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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Alright, so after sitting on it, I think I would rate this as a 4 star. As a constant reader of horror and adult lit, I always like to have the occasional "light read" I get from YA novels to relieve me from dark and deep themes, and this book was absolutely PERFECT for that purpose and just a fun read in general. Historical fiction + romance combined always has a grab of interest to me, and I especially loved how it was set in place in the Gentleman's Guide.
One of the things I really loved was how the romance immediately began in the beginning! I don't mind being patient through anticipation, but so often when reading romance you just think "When is it gonna start already!?" So just getting straight on with it was great.
I was also super glad that this was not a love triangle kind of novel. Reading the description of this book, I jumped in thinking that probably Monty and Felicity would both be in love with Percy (am I the only one??) But thankfully, it's just Monty and Percy being stupid about there feelings and lack of direct sharing, and of course Felicity rolling her eyes a million times when she's not out being a bad ass.
I originally wasn't a fan of Felicity, but eventually, once she stopped being portrayed as annoyingly shrewd and obnoxious (this was only for maybe the first 50 pages) and began being shown more as the strong, perceptive female leader, I began to seriously love her. She was awesomely portrayed as a female during this time era in a way that wasn't overpowering or inaccurate.
Monty was also just great! In general I love protagonists who are sassy pretty boys, the way he was written perfectly fit this time of criteria. Ex., how he hides his emotions with humor, how he really doesn't know any life skills because he's always partying and living off his family wealth. And of course how hilariously over dramatic he could be at times.
I also loved Percy, of course. However, I did think that there were a lot of flaws going into the being of his whole character. I appreciate how the author tried to point out racial discrimination of the time by making Percy half-black, however, I feel like she didn't deal with the topic very well. For the most part, I read the story and often forgot that Percy wasn't white. When his point of race was brought up, it was mentioned or talked about very briefly, then the story continued on. If Percy was not black, (or darker toned, since he's not fully African-American), it literally would not have affected the story one bit.
A lot of events in the story that took place were also more less like "this happened, and now we're going to move on," (for example, Percy briefly talking to a guy and making Monty jealous, Lockwood trying to get in communication with Percy, Monty, and Felicity after getting separated, etc.). This didn't matter so much I guess, but I kinda just wish they would have been brought up sometime throughout the story to add some auxiliary information to the story.
The romance I would say was 'nice.' Most of it involved Monty pawning over Percy without actually taking initiative. However, I do love how to Monty, Percy's feelings appeared to be confusing and inconclusive, but to the reader there are many times moments where you just NOW they're both hopelessly in love with each other without knowing the other is as well. You'd think Monty would have seemed soooo obvious, but honestly, Percy was looking pretty obvious too. (Of course, Felicity knew something was up)
Also, (this might be a spoiler?), how did Percy ACTUALLY manage to hold on to his fiddle through out the ENTIRE journey? Once again, not a-big-deal kind of thing, but every time there was a juncture where someone could have SO EASILY taken that darn fiddle, they decided to leave it! Like, seriously! No body thought "Hey, I could probably pawn this at the least!"?
Anyways, this was overall a great read that I seriously enjoyed and will probably pick up during bored moments in the future.
One of the things I really loved was how the romance immediately began in the beginning! I don't mind being patient through anticipation, but so often when reading romance you just think "When is it gonna start already!?" So just getting straight on with it was great.
I was also super glad that this was not a love triangle kind of novel. Reading the description of this book, I jumped in thinking that probably Monty and Felicity would both be in love with Percy (am I the only one??) But thankfully, it's just Monty and Percy being stupid about there feelings and lack of direct sharing, and of course Felicity rolling her eyes a million times when she's not out being a bad ass.
I originally wasn't a fan of Felicity, but eventually, once she stopped being portrayed as annoyingly shrewd and obnoxious (this was only for maybe the first 50 pages) and began being shown more as the strong, perceptive female leader, I began to seriously love her. She was awesomely portrayed as a female during this time era in a way that wasn't overpowering or inaccurate.
Monty was also just great! In general I love protagonists who are sassy pretty boys, the way he was written perfectly fit this time of criteria. Ex., how he hides his emotions with humor, how he really doesn't know any life skills because he's always partying and living off his family wealth. And of course how hilariously over dramatic he could be at times.
I also loved Percy, of course. However, I did think that there were a lot of flaws going into the being of his whole character. I appreciate how the author tried to point out racial discrimination of the time by making Percy half-black, however, I feel like she didn't deal with the topic very well. For the most part, I read the story and often forgot that Percy wasn't white. When his point of race was brought up, it was mentioned or talked about very briefly, then the story continued on. If Percy was not black, (or darker toned, since he's not fully African-American), it literally would not have affected the story one bit.
A lot of events in the story that took place were also more less like "this happened, and now we're going to move on," (for example, Percy briefly talking to a guy and making Monty jealous, Lockwood trying to get in communication with Percy, Monty, and Felicity after getting separated, etc.). This didn't matter so much I guess, but I kinda just wish they would have been brought up sometime throughout the story to add some auxiliary information to the story.
The romance I would say was 'nice.' Most of it involved Monty pawning over Percy without actually taking initiative. However, I do love how to Monty, Percy's feelings appeared to be confusing and inconclusive, but to the reader there are many times moments where you just NOW they're both hopelessly in love with each other without knowing the other is as well. You'd think Monty would have seemed soooo obvious, but honestly, Percy was looking pretty obvious too. (Of course, Felicity knew something was up)
Also, (this might be a spoiler?), how did Percy ACTUALLY manage to hold on to his fiddle through out the ENTIRE journey? Once again, not a-big-deal kind of thing, but every time there was a juncture where someone could have SO EASILY taken that darn fiddle, they decided to leave it! Like, seriously! No body thought "Hey, I could probably pawn this at the least!"?
Anyways, this was overall a great read that I seriously enjoyed and will probably pick up during bored moments in the future.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
WHY AM I NOT CRYING RIGHT NOW. I SHOULD BE CRYING. OH RIGHT. IT CAUSE I HAVE TO SCREAM "YES HOMO" FROM A BUILDING FOR HOURS. I LOVED THIS BOOK. I CANT RIGHT NOW. I KEEP LAUGHING TO MYSELF AND SAYING OH MY GOD. I HAD EMOTIONAL TRAUMA WHEN I DIDNT READ IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS. IM DEAD. THIS BOOK WAS A HECKIN LOT DEEPER THAN IT CAME ACROSS OH MY GOD. LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A GAY CUTE THING AND IT WAS BUT I WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. I HAVENT FELT THIS WAY SINCE I READ ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE. DEAR LORD THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME THIS BOOK. YES HOMO IM SO DEAD. PERCY AND MONTY AND FELICITY AND MY LIFE I CANT.
I started really strong and I was reading pretty fast through it but honestly I felt the ending was kind of predictable and it started getting boring towards the end.
I did like it but now I'm debating whether to read a ladies guide or not! although I might consider it since it was strongly recommended.
Anyways, thanks book for helping me finish my 2018 reading challenge.
I did like it but now I'm debating whether to read a ladies guide or not! although I might consider it since it was strongly recommended.
Anyways, thanks book for helping me finish my 2018 reading challenge.
a great read! so fun following monty and percy on their little hot girl summer vacation and their little hot girl summer adventures
If I could give this book more than five stars, I would. This fabulous novel has everything you could ever want in a novel: lots of adventure and a great love story. In addition, this book speaks to a lot of important issues and has some amazing characters. This book is now one of my favorites and is a MUST READ
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Clever, funny, and a pretty good story to boot. I definitely want to read The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy coming out in 2018.
Oh. My. Freaking. Gosh. This book was, as Monty and Percy would say, abso-bloody-lutely amazing.
I didn’t expect for me to love this book so much I’d heard from a friend it was ok, but she was clearly wrong so case in point don’t listen to other people. (Just kidding, just don’t listen to wrong opinions.) There were some points when I was reading where I would just silently put the book down and then proceed to quietly scream and fangirl over the characters. The love story was really cute, but at times I found myself wanting to punch them and tell them to communicate with each other for about 1/4 of the book. Honestly this book was really great and if you’re on edge about reading it for some strange reason, then don’t be. What are you waiting for? Read the book! In all seriousness, this book did a fantastic job on discussing and explaining some hard topics such as racial discrimination, epilepsy, homosexuality, and being a female in the 18th century. I found it quite interesting learning about how different society was back then compared to now. Anyways, I hope you decide in your heart to read this book and if you’ve already read it, well, I hope you liked it just as much as I did!
Might be a little biased though because I’m a sucker for love stories :/
Also plot twists.
Plot twists are good.
I didn’t expect for me to love this book so much I’d heard from a friend it was ok, but she was clearly wrong so case in point don’t listen to other people. (Just kidding, just don’t listen to wrong opinions.) There were some points when I was reading where I would just silently put the book down and then proceed to quietly scream and fangirl over the characters. The love story was really cute, but at times I found myself wanting to punch them and tell them to communicate with each other for about 1/4 of the book. Honestly this book was really great and if you’re on edge about reading it for some strange reason, then don’t be. What are you waiting for? Read the book! In all seriousness, this book did a fantastic job on discussing and explaining some hard topics such as racial discrimination, epilepsy, homosexuality, and being a female in the 18th century. I found it quite interesting learning about how different society was back then compared to now. Anyways, I hope you decide in your heart to read this book and if you’ve already read it, well, I hope you liked it just as much as I did!
Might be a little biased though because I’m a sucker for love stories :/
Also plot twists.
Plot twists are good.