A review by edamamebean
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

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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