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voidature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
it’s disgusting to ship percy with monty and it’s gross that they still get together at the end given how monty treats him throughout the novel but especially in the beginning—because this is the monty percy would have been exposed to since they were boys. a monty who will say racist things to him when he gets upset, percy who is supposedly his best friend, and even despite that percy is so patient with him and has to *teach* him about racism even when monty barely makes an effort to understand or accept that he has a white savior complex.
monty went through a huge character growth arc, but percy didn’t have the same kind of growth, and monty went through that growth at the expense of percy’s dignity, being written with an illness, who was used as a prop for him. not to mention scipio’s crew, who were also used as props to help monty grow.
i have no idea how or why this book is so highly rated given the contents of it and how the author chooses to write her characters. and after reading the reviews and finding out she’s transphobic as well, i’m unsurprised to find that my gut feeling about this book reading the way it does is correct.
Graphic: Sexism, Alcohol, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Mental illness
katiehoneydew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts
komiification's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse and Racism
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug use and Homophobia
littlesnowcloud's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Death, Alcoholism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Racism, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Infidelity
sbbailey's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny
redroseses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Classism, Child abuse, and Death
Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, and Infidelity
treereadingabook's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Outing
Minor: Slavery
percys_panda_pillow_pet's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
In all seriousness, though, I was very glad to see such dedication within a book to make things historically accurate, including language, but also be such a fun book to read with both interesting characters and plotlines. I especially enjoyed the characters as they were all so carefully constructed and developed. I enjoyed the balance of the main character Monty's own issues, with his privilege as a white male aristocrat. It never felt overly self-flagellating in any direction, and he genuinely grew as a character as their journey went on.
I also really liked the balance of humor and seriousness. There were plenty of serious situations our group of characters found themselves in, however, there was also a lightheartedness that gave their adventure a sense of wonder. It felt true to how life can really be sometimes. I think my favorite bit of humor was when Monty accidentally flashed a great deal of upper society. I laughed so hard, I almost cried.
I have high hopes for the sequel, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, and hope Mackenzi Lee continues what great work she's done in The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse
magibeth's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Child abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Misogyny
psliz's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Biphobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Gun violence, Confinement, Blood, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Ableism
Minor: Torture and Death of parent