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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes
AAAAAAA.
this was excellent splendid magnificent outrageously good awesome amazing beautiful gorgeous delicious scrumptious wonderful dazzling awe-inspiring
this was excellent splendid magnificent outrageously good awesome amazing beautiful gorgeous delicious scrumptious wonderful dazzling awe-inspiring
I am all in favor of boys kissing boys and having a life together and the three main characters are wonderfully and painfully real and also obnoxious as F. At least one is, and he is an absolute cad (albeit a fondly endearing one). The other two characters are solid and smart and significantly less obnoxious and I sympathized with them like woah.
However, despite the highwaymen and the mad dash across the Continent and the pirates, this book is 85% mushy romance and FEELINGS and the two lovebirds being way too stubborn to actually admit to the love bit. You know... like a romance. And being the gleefully unattached old spinster I am, I definitely don't have a lot of patience for romance and mushiness of any sort.
Yay boys! Yay BFF+! Ugh romance.
However, despite the highwaymen and the mad dash across the Continent and the pirates, this book is 85% mushy romance and FEELINGS and the two lovebirds being way too stubborn to actually admit to the love bit. You know... like a romance. And being the gleefully unattached old spinster I am, I definitely don't have a lot of patience for romance and mushiness of any sort.
Yay boys! Yay BFF+! Ugh romance.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
Monty, Percy and Felicity my beloveds
it was pretty good. the characters were not really compelling within the book despite actually being good characters. i just don't really like lee's description-heavy writing style, though if you like massive amounts of description this book is for YOU. it's just not my thing.
also mega props for including abuse, racial inequality, queer rep, strong (but realistic) women, and epilepsy, all in 1700s historical fiction novel. most people would shy away from every single one of these subjects as if they just didn't exist back then. but they did. and i'm really glad lee wrote it.
also mega props for including abuse, racial inequality, queer rep, strong (but realistic) women, and epilepsy, all in 1700s historical fiction novel. most people would shy away from every single one of these subjects as if they just didn't exist back then. but they did. and i'm really glad lee wrote it.
3,5 stjärnor? eller kanske 4 ändå? Jag vet inte riktigt. Jag tyckte hur som helst mycket om den här boken. Plotten var inte nödvändigtvis jättespännande men karaktärerna var verkligen så fina. Jag älskade den stora mångfalden och hur flera viktiga ämnen behandlades utan att det kändes krystat. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue utgjorde väldigt rolig läsning och den fick mig att skratta högt flera gånger. Jag kan för övrigt starkt rekommendera att lyssna på den som ljudbok då jag älskade inläsaren. Kul bok! Kan verkligen rekommendera.
Såg precis att det kommer en uppföljare fast ur Felicitys perspektiv. Så pepp!!
Såg precis att det kommer en uppföljare fast ur Felicitys perspektiv. Så pepp!!
A very cute book! Looking forward to reading the sequel
3.5 stars, rounded down
I love pirates. And as someone who loves pirates, I would have to say that my most major complaint with this book is that there are not enough pirates in it.
There are many anachronisms, but as they suit the style of the story, I didn't really mind them much. The only time I was ever really taken out of the story was when the social commentary became very pointed and obvious. It's not that I don't appreciate a good acknowledgment of racism and the patriarchy, but I do think that the author could have done this in perhaps a more subtle manner than simply a character saying "you were able to do xyz because you're a white man and I'm not".
I love pirates. And as someone who loves pirates, I would have to say that my most major complaint with this book is that there are not enough pirates in it.
There are many anachronisms, but as they suit the style of the story, I didn't really mind them much. The only time I was ever really taken out of the story was when the social commentary became very pointed and obvious. It's not that I don't appreciate a good acknowledgment of racism and the patriarchy, but I do think that the author could have done this in perhaps a more subtle manner than simply a character saying "you were able to do xyz because you're a white man and I'm not".