aww i really liked this!

so i really liked the mix of different characters in this story: gwen, art, sidney, gabe, bridget, and agnes were such a fun cast and the different conversations and interactions between them really was the heart of this novel. shout=out to gwen and art's hate-to-close friends arc; watching them go from haters to close friends was really nice and i thought it a natural progression. the banter in this story was so funny like the conversations would be so unserious sometimes. each character had their own distinctive personality as well which is always a plus.

the plot was interesting as well. i'm gonna be so honest i had NO IDEA what the politics were so that last battle was like...hmm...so that's not...well. like i had no idea who was like beefing with who.

the romances were so sweet like gwen being so giddy over bridget and arthur starting to feel a little more than  normal for gabe was cute! i just wish the ending was longer so we could've have more time with the characters truly coupled up.

overall i enjoyed this! a queer arthurian retelling romcom and it delivered for me. very fun and honestly if the author was like gonna write an adult version of this i would eat that shit up! i liked this a lot.

thank you to netgalley and st martin's press for the arc!

also i reviewed this before the boycott of smp! i stand with the boycotters