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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

241 reviews

katie0528's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A fun adventure following Monty, the rakeish bisexual son of a lord, his younger sister Felicity, who wishes to become a physician, and Percy, Monty's Black best friend who he is desperately in love with. The trio set out on a Grand Tour of Europe but it doesn't take Monty to make an enemy of one of the most powerful men in France who chases them across the continent. There are touches of magic in this novel which I didn't expect at first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Classism, Biphobia, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Self harm, Colonisation, Medical content, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

colloreda's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Chronic illness, Blood, and Death of parent

alyssamayreads's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

disnelyse's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Racism

nyctophilic_novelist's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Homophobia

cleansky7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Slavery

sam_gartley91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well loved the themes of this book. But for some reason I thought there would be more of a focus on the romance in the book but so much adventure happened! Love that just didn’t expect it haha I guess I miss read it. Monty was a lot but really showed growth through out and has skills it’s just charming people and appearing dumb! Loved Percy and excited to read Felicity’s book. The setting and the light fantasy elements were nice. Want to know what happens next between Monty and Percy! That cannon blow was just plan mean! Anyway found this via the vibes search you can do with similar books you’ve liked. Definitely will do that again! And did this as such a fun buddy read, can’t wait to do another!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Slavery, Medical content, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Classism

lou_loo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It was a re-read for me. I had first read it 3-4 years ago. I decided to re-read it for the nostalgia since I loved it so much when I was younger. What I didn't expect was to enjoy it just as much, if not more. The characters are great, well-written and fun, Monty has a serious character development and seeing him evolve was so cool. The plot of the story is captivating, and it's quite an adventure. Our trio makes such a nice team and seeing them together, with their differences and relationships is amazing. 
Overall super cool book, I would recommend it to anyone interested in a fun adventurous story occurring in XVIIIth century Europe, with some stakes (but not too high). It's an overall lighthearted read which can be read fast but will still touch your heart because of the characters and their personalities.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Police brutality, Vomit, and Racism

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked the premise of the book. I especially enjoyed how much research the author put in to telling the story. At times the story dragged and felt like it was repeating itself. Overall an enjoyable and mostly lighthearted read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Medical content, Chronic illness, Classism, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Cursing, Death, Grief, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization

booksbagsandbadideas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I actually borrowed the audiobook accidentally and decided to listen since I had it. Despite the unintentional nature of picking this book, I did enjoy it! 

 

Throughout the book, Monty reminds you with distressing frequency that he’s a spoiled brat though he starts showing his redeeming features the further you go. 

 

At no point did I predict the next odd assortment of people they would meet as quirky characters seemed to pop out of the woodwork around them. 

 

I was pretty far along in the book when I realized that there are sequels and I look forward to checking them out to learn more about some of the other characters beyond Monty. Percy continued to be my favorite throughout the book and Felicity crept up there as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Racism

Minor: Vomit and Slavery