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Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history. It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other. They’re forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run-up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy, and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen's childhood diary and found confessions about her crush on the kingdom's only lady knight, Bridget Leclair. Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, Gwen and Art make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things heat up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her feet by her knight, and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen's royal brother. Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is chock full of sword-fighting, found family, and romantic shenanigans destined to make readers fall in love.
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From now on, when people ask me what my favorite books are, Gwen and Art Are Not In Love, will be included.
I absolutely loved this book. I didn't want to put it down and thought about it whenever I wasn't reading. Each of the characters were loveable, in their own right, and I thought the character development was natural. The story and plot were exciting and never fell too stagnant.
If you want absolutely no inkling of spoilers, stop reading here.
I had expected the book to feel like Gwen's story, but it felt more like Arthur's, even though we got both characters POV's. This isn't a criticism or a bad thing, just a fun observation. There was a plot point that I called, fairly early in the book, but it didn't take away from the story. There was a thread woven into the story that I feel I should have seen earlier, but didn't, and it didn't hit me until the very last sentence. That was quite fun.
It's only February, but I imagine this being a favorite of the year.
0Haven't even finished this book yet and I wanted to write my review already. This book is so delightful!
Blurbs I would write if I was an author:
"Highly captivating from the first page"
"Lovely, funny, scintillating"
"Made me believe in love again"
Seriously one of the most entertaining books I have ever read and I haven't even finished the story yet. I seriously do not want to stop talking about this book.
Will update when finished!!
Update after finishing:
Literally the best book I have read so far this year. This is five stars, first-rate, blue-chip, the holy grail of books. I was so impressed with this book and the author. I am so excited to read more by this author.
The romance was light and fun, but also explored some heavier elements. I am a fan of all the relationships in the book.
This book is super sweet, delightful, but also pulls at your heartstrings.
Thank you so much NetGalley and Wednesday Books for a copy of this. It was amazing!!!
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