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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
If you're in the mood for a 18th century gay romance involving intrigue and highway robbery I highly recommend this book
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this books tagline should be “be gay, do crime”. not terrible, but nothing amazing
This is a slower paced historical romance between 2 men.
Interesting points:
1 gay man, 1 demisexual man
Representation of disability
Discussions around class
A mystery that is not solved by the end of the book
Exploration of wealth and power and different forms of criminal activity - what is deemed criminal and who decides that it is?
Interesting points:
1 gay man, 1 demisexual man
Representation of disability
Discussions around class
A mystery that is not solved by the end of the book
Exploration of wealth and power and different forms of criminal activity - what is deemed criminal and who decides that it is?
Quite cozy and delightful. Even though I accidentally spoiled part of it for myself.
I liked the writing style, the characters, and the relationships between the characters. However, the main plot is really about the romance between the two main characters, with the events that pushed them together being more of a subplot. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just that the romance is somewhat of a slowburn, so there wasn't a whole lot of that happening, and there also wasn't much plot development since it's in more in the background, so I found it just didn't hold my attention.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb has aristocratic dandy Percy trying to convince highwayman turned coffeehouse owner after a permanent injury Kit to do one last job. And while I adore a good heist, most of the book involves Percy hanging around the coffeehouse in elaborate outfits flirting with Kit and homoerotic fighting lessons. So what's not to like?
It's very hard not to love bratty peacock Percy as he moves closer to all out class war and grumpy but enamoured Kit who has some serious Eliot Spencer vibes. A charming romance where not that much happens really apart from feelings, but its all delightful and there's an excellent amount of sword-fighting and radicalism.
It's very hard not to love bratty peacock Percy as he moves closer to all out class war and grumpy but enamoured Kit who has some serious Eliot Spencer vibes. A charming romance where not that much happens really apart from feelings, but its all delightful and there's an excellent amount of sword-fighting and radicalism.