Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ
4.3
Lex Croucher
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!"A total, rollicking delight. Gwen & Art gave me the same cheeky, swoony, giddy, irresistible high of the first time I saw A Knight’s Tale. Lex Croucher is one of my favorite romcom authors, and they should be yours, too." - Casey McQuiston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Kissed Shara WheelerHeartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other.They’re forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen's childhood diary and found confessions about her crush on the kingdom's only lady knight, Bridget Leclair.Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things heat up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her feet by her knight and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen's royal brother. Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is chock full of sword-fighting, found family, and romantic shenanigans destined to make readers fall in love."In this frivolous medieval romp of a queer rom-com, Lex Croucher toys with Arthurian legend to delightful effect." - Entertainment Weekly“Fun and genuinely funny, with lovely friendships and first-rate dialogue. Gwen and Art may not be in love, but I fell for both of them.” - Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Simon Snow trilogy“Gwen & Art Are Not in Love was exactly what I needed right now—a delightful, heart-warming, hilarious historical romp, overflowing with queer panic and terrible jokes. I loved it.” - Alice Oseman, New York Times bestselling author of the Heartstopper series
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Author
Lex Croucher
Pages
352
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2023-11-28
ISBN
1250847222 9781250847225
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"Characters didnt feel entirely fleshed out but the banter was good and felt natural. Didnt feel satisfied with then ending but the overall story as a whole was satisfying and the writing was good. Like, it was good it just didnt leave an impression. Also, they gave me vaguely poly vibes in the middle and i have no idea why"
Sarah
"Mc has endometriosis "
Abby
"Has found family, obviously lgbtq+, and great action. I absolutely loved this book. "
Kayla June
"oh my god i wish i could live in this book, with these characters"
catherine!!
"This was so cute!! I’m a queer person in my 30s and I swear if I read this as a teen I’d have come out to myself way earlier. I love that queer teens have this representation now 💕"
Sarah Figueras
"A really interesting take on history and romantic tropes. The best part of this was how it changed the entire “arranged marriage” trope by having the leads fall in love with different love interests. The romance aspect was also heartwarming and enjoyable, but I wish we got a few extra romantic scenes, it felt like we got too little page time with the love interests. Also, the dialogue was some of the best I read in a while. There was a bit of a tone shift in the last 50ish pages or so- there was a lot of war and battle(because medieval times were never good), but there was a happy ending at least. I recommend this for any queer romance fan and also alternate history fans."
Isabella Quinn
