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Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

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themdash's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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chrismap's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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lovosii's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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sydneyandherbookss's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The idea is cute, but Gwen and Art are insufferable most of the time and I was given absolutely no reason to root for the two relationships because they felt so surface level. Very little plot until suddenly a lot of plot at the end.
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laurajeangrace's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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readingpicnic's review

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5.0

I adored them all. Incredible and hilarious audiobook narration with just the right amount of sass for the delivery of Gwen and Arthur’s incredulance towards each other. And the gay romances for each of them were so cuuute, GAH! I don’t usually pay much attention to the politics in books, but they were pretty interesting to me in this one. Wholeheartedly recommend to any former or present BBC Merlin enjoyers.
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readingizbiz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The book. felt disjointed at times. It was a good easy read for after long days of work. But nothing ever felt fully flushed out. Ending felt rushed. The humor and relationships were fun (although Arthur/Gabriel could’ve used some more time forming and following that plot). The big reasoning for the build up wasn’t even a secondary plot but felt like the 6th plot that had a major part at the end but nothing really building it throughout in a way that was meaningful. It was an alright book all in all. Fun to read with medieval ambiance playing. Good ole gay love! Gwen/Bridget story line was good but also could’ve used some more time. Gwen/Arthur relationship felt like the only full and complete story line that was fully fleshed out. 
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phoebeeeexxx's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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dragonlilly's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

This story was actually so fun, with characters that get more interesting and enjoyable as the story goes on. I loved the humor between Arthur and Sidney from the start and the audiobook narrator excels at the dialogue and banter, which is most of the story, making the audiobook a good choice. The romance is cute and a there are a lot of funny scenes, but there's a lot more than just romance, and I felt the growing friendship within the story very heartwarming and lovely. We get a really sweet group of friends by the end of the story who have gone through a heck ton of stuff together, including some tragic things, and it all makes sense because of the story's setting. Even the misunderstanding, which I still wasn't a fan of as a general thing, at least made sense within the politics of the story. 

The book was written great, and fit the genre and humor very well. I also thought the period discussion when a character experiences a very painful period that makes her almost faint was very notable to me and really cool representation. It addressed the lack of attention by doctors in a way that made sense for the time and setting, but can also parallel to how the modern day isn't much different within the realm of women's health. A super fun and generally lighthearted story, but with a pretty big dark section at the end, and some sad bits throughout but with a inspiring discussion on figuring out what you want in life, allowing yourself to accept that you want it, and then taking the action to achieve it.  
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allycereadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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