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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
74 reviews
aexileigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racism, Classism, Death, and Death of parent
pitchblackkoi'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Child abuse, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Ableism
izzybell'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
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, and Ableism
Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism
Minor: Slavery and Sexual content
leonormsousa'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, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Trafficking, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Blood, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
thefightinside'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
4.75
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
- 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
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
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
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!
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
- 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
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
yashe96'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Blood and Biphobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death
gemstonejasper'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
4.75
There were times when, along with Percy and Felicity, I got really annoyed or even angry with Monty. But I think that was the point. Monty is a flawed character and throughout the book he grows and develops. I think it's actually cool that the author took the risk of starting out with a main character that I didn't actually like as a person. I thought he was funny and I felt empathy for him. But I thought he was a brat. I think a lot of books choose to introduce their characters with more palatable flaws out of fear that the reader won't like them. But the author was able to blend his charisma and flaws together. He was fun to read about, despite his flaws and I was constantly cheering for him to grow. Overall, I would highly recommend this book, as well as the audiobook.
Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Homophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Addiction, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Classism
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
zoe_archambault's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Medical content, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Body horror