Reviews tagging 'Outing'

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

16 reviews

meliflowers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

Love a good rep for himbos!!

A well written book and a good story but it was a bit too predictable and cliché at times. I loved the characterisations and setting.

It's a good story but I couldn't really get into it or enjoy it as much as I'd hoped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Homophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Outing, Islamophobia, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization

theultimatebooknerd's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I just thought this book was a fun read with a flawed main character. I have a deeper analysis on the book which actually goes hand in hand with extra stuff the author put at the very end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Outing

adalinemccormick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

treereadingabook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Slavery

thecharnelraven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Outing

drasticpear's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

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

2.0

As we cross the threshold, I let slip my resolution for a single second and, like Lott’s wife turned to salt, glance over my shoulder to see if I can spot Percy. He’s right where he was before—on the fringes of the dance floor, but alone now, and looking at me in a way that suggests he’s been doing it for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Vomit

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Medical content, and Outing

a_bloom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

The writing is absolutely PHENOMENAL and so freaky funny. It's also heart reaching, but you can always kinda see it coming. It's technically a long book but something you could get through in a couple of days. 


<Spoiler>It also talks about a lot of interesting topics that were seen as taboo (although some of them aren't brought to a whole lot of detail considering the whole book is told from the perspective of a traumatized white teen boy who's an Earls son... But he slowly starts to learn, grow, and mature as he keeps ALMOST DYING.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Outing, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

thefightinside's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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

4.75

This is a beautiful book! It’s a lovely blend of English historical fiction and fantasy. With the LGBT+ inclusivity, I know that many young people will relate to these characters and develop empathy for those in different situations than their own, as the characters in the book do. This is the first book in a trilogy (and a novella), which makes it perfect for helping motivate my students to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Outing, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, Cursing, and Blood

vthecreature's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was great and not at all what I was expecting! I read this at the recommendation of a friend and went in knowing nothing. I’m glad for that, as it made certain plot twists so much more surprising and engaging

such as the coach robbery and the “pirate” abduction

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I also really liked the character development in this. With Monty being so unlikable and problematic in the beginning, I had little hope for him and was only consoled by the reactions of the people around him, which assured me that he’d learn his lesson someday.
I found the writing very gorgeous, especially whenever Monty described the scenery (very immersive) and his feelings for Percy (heartwarming!). The character voice for Monty was well done and had me laughing. 
I’m also very glad that

all the “good” characters in this got a happy ending. Sure, it’s probably not very historically accurate (as the author said in the epilogue) but I appreciated that.

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This book was very action-packed, which did feel a bit much but then again it probably wasn’t meant to be read in a single day… 
Some of the dialogue and characters’ behavior were unrealistic

like Bourbon’s cartoon villain moment at the end, Percy’s uncharacteristic denial of the Robles’ suspiciousness, and the “pirates” turning out to be extremely wholesome

but that’s probably appropriate for a young adult novel. Though I wouldn’t categorize it as YA myself, since there was a fair amount of sexual and violent content. This book also addressed several important issues such as racism, ableism, sexism, classism, etc. 
This book was clearly well planned, as certain tidbits from early in the story came into play later, which was great for the mystery aspect! I don’t know how to feel about the magical aspect though, since I had not been expecting it at all going into this. Also, the whole “misunderstanding between two people causes more drama than it should” trope knocked my rating down a bit.  
Still, this was overall a delightful read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Ableism, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Confinement, Medical content, Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Outing, Death of parent, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization

kaii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Slavery, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry