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A review by flightyreads
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Note: I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book was like a breath of fresh air in the YA fiction world. It is so refreshing to read “forbidden” love stories that are explicitly not heterosexual. Often, LGBT+ books are written for more mature audiences due to social stigmas, but Croucher does an excellent job at keeping this book age-appropriate without doubting the reader’s intelligence.
The characters were often easy to love. I personally struggled with Gwen and had to keep reminding myself that the teenage girl was indeed acting like a teenage girl, but since the book splits the narrative it was much easier to handle. Bridget especially was awesome to read, as her cool maturity was a balm to the frequent teenage hormones.
I would recommend this as a relatively easy read for those who enjoy wlw and mlm relationships in fiction, especially historical.
This book was like a breath of fresh air in the YA fiction world. It is so refreshing to read “forbidden” love stories that are explicitly not heterosexual. Often, LGBT+ books are written for more mature audiences due to social stigmas, but Croucher does an excellent job at keeping this book age-appropriate without doubting the reader’s intelligence.
The characters were often easy to love. I personally struggled with Gwen and had to keep reminding myself that the teenage girl was indeed acting like a teenage girl, but since the book splits the narrative it was much easier to handle. Bridget especially was awesome to read, as her cool maturity was a balm to the frequent teenage hormones.
I would recommend this as a relatively easy read for those who enjoy wlw and mlm relationships in fiction, especially historical.