Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

240 reviews

batbaby's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book, it was one you go away from smiling. I loved that it had two main romance plots and also a side romance that you see glimpses of its development. I liked all of the main characters and animals 🥰 I liked that the fake-dating/blackmail plot point also went in a different direction that it usually does and was more as beard dating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

pixelpigeon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Jokes! Swords! TWO gay romances! What more could I ask for!

This book was HILARIOUS. Such a fun story and such sweet romances. Highly recommend.

My one criticism is that I thought the author was a little unfair to and hard on Gwendoline in making her a bit unlikable compared to the other characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Outing

allycereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail

sonatica's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really loved this book. It took a while for me to really get absorbed by it, but by the second half I just couldn‘t put it down. The characters are lovable but not without their flaws, and the story between them is bittersweet. I had not expected to root so much for their friendship in the end. Very lovely :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

levesc17's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.5

As an adult reader I thoroughly enjoyed this coming of age story— it does get quite tense at then end and I wanted an epilogue! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

winter_b's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A fun light read with some deeper and emotional themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Violence:

near the end there is an extended battle scene where there is explicit descriptions of the fighting and injuries

Death of a parent:

Arthur's mother died long ago before the start of the book and is mentioned, near the end of the book Gwen and Gabe's father dies "on screen" through explicit violence

music_teacher's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

ginalucia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

Gwen and Art are Not In Love is a sweet, thoughtful hug of a book that delivers the perfect balance of relationship-building with a seemingly low-stakes plot. 

In essence, it’s one of those slightly addictive stories that’s more about the characters than anything else, and that made it brilliant.

It’s filled with banter, amazing dialogue, characters that feel real, and while you know where the story is going, it’s not clear how you’ll get there. Which made it comforting but still entertaining.

Gwen and Art has an almost Disney-like quality. It’s fun, lighthearted, but with a message you know you're going to get to, and when you do, it’s going to hit hard.

For more reviews and book recommendations, check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ginaluciayt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

zarap's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War

singsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse