A review by dragonlilly
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

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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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