Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is a reimagining of the Arthur and Guinevere story with a LGBTQ twist set in mythical Camelot. The book follows the story of Arthur Delacey and Princess Gwendoline, who are betrothed but despise each other. Forced to spend the summer together before their impending nuptials, the pair navigates through a summer filled with simmering romance, jousting, and running off to secret medieval clubs. The plot includes dual romances, strong character growth, and exploration of important issues like PCOS and women's period pains. The writing style is described as witty, heartwarming, and humorous, with well-developed characters and a fast-paced but not rushed storyline.
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Has Romance?
The novel features significant romantic elements with both sapphic and mlm relationships, making romance a central aspect of the story.
From The Publisher:
"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 Wheeler
Heartstopper 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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4 ⭐️
This was very cute! Surprisingly well written! I was expecting YA slop that was still entertaining but this has a good plot and great characters. The last 30% had me HOOKED. This is what Red, White, and Royal Blue should’ve been.
At first I was confused on why Arthur and Gwen had so much banter, but this book is as much about friendship as it is about romantic relationships. It reads more like a historical fantasy coming-of-age book rather than a romance. There was actually decently fleshed out politics and squabbles and betrayals. Maybe I had my expectations set too low but this was shockingly good!
I don’t even like historical romance. It usually is just depressing but despite this being about LGBTQ+ characters in medieval England, it is upbeat and optimistic.
I love Arthur. He’s so stupid and that's awesome!
WHAT A TREAT. This is adorable, sweet, funny, witty, well written. I've never really been into historical settings, but this was really very sweet. I really had a fun time reading it, especially with how well written the dialogue was. I love the characters, and how they're developed.
Fun :)
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