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

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inquiring_minds_saugerties's review against another edition

5.0

This book was entirely what I expected while also being nothing like it. The Gentlemen's guide is not a guide I recommend necissarily following if you want to keep all of your appendages, though it is definitely a guide worth indulging in. This book met and exceeded expectations while meeting ones that I didn't even know I had. The writing went from beautiful, to gross, and back to beautiful again in a way that you wouldn't know what hit you, and somehow I love that. The Gentlemen's guide to vice and virtue is one I would recommend to anyone with a desire for a trope-y tale of adventure that is 'not like the other books' in the truest sense of the phrase. Adding this to my shelf of favorites, and trust me, this review does not do the true book justice. -Matt

teereadsbooks's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.25

What a fun adventure this was. This story had a lot going on. Adventure, romance, mystery, humor. All that kept me interested. All the characters are layered and so interesting. Monty is an interesting protagonist, and we experience the story mainly through his POV. Percy is an awesome character and offers so much to the story. And Felicity is just a badass. I seriously look forward to her her book. The relationship development for Monty and Percy was a journey, but it made sense. They have been friends, and they both had to work through some things before taking that final leap with their feelings. The alchemy aspect to the story was quite compelling and I really enjoyed that. Overall, this was just an all-around fun read.

philipregalado's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative 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

4.5

omg not what i was expecting but i loved every second of it — the queer romance was perfect, i was gagged by the amount of action and adventure, and there was so much history i never wouldve known.

such a hysterical read and emotional at the perfect times, i need more of monty and percy 🙏

matt_worthen's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

claire_not_rebecca's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

So many things about this book held so much promise, but up until the last 20%, I was simply bored. Had I not been listening to this on audio, I don’t think I would have finished it. I didn’t find myself carrying about the characters much at all, though I did like Percy okay. However, the main characters (and narrator) was so deeply unbearable as a person that I zoned out regularly

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