Reviews tagging 'War'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

173 reviews

edamamebean's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I really enjoyed the characters and I think that’s what kept me reading past the hundred-page mark, but honestly wtf was that plot? I really wish the stakes had been slowly raised over the course of the book instead of just getting a few hints here and there while the characters bonded for 300 pages and then all of a sudden getting smacked across the face with a plot in the last 100 pages. And after all of the time spent developing the relationships between the characters, I still didn’t feel like the relationships were as compelling as they should have been. What I’m trying to say is that I think this story could’ve been done better in far less pages. Also, one of the characters is set up to very clearly have an alcohol problem, which is addressed many times throughout the first half but then just resolves itself without any sort of self-realization or conflict? Still, the characters themselves are charming enough to save the book from a worse rating from me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, and War

dananana's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and War

gmat's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, War, and Violence

_oo_'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, War, Death of parent, Blood, Homophobia, Vomit, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

alyssancoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I really liked this! I thought it was well done and very cute. I don't typically enjoy historical romances unless they are queer and this definitely was!
I loved all of the characters and I ate up Gwen and Bridget's romance, but I was not feeling the love from Art and Gabe. Art was such a funny character and I think his POV added a lot to the story. I liked Gabe as a character and could relate to his struggle. But I didn't understand why they might like each other... at least as anything more than friends. They were complimentary, but not compatible. I think they brought out good qualities in each other but didn't have a ton of chemistry. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, War, and Death of parent

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book so so much!!! The romances were so cute and well written and the plot too!! 
The twists and turns this story had?!?!? Also it was so funny xD 
A cute queer camelot romcom! xD 
Would 100% recommend! 

The only thing that threw me of a bit in the beginning was the modern language, because the book plays in medieval times, but I got used to it quickly.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Death of parent, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, War, Homophobia, Blood, and Gore

ekmoore11's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Blood, and Sexism

alizirrah's review

adventurous 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

4.75

This was very fun - excellent prose, entertaining characters that I found myself invested in, good banter and pacing. The romance (and friendship!) between the characters was very cute. I think Gabriel was probably my favorite - I always wanted even more of him interacting with Arthur, and really enjoyed his internal conflict and complexity. (I also found the anachronistic language and occasional modern meme reference to be fun and charming, but I also love things like A Knight's Tale and the Locked Tomb series, so your mileage may vary there.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Cursing, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Vomit, War, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, and Gore

pey333's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, Blood, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Vomit