Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

41 reviews

theespressoedition's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and War

Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Murder, and Violence

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was so good!! I really enjoyed how sweet, funny and sarcastic all the characters are. Gwen and Art have been betrothed since toddlerhood, but on top of the fact that they hate each other, they each are playing for different teams. When they figure out each other’s secrets they work together to help each other catch the attention of the people they actually want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, War, Homophobia, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Medical content, and Misogyny

amanda_mh's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This is everything I needed in a story! It’s all about love, friendship and unexpectedly a little bit of kingdom politics. The characters are so real and my heart goes out to the main six 🥰  the writing is heart warming, tear jerking, while also being laugh out loud funny in different moments. 
 
🥰 It’s a  story of a princess betrothed to a boy , but the boy likes her brother, and the princess likes the only lady knight in the kingdom. 🏳️‍🌈 🧡🩷 💚💙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, War, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, and Gore

victoriapatella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! A good balance of humor and angst. I really wish we got to explore more of Arthur’s mental health, because it was clear he suffered through severe emotional abuse to the point of suicidal thoughts. The ending felt a bit rushed to me, too. I wish we got an emotional post-battle conversation between Gabe and Arthur, because they clearly still had a lot of stuff to talk through in order to pursue any kind of relationship. I also wish we got to know Bridget’s backstory a bit more! But, overall, I loved the dynamics between these characters—they were witty and lovable. Personally, I think this book would have been more suitable as a New Adult novel, but I still enjoyed it as a YA novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and Death

ella7211's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, War, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcoholism

sabernezumi's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, War, Homophobia, Violence, Lesbophobia, Death, and Outing

Minor: Murder, Vomit, and Death of parent

axel_p's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

Why was this so fucking good

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, War, Ableism, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

melist6's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia

emilywemily6's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a funny, queer, YA romance set in post-Medieval England. I laughed out loud a lot at these characters and the anachronisms kept things lighthearted and relateable. The energy is very queer, though things are pretty tame because it is a YA romance. Some of the things that moved the main plot of the book (beyond the romances) felt contrived/like the author was trying too hard, and the main plot twists were predictable. But overall this was a really enjoyable palate cleanser of a read and I could see how a younger person who is exploring their sexuality can gain a lot from reading a book like this, though in a lighthearted and not deep way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, War, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Classism, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief and Sexual content

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, War, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence