F.T. Lukens

Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive. Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that he’s finally managed to (somewhat clumsily) behead the evil king (turns out magical swords yanked from bogs don’t come pre-sharpened), he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next. As a temporary safeguard, Arek’s best friend and mage, Matt, convinces him to assume the throne until the true heir can be rescued from her tower. Except that she’s dead. Now Arek is stuck as king, a role that comes with a magical catch: choose a spouse by your eighteenth birthday, or wither away into nothing. With his eighteenth birthday only three months away, and only Matt in on the secret, Arek embarks on a desperate bid to find a spouse to save his life—starting with his quest companions. But his attempts at wooing his friends go painfully and hilariously wrong…until he discovers that love might have been in front of him all along.

So This Is Ever After

Minnie Mazuera

"I still have no idea what you're talking about. You think you're making sense, but all I hear is babble about wooing and love stories." 

kait

This was so cute but so frustrating! I loved the side characters and I was really rooting for all of the relationships going on, which was a lot. I do wish the side characters had more depth because, although they are on the side, I feel like I need a book about these characters. I would have also liked a book before this one so we get to see the beginning of their mission or how or why they are sent on their quest. I feel like I would have really enjoyed this to have been turned into a trilogy and gotten so much more depth into this world.

Filipa Carvalho

akynn 

ariadna

i enjoyed it but the whole story is kinda.... meh

it is a great easy read with a lot of love and cuteness 

Floor van Heel 

Ahhh!! I loved this book! I totally understand what some of the reviews I saw meant when they said take Arthur and Merlin but gay. I would also like to add take a D&D campaign and make in LGBTQ.

The characters were amazing. I was constantly laughing at something someone was doing or saying. At the same time, I definitely almost cried during some parts toward the end. That being said, this is a VERY happy ending.

This is definitely going on my list of books to reread. It is awesome. Also I love that the focus isn't the fighting that normally comes with this genre. It deals with the aftermath that we rarely see.

Alex Landau

Ahhh!! I loved this book! I totally understand what some of the reviews I saw meant when they said take Arthur and Merlin but gay. I would also like to add take a D&D campaign and make in LGBTQ.

The characters were amazing. I was constantly laughing at something someone was doing or saying. At the same time, I definitely almost cried during some parts toward the end. That being said, this is a VERY happy ending.

This is definitely going on my list of books to reread. It is awesome. Also I love that the focus isn't the fighting that normally comes with this genre. It deals with the aftermath that we rarely see.

This was quirky, fun, and queer. It wasn't the most mind-blowing of stories, but it was the perfect book to just sit and read for a day or two. It reminded me of a lot of my favorite animated shows like She-Ra and The Legend of Vox Machina.

It's older YA to the core, and perfect for a summer day reading.

Mari

This was quirky, fun, and queer. It wasn't the most mind-blowing of stories, but it was the perfect book to just sit and read for a day or two. It reminded me of a lot of my favorite animated shows like She-Ra and The Legend of Vox Machina.

It's older YA to the core, and perfect for a summer day reading.

If only someone had warned me at the beginning the miscommunication/lack of communication trope lasted the whole book

Abby Williamson

mild spoiler

If only someone had warned me at the beginning the miscommunication/lack of communication trope lasted the whole book



I really liked the premise and the writing was rlly fun and easy to get into :)

Milo

henrique

I went into So This is Ever After with high expectations, mostly from the beautiful cover art because yes, you can judge a book by its cover. But I’m sad to say I was disappointed in many areas. In my opinion the plot wasn’t very well thought out and everything seemed to easy and convenient for the new king. Although the story is based on life after achieving one’s prophecy, a concept which is very much overused, attempting to put a spin on a common trope, I found that  at least for the first half of the book there were many elements missing due to this. They would reference events with no significance to us because we didn’t witness them, they would try to create moments between characters to show their relationships developing which truthfully should have happened during their prophesied trip and made no sense that they were only happening now, and I just thought the author did not handle that well. 
<spoiler> He sighed. “King Arek the Kind,” he whispered. I huffed. “For you, I’d be anything.”  I found the love story between Matt and Arek severely painful to watch. It was made blatantly obvious to us readers that they were in love all the time, and time and time again they neglected to see the most obvious signs of this, with the author coming up with the most honestly stupid excuses ever. It made no sense that they couldn’t see it, this was a trope that was not at all well handled and put me massively off their romance when I had such high expectations of heartwarming moments from them. Instead all we got is a few pages of Matt leaving for no reason so a time jump could be justified and he could come in at the last possible moment in the most cliche way and fix all the worlds problems. I wish the author would have handled these stories with more care and taken the time to carefully craft their romance in a convincing and meaningful way. I wish I could
give this book the 5 stars I had initially projected, but I’m pained to say I can’t, I’m sorry. </spoiler>
After all this I would still wager a chance and read another book intuís series if there ever were one, assuming the writer takes the time to carefully craft the storyline and fixes all the problems of the first book, otherwise to me there’s no point. Thank you for creating these characters and this story, but I’m sorry to say I was very disappointed.

Alex

Listen I know I keep giving books 5 stars very easily but its hard not to okay. This book moved me so much and brought many frustrated emotions. Its a perfect romcom with plenty pining and dumb oblivious idiots. This book really keeps you at the edge of your seat at one point. Definitely a new cofort read. 
The characters are all so fun to read about and all very special in their own way. They get introduced in a great way too and the worldbuilding of this story is great too. Overal I loved it!!
And yes there is a fade to black scene which I was dissapointed by even tho I knew this was young adult, sometimes I just need a bit of spice in my life okay.

Azaura A

3.8 stars

funny, ironic, cute and nostalgic

would it have taken one (1) conversation between matt and arek to fix literally 

of their problems. yes, but i forgive them and i love them. the most oblivious himbos to ever exist.

would it have taken one (1) conversation between matt and arek to fix literally all of their problems. yes, but i forgive them and i love them. the most oblivious himbos to ever exist.

Ūla Šalengaitė

Friends to Lovers, Miscommunication trope, Fantasy Romcom

Labai miela, bet erzinanti knyga.
Man nepatinka miscommunication, bet ši knyga tiesiog nubloškė su miscommunication lygiu. Jei nebūtų tiek daug nesusipratimų tarp dviejų pagrindinių veikėjų, būčiau davusi švarias penkias žvaigždutes. O nekreipiant dėmesio į tai, labai miela, juokinga, pilna draugystės ir ištikimybės istorija. Labai patiko, kad kone visi veikėjai yra bisexual/pansexual. Non-binary representation at it's finest too. 
Kaip B lygio anglų kalbą mokančiai, nemažai žodžių reikėjo "pasigūglint". O šiaip, visi veikėjai unikalūs, draugiįki, padedantys, nenubluke. Lengvai įsivaizduojami.

riven

** spoiler alert **
           This is one of those books that I borrowed and read, and now I’m buying it so I can read it multiple times over. 

I fell in love with all of the characters right from the get go. It’s a perfect book for fans of the Carry On trilogy and the Six of Crows Duology. F.T Lukens has very quickly become a favorite author of mine and I am beyond excited to read more! 
The humor made it all the more interesting, along with the edge of your seat moments and the frustration with Arek trying to find his soul mate. 
A perfect ending and an even more perfect read.

Lillith savage

Heidi Shelton

Margaret McFarlane

this is that kind of YA that is for like actual teenagers. still a good time tho

Caitlin Couch

While I loved the premise of this book, it read just like a fanfic. Dropping into the "end" of the story to begin a new one is such an intriguing idea, but the lack of character development made it hard to be invested in or care about anything the characters did.

Latitude Tamarind

Okay so first of all. THIS COVER ART. I’m SO in love with it. This is like. A More Adult version of CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell? It’s a slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance. The vibes are HORNY. Is it written well? NO. Is it written fun? YES. It’s basically like if you were reading someone else’s D&D adventure, which is GREAT.

Four stars. Great read. Thanks to NetGalley etc etc.

3.75

it was a nice read. a romcom in a fantasy world is a lovely concept

keith

incredibly adorable!! definitely pick up if you’re looking for a quick, sweet queer read! 🥰 (look up TW tho ofc!)

Sheena

Cute but nothing stood out. The humor, narration, friendship, obliviously in love main characters and representation (LGBTQIA/polyamorous) were there but I was expecting more fantasy, world-building, adventure… hell even plot! It was very minimal. Also I would have loved to see how the great assembly of characters joined together and the crazy scenarios they found themselves in while in their conquest to fulfill the prophecy.

All in all, not a terrible read. This novel fairly reminded me of TJ Klune’s style of writing/characters, so obviously I will keep this author in my radar for future reads.

Farid Martínez Yd

The whole miscommunication thing is always annoying in any book, but when you have it from literally chapter 1 up to almost the last one it becomes insufferable. 
I don’t know how I managed to finish this one, but I finally did.

So This Is Ever After

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