Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

31 reviews

vagaybond's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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I mean to be clear some bad stuff happens but mostly I feel love for my gays

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

On page murder of the father of two main characters in a battle scene near the end.

There's some internalized homophobia in Gabe that he sort of extends to his sister, but it's acknowledged as projection and is something he works through.

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book was so good!! I really enjoyed how sweet, funny and sarcastic all the characters are. Gwen and Art have been betrothed since toddlerhood, but on top of the fact that they hate each other, they each are playing for different teams. When they figure out each other’s secrets they work together to help each other catch the attention of the people they actually want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

alyssajp's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

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

This was so delightful. Great character development, and lots of relationship building--romantic and platonic and familial.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit and Medical content

amanda_mh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This is everything I needed in a story! It’s all about love, friendship and unexpectedly a little bit of kingdom politics. The characters are so real and my heart goes out to the main six 🥰  the writing is heart warming, tear jerking, while also being laugh out loud funny in different moments. 
 
🥰 It’s a  story of a princess betrothed to a boy , but the boy likes her brother, and the princess likes the only lady knight in the kingdom. 🏳️‍🌈 🧡🩷 💚💙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

axel_p's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

Why was this so fucking good

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia

emilywemily6's review against another edition

funny 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

4.0

This was a funny, queer, YA romance set in post-Medieval England. I laughed out loud a lot at these characters and the anachronisms kept things lighthearted and relateable. The energy is very queer, though things are pretty tame because it is a YA romance. Some of the things that moved the main plot of the book (beyond the romances) felt contrived/like the author was trying too hard, and the main plot twists were predictable. But overall this was a really enjoyable palate cleanser of a read and I could see how a younger person who is exploring their sexuality can gain a lot from reading a book like this, though in a lighthearted and not deep way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Grief

savreads28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

**Big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review eARC**

This was real cute. I'm not the biggest historical fiction reader, but this queer Arthurian reimagining with just the most delightful cast of characters had just enough magic and fantasy vibes to keep me hooked start to finish. The whole ensemble cast is wonderfully written. The banter? Amazing. I loved them all from the jump. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is a masterclass in how to write all the kinds of representation. (The scene where

Gwen sticks up for Bridget when her pelvic pain is dismissed by the royal physician

??? My heart is healed even if my uterus isn't.) While I agree with many of the reviews that the latter 30ish% is a major tone shift and a bit jarring, it didn't impact my enjoyment of this book, especially since I'm much more of a fantasy reader than a romcom reader. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail