A review by trinityb2021
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

4.0

4 ⭐️

This was very cute! Surprisingly well written! I was expecting YA slop that was still entertaining but this has a good plot and great characters. The last 30% had me HOOKED. This is what Red, White, and Royal Blue should’ve been.

At first I was confused on why Arthur and Gwen had so much banter, but this book is as much about friendship as it is about romantic relationships. It reads more like a historical fantasy coming-of-age book rather than a romance. There was actually decently fleshed out politics and squabbles and betrayals. Maybe I had my expectations set too low but this was shockingly good!

I don’t even like historical romance. It usually is just depressing but despite this being about LGBTQ+ characters in medieval England, it is upbeat and optimistic.

I love Arthur. He’s so stupid and that's awesome!