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libraryleopard · 1 year ago

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Queer medieval young adult rom com with influences from Arthurian mythology

Follows Gwen, the princess of England, and Arthur, the distant descendent of King Arthur, who have been engaged since they were children but can't stand each other

When Arthur comes to visit for the summer they realize they're both queer, the two make a pact to cover for each other and find an unlikely friendship growing between them while they grapple with separate budding romances and looming royal responsibilities

Gay, biracial Iranian/white main character; bisexual main character; Thai lesbian love interest with endometriosis (I think?); gay love interest; M/M romance; F/F romance

#i won an arc of this as it won't be released in the us for another couple months #alas while this should have been perfectly up my alley it fell kind of flat :(#it wasn't as funny as i was expecting and kind of slow-paced #also the ending felt like it belonged to a different book it got all serious #enjoyed the platonic partners-in-crime relationship between gwen and art #also not to be a history nerd but there was sooooooo much more the author could have done with arthur's mom being iranian #like it's not a very historically grounded book at all #but as as a history nerd i kept being like come on let's dig into the islamic influence on medieval europe #or differing attitudes towards gay men in europe and the middle east #i should write a longer review for goodreads but this was a bit of a let-down unfortunately #very very cute cover though!#gwen and art are not in love #books #lulu speaks #lulu reads #lulu reads gwen and art are not in love #lex croucher #2023 reads

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