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

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kaii's review against another edition

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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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espiargrant's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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

This book basically had all of the ingredients I was looking for: queer male romance, historical, high-speed adventure, misfits on the run, piracy, royalty, palaces, a little bit of magic. Yet, this recipe did not leave me with a taste I enjoyed.
For the most part I liked the writing style, though with a first person narrator, the voice felt too modern at times. The historical accuracy of the homophobia also felt off to me. For such a homophobic era, I was confused as to why the MC wasn't really afraid of people knowing about his bisexuality. The plot was a bit random, yet also somehow predictable at times, but given the premise and what I knew from the blurb, that didn't bother me at all. I also quite liked several of the supporting characters, but not enough for it to have saved this book for me.
The main problem I had with this book was the MC/narrator. He exhibited extremely bad behavior for the entirety of the novel and it largely went without consequences, or at least consequences severe enough for him to at least ATTEMPT to improve his behavior. In the beginning I found Monty's lack of redeeming qualities rather charming because I assumed he would grow as a character and learn valuable lessons during his adventures. He did not. What I found most frustrating was that in his own mind, there were moments in which Monty acknowledged his mistakes, but his words and actions that followed didn't seem to reflect that.
I feel that a more appropriate title for this book would be The Scoundrel's Guide to Vice and More Vice, since Monty was never a gentleman and displayed little if any virtue.
Lastly, I would say that the minor magical element of this book fell flat, as did the romance at the end,

and I wasn't a fan of the bittersweet aspect of the HEA

By no means a terrible book, but I SO wanted to like it more than I did.

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onefineelephant's review against another edition

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adventurous funny reflective tense 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

8/10. I wasn't exactly swooning over this book but I did really enjoy it. I like the ending message that we would all be happier if we accepted our own and others' flaws. Monty had to learn to love himself. Felicity was a firecracker. Percy was a gracious love interest. I enjoyed the realistic sibling relationship. I also enjoyed the more tender moments. I'm not a fan of ambiguous endings but I understand why this book needed to have one.

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zoe_archambault's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

Wasn't super into it in the first half, but the second half really had me. My only main concern is the random and sudden vivid descriptions of suicide ideation and self-harm which were off-putting and honestly unnecessary.

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