Book Description 

They fell in love. They fought a great battle. And they won. Now, Camelot’s famous couples have fallen apart.

Newly crowned King Gabriel is having panic attacks in cupboards in-between council meetings. He can’t tell Arthur just how not okay he is—so he’s set him free, to find love with someone who can get through the day without breaking down.

Bridget has lost her spark for sparring, forfeiting again and again in the lists. When she’s invited to join Gabriel’s round table, she hopes it’ll be the change she needs. But trying to navigate the post-happily-ever-after reality of a relationship with Gwen, when Bridget no longer feels like the dashing knight Gwen fell in love with, feels impossible.

With the kingdom still reeling from an attempted uprising, and rumored sightings of the holy grail, the questing beast, and the green knight happening across the country, the gang depart on a PR tour destined for disaster. Can Gabriel be the king his country deserves? Can Bridget get her jousting groove back? And will they find their way back to the courtly love that once seemed fated?

In the much anticipated follow-up to Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, Gabriel and Bridget set out on a daring quest to put love back on the table.

My Review 

I thoroughly enjoyed Croucher’s adult romance novels as well as their previous forays into YA with queer takes on both Arthurian and Robin Hood stories. This book is a sequel to Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, and I highly recommend you begin with that book because otherwise this book will not make much sense. 

I can’t believe that Gwen and Art came out almost three years ago, but time flies when you’re having fun, I guess. In any event, it’s been awhile since I read the book, but I recall things ending on an optimistic note. 

This book, however, has the two couples spending most of the narrative broken up… hence the reference in the title to characters being “not okay.” 

I’m all for a little angst, but their perils felt extra heavy during these trying times. The issues were handled with sensitivity and it’s clear that they aren’t part of the plot to be sensationalistic, but the book was a bit of a downer. 

I would recommend Bridget & Gabe Are Not Okay, although I would like to include the caveat that this sequel isn’t as good as the first book in the series. Nonetheless, I am already looking forward to Croucher’s next book. 

I received a digital ARC of this book from St. Martin’s/NetGalley.