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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
I adoooooore this book so much. My heart swells with joy after finishing this. I love this and this has become one of my favorite books agad.
Mackenzi Lee wrote a proper adventure novel starring queer characters and I couldn't ask for more. The plot was straightforward and linear which made it very readable. And the characters and the circumstances made the whole novel much more exciting and colorful. The book had this feeling of cleanness to it and sharpness. It's probably on how the story was paced and told. Not much stray and subplot and everything worked out pretty well.
I love Monty's character so much. I hated him at the beginning, but I love his honesty, especially right at the end. And of course I love Percy, as well. And Felicity and Scipio! There was not a big group of characters, and it's fine. Their personalities and their stories more than made up for it.
I cried several times because I am a crier. And because I really do love this. I love a queer story set in unlikely settings. To echo Lee's notes at the end, I also like to believe that queer people have been able to live full romantic and sexual lives with the people they love in other wayyy wayyy before the modern age. I really love and adore this. I might reread it soonest.
Mackenzi Lee wrote a proper adventure novel starring queer characters and I couldn't ask for more. The plot was straightforward and linear which made it very readable. And the characters and the circumstances made the whole novel much more exciting and colorful. The book had this feeling of cleanness to it and sharpness. It's probably on how the story was paced and told. Not much stray and subplot and everything worked out pretty well.
I love Monty's character so much. I hated him at the beginning, but I love his honesty, especially right at the end. And of course I love Percy, as well. And Felicity and Scipio! There was not a big group of characters, and it's fine. Their personalities and their stories more than made up for it.
I cried several times because I am a crier. And because I really do love this. I love a queer story set in unlikely settings. To echo Lee's notes at the end, I also like to believe that queer people have been able to live full romantic and sexual lives with the people they love in other wayyy wayyy before the modern age. I really love and adore this. I might reread it soonest.
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Percy es un amor...
Y felicity ganó mi respetó cuando se suturo así misma, pero monti es una auténtica damisela o en este caso caballero en apuros bastante patético y aunque el final es lindo, la trama es bastante floja
Y felicity ganó mi respetó cuando se suturo así misma, pero monti es una auténtica damisela o en este caso caballero en apuros bastante patético y aunque el final es lindo, la trama es bastante floja
This is the queer historic fiction book I never knew I needed. It is FANTASTIC.
4.5
listened to the audiobook and the narrator was eating this shit up ‼️
but this was such a fun little adventure of a troublesome trio traipsing around europe causing too much trouble and i enjoyed every second
and yet another set of gay characters that i must put in my little glass jar to protect from any and all harm
listened to the audiobook and the narrator was eating this shit up ‼️
but this was such a fun little adventure of a troublesome trio traipsing around europe causing too much trouble and i enjoyed every second
and yet another set of gay characters that i must put in my little glass jar to protect from any and all harm
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This book was a pleasant fluff-book that was great fu to read. It had dynamic twists and turns, gushing romance, real-life problems all set in the Victorian Era England. It was a fun ride, but I'm not sure I'd read it again.
4.7 stars LOL
AWW! This was an incredible read! I loved the adventure and beautiful descriptions of all the different cities. I loved the gorgeous writing and the storytelling tactics which gave us such a vivid picture of each character. I loved the great care taken with every detail and the character arc of Monty in particular—though it was a long time coming. I mentally yelled at him multiple times and I think male privilege is a dangerous thing. Still, I think the author balanced this incredibly with his trauma and depicted his experience so well that I appreciated him... even if I didn't like him all the way. At least, not for the whole time!
BUT MOST OF ALL... *prepares to get on my soap box* I LOVED THE DISABILITY REP! I will sing from the mountaintops about this until the day I can no longer do so, or the day I see enough of the rep that it becomes normalized—AKA, my lifelong mission is complete. I picked this book up for many reasons, but chiefly among them, for the disability rep. I was a bit skeptical, because I've read many books in which the disability was either fictionalized, cured or just grossly misrepresented, and so few people seem to talk about it. With the spreading increase in diversity and representation, I am always on the lookout for books with mindful, ACCURATE and significant representation of disabled characters in books... and they are few and far-between. But the representation of Percy's epilipsy was so well-done and there was some quotes in this book that made me incredibly giddy (for context, if y'all don't know by now, I am blind! I love me some disability rep of any kind!) The dismattling of ableism... the idea that Percy is worthy of love in every aspect... I won't go too into it because of spoilers but if anyone is seeking out good disability rep, this one is pretty slay! I will say, I want even more of Percy and his struggles; I would NOT have been angry if he were the main character or if this was dual POV, but I can see how this wasn't the best choice as well. Still, I just am always wanting more rep, but Mackenzie did incredibly with Percy's character.
ALSO! Can we talk about Felicity? I love her and am so excited for a whole book starring her, as she deserves! She is ultimate little sister and I truly support her for that!
Pick this up if you want a sweet friends-to-lovers story (which I ALWAYS do), a Historical road-trip story (or should I say sea voyage...) or just an incredible depiction of discrimination, trauma and the hope and change that can rise from them.
This part is just personal preference but the book was a bit too vulgar for me which is one of the reasons why it's not a 5 star... it just wasn't something I was comfy with but it was still amazing, just keep that in mind!
AWW! This was an incredible read! I loved the adventure and beautiful descriptions of all the different cities. I loved the gorgeous writing and the storytelling tactics which gave us such a vivid picture of each character. I loved the great care taken with every detail and the character arc of Monty in particular—though it was a long time coming. I mentally yelled at him multiple times and I think male privilege is a dangerous thing. Still, I think the author balanced this incredibly with his trauma and depicted his experience so well that I appreciated him... even if I didn't like him all the way. At least, not for the whole time!
BUT MOST OF ALL... *prepares to get on my soap box* I LOVED THE DISABILITY REP! I will sing from the mountaintops about this until the day I can no longer do so, or the day I see enough of the rep that it becomes normalized—AKA, my lifelong mission is complete. I picked this book up for many reasons, but chiefly among them, for the disability rep. I was a bit skeptical, because I've read many books in which the disability was either fictionalized, cured or just grossly misrepresented, and so few people seem to talk about it. With the spreading increase in diversity and representation, I am always on the lookout for books with mindful, ACCURATE and significant representation of disabled characters in books... and they are few and far-between. But the representation of Percy's epilipsy was so well-done and there was some quotes in this book that made me incredibly giddy (for context, if y'all don't know by now, I am blind! I love me some disability rep of any kind!) The dismattling of ableism... the idea that Percy is worthy of love in every aspect... I won't go too into it because of spoilers but if anyone is seeking out good disability rep, this one is pretty slay! I will say, I want even more of Percy and his struggles; I would NOT have been angry if he were the main character or if this was dual POV, but I can see how this wasn't the best choice as well. Still, I just am always wanting more rep, but Mackenzie did incredibly with Percy's character.
ALSO! Can we talk about Felicity? I love her and am so excited for a whole book starring her, as she deserves! She is ultimate little sister and I truly support her for that!
Pick this up if you want a sweet friends-to-lovers story (which I ALWAYS do), a Historical road-trip story (or should I say sea voyage...) or just an incredible depiction of discrimination, trauma and the hope and change that can rise from them.
This part is just personal preference but the book was a bit too vulgar for me which is one of the reasons why it's not a 5 star... it just wasn't something I was comfy with but it was still amazing, just keep that in mind!
What a delightful adventure! The twists and turns of their journey were great, but the characters were what made me love it. Percy, Felicity, Monty, and (by the end) Scipio were all just SO great and compelling.