Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

227 reviews

ekgranstro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

violet_viper'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

justinareads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent

frenchpants's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexism

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

This was fun and cute! I liked the alternate history sort of thing the author did with England and Arthurian legends and that

the main characters find love letters between King Arthur and Lancelot because hi hello QUEER PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE?!

 
Anyway, Arthur is babygirl and I’m also in love with Bridget (how can you not be) and I loved the cat! Books should have more orange cats in them. 

I do have to wonder why sexism and homophobia and religious bigotry exist in this book but racism doesn’t? The main male character is brown and the female love interest is also brown but no one objects to them being nobles? Idk, there should have been more thought put into that. Seems like a weird thing to gloss over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

enbae's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.25

A really good, fun read. A medieval courting story about Camelot's heirs turned queer.
I found the pacing a bit slow, until the end - it seemed a little too fast by then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

briely's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

Art’s narration was way too over the top, so I ended up reading the physical book for those chapters and listening to Gwen’s. Overall fun and silly, but the ending was so sudden it felt like whiplash.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

bootrat'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

Another excellent book by Lex Croucher! I've loved all their books so far, but this is probably my favourite. All the characters were excellent, and I was rooting for all the relationships. The end felt a little rushed, but I've felt that with all of Lex's books so I think that's a me thing and I know to expect it now so it doesn't lose anything for that. I definitely recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Homophobia

forestfloor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

This was such a fun read! More than anything, I really enjoyed the humour in this book. However, the exploration of different relationships (platonic, familial, romantic, found family) was also really good.

These characters are a bunch of disasters (affectionate), Gwen and Art especially are very messy at in the beginning. 

Overall a very enjoyable light and cozy read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

defunctfridge's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Death of parent