Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

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

52 reviews

klbreyfogle's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.0

A fun read (in a good way)! It’s set in the 1700s but doesn’t always read that way. The main character has a decent character arch but is pretty conceited in the beginning, which is understandable because he’s like 18 and has an abusive father. Love the queer narrative, adventure, and sibling banter. Lack of communication trope is a little frustrating at times but it sets up some angsty moments and a sweet resolution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

lunamoon62's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Classism

deetabz's review

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

torispringismywifetyvm's review

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Infidelity, Slavery, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

farmpaws's review

4.0

Re-read this for 2024 as I haven’t read it in ages. I still love it! I no longer support this author but if you can get a copy second hand it is well worth it. This book is my Exception; YA and 1st person POV are usually not my jam but something about this is so delightful.
Monty is the perfect character to tell this story, which is both about plot and about personal growth. He is cheeky and self centred, but he also loves greatly, and struggles to find himself between wanting to protect those he loves and save his own skin. End of book Monty would not be able to stand himself at the beginning of the story.
It has some historical holes in the language use and fashion descriptions, also in the fact that the year itself is not specifically mentioned (the difference between decades in the 1700s is enormous) but for a YA that doesn’t matter so much. I doubt most people care if a Duke incorrectly uses lower class slang.
Either way, this is an enjoyable and fun adventure that is suitable for older YA readers (I would say 17+ because of extensive, but not explicit, sexual content. Monty is 18)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

komiification's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Homophobia

saltypiratewench's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

changelingreader_adrian's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

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

nonnavlis's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was such a delightful read! The writing style of the author is so marvellous. It's not at all short on evocative prose, but never the sort that trips you up; it reads so smoothly and is also quite witty. I'm someone who is just branching into more modern writing and often struggle with a dislike of the style of it, but this was great. The completely unrestrained queerness was also very delightful and the characters are engaging. It's unrealistic in the good way--you probably won't see the story beats coming and they're a bit silly when they do, but in a way you want to happen because it's all the more fun.

It was also lovely to see some unexpected disability representation later in the story! (I am not considering this is a spoiler as it's something I would've wanted to know as a disabled person, but sorry if anyone feels a bit cheated in my saying so).

The only problem I had with it was the handling of racial tension within the story. I respect the author's desire for some diversity and their certainly earnest and well-meant attempt at handling it, but it did feel pretty simplistic and glossed over in a way I expect a reader of colour would find even more awkward/uncomfortable than I did as a white reader. It's unfortunately one of those stories that probably would've benefited heavily from some sensitivity readers that it seems it did not have. The fact that the author even has an author's note chapter at the end of the book dedicated to summarizing her historical research and influences (where she refers to slave-owners as masters rather than enslavers which felt to me like a pretty glaring sign of lack of knowledge in this area), but still fumbled this as much as she did is why I've removed half a star from my rating. I did see after finishing that this is part of a series so I'm hoping it will be handled better in future stories, since we all have room to learn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury