So This Is Ever After

This is exactly the book I want and didn’t know I needed. So This is Ever After is a queer YA fantasy romcom that delivers the right amount of charm and angst that just hit me in the feels. Arek has completed the prophecy and defeated the evil king. Now what? He suddenly finds himself king, in a throne he never wanted, and also apparently must find his soulmate before he turns 18 (in 3 months) or else he dies. What comes next are a series of laughable and hilarious attempts at wooing his friends who originally joined him on his prophecy-fulfilling journey when the person he truly wants is just unreachably right there beside him.FT Lukens has somehow written a funny, quirky romantic comedy in a high fantasy setting, during what should have already been the happily ever after. I appreciated how queer it is and how unbound the story is by gender norms. I loved Arek and Matt, and how they are completely blinded by their love for each other. Normally, I would find this type of pining and obliviousness annoying, but FT Lukens made it completely charming and (shall I say it?) swoon-worthy. Around them are a cast of characters that are just as lovable and delightful. This book just brought me a lot of joy.So This is Ever After is a joyful and heartfelt fantasy romcom that will make you swoon.

This was one of the cutest things I have read. I know some people might find the relationship between the two annoying or aggravating. But for me I just found it ridiculously cute and some what relatable. That what if, denial, and fear of weather or not someone who is your best friend could be more. Or if saying your feeling aloud would ruin your friend ship or not. Those are very normal and confusing feelings.I loved how every time he tried to follow the journal with one of their other friends it happened with Matt.The only thing I don't think I was a fan of in this book was the constant talk of inappropriate boners. which is why it was hard to pick between a 4 star and 3 star. I am choosing to just ignore that and go with how much I fangirled and sometime got emotional over the relationship between the two main characters.

My daughter and I read this together and we both enjoyed the humor and lighthearted tone. The characters are fun and complex and flawed and loyal and generous and forgiving and just generally lovely. We both also appreciated how homophobia didn’t seem to exist in this kingdom—it was a glimpse of what it would be like if one’s sexuality were a non-issue. And that was refreshing and lovely too.Overall this is a fun, exciting, and endearing story. If you like fantasy stories with magic and romance, definitely read this.

Can we discuss this gorgeous cover?! It might be the prettiest on my shelf! This book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and it did not disappoint one bit! A Romantasy friends to lovers rom com with so much wonderful humor and LGBTQIA+ representation, I was all in after one chapter. I definitely get Merlin (the tv series) vibes if Arthur and Merlin finally fell in love like we wanted them to! What makes this book different? Unique? Besides all of the above this story starts at the end of the quest, which leaves our characters asking themselves how to live their happily ever after on a their world is flipped upside down and they have lives that resemble nothing of the past! I literally can’t recommend this book enough, gtg ordering everything FT Lukens has ever written and sending a copy of this book to my friends & fam who will finally see themselves in a book! The narration by @kevinrfree was WONDERFUL!

I thought this was cute, but the pacing felt odd to me. At times it felt rushed then at others it felt like it dragged. I found the main character kind of irritating. I did like the society where one could pursue any gender without stigma was a neat premise.

Good story but took me a while to get into the characters.

This book was so much fun. A cute rom-com meets fantasy novel. Light on the fantasy aspects. There wasn’t a million unpronounceable names or locations. While there is a small bit of world building it’s not exhausting or daunting to get through. There is magic, a bit of action and a lot of love.I like that the story picks up AFTER all the adventuring. The characters are all so loveable, and Arek made me lol-out loud more times than I can count.I was a bit disappointed in just how long it takes for the love interests to actually declare/admit feelings and how there’s not really any story after that.But seriously, this was a sweet fun read.

I read it in one day and cried through the second half. So many good characters, so funny and heartfelt. What does happen after the final battle? There’s still work to do.

Los personajes me matan de la risa con sus ocurrencias. Me encanta que el grupo de amigos se quedo para ayudar al protagonista después de haber derrotado al malvado.

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I absolutely loved this book. The group of heroes reminds me of my friends and just how comical we are together. It's very relatable and oh, the sarcasm is excellent.This book brings the characters to life at the end of an epic quest to save the world, but it still has twists and turns. After all, what do you do after killing the evil king and taking his crown?

The story was really fun and enjoyable, despite being quite predictable. But that's what I like about this book - I wanted a good, saving-the-princess, chaotic-friends-circle, quest-goes-wrong-but-at-least-theres-wine, childhood-friends-to-lovers, idiots-falling-in-love, mutual-pinning, but-they-are-too-stupid-to-notice rom-com and I got EXACTLY THAT. The jokes were delivered well, the angst was really good written, the mutual pining? Chef's kiss. I love those doofoses. F.T.Lukens absolutely bought be with their writing and I have already preordered their new book, so... I believe that says a lot. Highly recommended for people who like slow burns!

Normalerweise mag ich Verweise auf andere Autoren nicht, aber hier kann ich die Werbung "Rainbow Rowell meets the Arthurian Tale" zu 1000% unterstreichen. Arek und Matt sind einfach Simon und Baz in Camelot. Ihre Art, ihre Beziehung, ihre Sprüche... und ihre Freunde. Ich mag diese "und was passiert nach dem Ever After" Geschichten wirklich sehr. Arek ist der Chosen One, köpft den Evil Wizard (die Anfangsszzene hatte mich auf Anhieb) und nun isser König. Ups, lies das Kleingedruckte, Doofus. Nicht nur dass er keine Ahnung hat wie man König ist, nein, er muss bis zu seinem 18. Geburtstag auch noch seine Seele an eine/n Partner/in binden. Und so geht das Chaos los, obwohl wir Leser direkt wissen wer dieser Partner sein wird. Höchst unterhaltsam und leider viel zu schnell fertig gelesen, kann ich SO THIS IS EVER AFTER jedem empfehlen der Märchen, Fantasy und etwas rotzige Charaktere mag.