and can only say, don't miss out on this one!