Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

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

82 reviews

kpkuegler's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

this book was incredible, I went into it thinking it was going to be cheesy and really surface level but it dealt with so many sensitive topics and treated them all so well. I'm also a sucker for the childhood-best-friends-to-lovers trope but I've NEVER seen it done this well. The way Monty talks about Percy?? >>>>>.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Racism

jenarae's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content

briely's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

elleandon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Abandonment, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Racism

violet_pages's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Ableism, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Sexism, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Blood, and Chronic illness

Minor: Sexual content

emliza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Gun violence, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

b3ck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

nillech's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Racism, and Physical abuse

taelights's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I thought the story and adventure was very fun plus Percy and Monty's relationship and dynamic was very good. I just wish we saw more of them as they don't get together until much later in the book and we barely get a pay off of all the pining as we don't get to see them actually being together much. I was hopeful for more content with them. 

I didn't enjoy Monty's character originally. I thought he was a selfish fuckboy alcoholic. Plus I hate in gay books when authors make the bi characters hook up with girls. If I wanted to read a hook up scene between a man and a woman I would have read a f/m romance rather than a m/m romance. Like it felt like Monty had more content with women than with his actual love interest Percy and I was very annoyed by that because as a gay person I want to read gay content which is the reason I read this book to begin with. 

While Monty did have some funny moments, I didn't come around to Monty until towards the end of the book. I preferred both Percy and Felicity a lot more. for most of the book. 

Also I found out the author is problematic so it also makes me also enjoy the book a bit less. I will try reading the others because I am interested to see more about the series and hopefully also get more Percy and Monty content but I will do so by also borrowing from the library like I did with this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

florunia's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was so fun! <3
It's not perfect, and you can find many faults, like:
 - Monty is a terrible, spoiled brat, idiot and only thinks about himself, but somehow I like him
 - an adventure in the style of "more luck than brains", a bit like a comedy of errors and you don't really feel the danger
 - the antagonist is flat and caricatured
I could go on, but I don't want to, because I had a lot of fun reading! Felicity is great, Percy is a man of gold (so much to bear with Monty!) And I feel a bit sorry for the Goblin - - all those failed expectations will be piled on him

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, and Chronic illness