Reviews tagging 'Acephobia/Arophobia'

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

5 reviews

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

I like the broad representation in this book, and I like the way it’s written - it’s funny in a beautiful kind of way.
Other than that I found this book very underwhelming and a bit disappointing.
Mainly because the main character, Monty, is useless and very annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Confinement, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Colonisation

valerian_honeybee's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

elerireads's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.75

This was so good - just a really enjoyable book! Dramatic and ridiculous adventure, delicious romance with tension drawn out over the whole book via some faintly ludicrous and catastrophic misunderstandings, a good amount of angst but enjoyable angst rather than traumatic because it's the kind of writing where you feel secure that everything is going to turn out alright in the end, and some great characters and character development - the main character is a bit of an idiotic arsehole but you know he's had a rough go of it and very quickly you realise he's got a heart of gold so start really rooting for him. Highly recommend this as a fun pick-me-up kind of read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Physical abuse, and Acephobia/Arophobia

const_elle_ations's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, and Kidnapping

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

kharlan3's review against another edition

(m/m, friends to lovers, YA, fantasy, regency). I really really enjoyed this one. Endearing characters with excellent character development, and great twists and turns. I liked the balance of suspense and surprise with eye rolls at the characters being exactly, sometimes predictably, themselves. Also the novella (The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky) is cute and endearing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia