Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

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

88 reviews

joyfulfoodie's review

adventurous 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

5.0

I really enjoyed these characters and the historical depiction of both race issues and lgbtqia issues. It was less jarring to hear some of the arguments against being gay out of historical mouths than when you see them in modern social media posts. You can forgive their ignorance here, at a time when sexuality wasn’t really a thing and it was perceived as a sinful Choice instead of a piece of who you are. 

The characters are lovable and evolve nicely through the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

adalinemccormick's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism

pax_'s review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

percys_panda_pillow_pet's review

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

*slaps cover of book* Finally! A historically accurate depiction of pirates and privateers that also isn't boring! This makes me so happy as someone with not only a moderate interest in pirate history but also someone who wants to write their own pirate-themed novel one day. (If you're curious, I already have quite a bit planned and written out, but that isn't relevant to this review haha).

In all seriousness, though, I was very glad to see such dedication within a book to make things historically accurate, including language, but also be such a fun book to read with both interesting characters and plotlines. I especially enjoyed the characters as they were all so carefully constructed and developed. I enjoyed the balance of the main character Monty's own issues, with his privilege as a white male aristocrat. It never felt overly self-flagellating in any direction, and he genuinely grew as a character as their journey went on. 

I also really liked the balance of humor and seriousness. There were plenty of serious situations our group of characters found themselves in, however, there was also a lightheartedness that gave their adventure a sense of wonder. It felt true to how life can really be sometimes. I think my favorite bit of humor was when Monty accidentally flashed a great deal of upper society. I laughed so hard, I almost cried. 

I have high hopes for the sequel, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, and hope Mackenzi Lee continues what great work she's done in The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

psliz's review

adventurous 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

4.25

friends-to-lovers is all i needed. romantic angst is the cherry on top. part of the plot wasn't my favorite but like i said, friends-to-lovers with romantic angst!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Death of parent

annabella's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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? Yes

4.25

Monty’s annoying traits through his reckless behaviour did get a bit repetitive at the end although it was fleshed out well and I don’t think the perception of disability was really resolved or depicted as well, but overall was very sweet and exciting to listen to, easy to follow along. Really funny and heartwarming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

purrson's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

Extremely cute, adventurous, and does well with general historical accuracy—with a surprising fantasy aspect that didn’t detract from the plot in the least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

lautreamont's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Death of parent

ashtont's review

adventurous funny fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

clemrain's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Deportation