A review by efsimpkin
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

I haven’t yet checked other reviews but my main flaw with this book was that it felt like it wanted to be two different books. On one hand you’ve got two lovely romances (I so wished we had seen more of Art and Gabe, I feel like Bridget and Gwen got a lot more screen time) that aren’t given enough room to breathe. On the other hand you’ve got a fantasy-typical political intrigue that also doesn’t really make much sense until it suddenly does, catastrophically changing the tone of what had been a cute and hilarious book to something with teeth. 

I loved the glance of the epilogue we had and wish that would become a sequel, just to see how all the characters continue after the events of the book, but idk I feel like the marketing and cute cover and blurb completely missold me on this

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