A review by kj468
Presidential Chaos by Saxon James

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I binged all three Frat Wars books in a little less than five days. I absolutely recommend all of them (and read them in order, I think you'll regret it if you don't!). These books are fun and spicy and sweet; not as douchy as they look (although they're not NOT douchy either, lol). I love getting to see the main characters in other books, and each book ends with a (slight spoiler, no specifics)
chapter taking place at their reunion. I love how these three chapters piece together across the books and the reader gets to learn about what each couple is up to in the future.
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Presidential Chaos was easily my favorite book of the trilogy (no shade to the others, I loved them too!!). This one is just so AHHHHH, I can't contain myself. I know it's a book I'll reread plenty of times. 

A few of my favorite things about Presidential Chaos:
  • THE PINING. SO MUCH PINING. ALL THE PINING. And they're happy in the end, so don't worry. Just enjoy the ride AND THE PINING.
  • As the third book, there is some plot across the Frat Wars trilogy that has been brewing & comes to a head in this book. I love how supportive all the frat brothers are, not just within their own frat, but the way all of Greek Row band together to support Kappa when they get in a tough spot. Sigma is especially supportive of Kappa & it's so great to see the friendships form & grow, even while Kappa and Sigma's rivalry continues.
  • I love Zeke and Charles's dynamic. Zeke loves riling Charles up & adores how cute Charles is when he's pissy. It has the slightly immature flirting style of pigtail pulling on the playground, but it's done in such a cute and fun way. 
  • Charles's character growth is particularly great. It's clear from early on in the book he's not thrilled about his future & I loved reading about his journey to making future plans he's excited about.
  • HOODIE THIEF. Such a good trope, GAH. Charles deserves to live in Zeke's hoodies, and Zeke clearly agrees.
  • Absolutely check out the bonus scene (through Saxon James' newsletter) of the very first Hush Hush meeting. It's a great bonus scene :) 

representation: MLM, bi MCs (skewing towards male preference), queer side characters
pov: dual first person
tropes: PINING, rivals to rivals with benefits to friends with benefits to lovers, FWB, secret hookups

rating subscales:
funny: 3
ease: 5
spice: 4.5
plot: 5
overall: 5