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winemakerssister's review against another edition
5.0
What starts out to be a standard Grand Tour becomes a summer of high adventure for Monty, aka Henry Montague, Viscount of Disley, along with his friend Percy and his sister Felicity. They encounter highway men, alchemists, and pirates on a trip that is widely different from the one that was planned.
Monty grows up along the way and falls in love. It's sort of an 18th century coming of age road trip.... with an utterly charming (and quite vulnerable) anti-hero. I adored it.
Monty reminds me a bit of Sebastian in Brideshead Revisited. Just as charming, but happily not as doomed.
The narrator, Christian Coulson, was stunningly good. He IS Monty.
Themes: 18th century, European Grand Tour, m/m love story, alchemy, pirates
Monty grows up along the way and falls in love. It's sort of an 18th century coming of age road trip.... with an utterly charming (and quite vulnerable) anti-hero. I adored it.
Monty reminds me a bit of Sebastian in Brideshead Revisited. Just as charming, but happily not as doomed.
The narrator, Christian Coulson, was stunningly good. He IS Monty.
Themes: 18th century, European Grand Tour, m/m love story, alchemy, pirates
richarzo's review against another edition
5.0
Bought it, started it, and finished it today. Loved loved loved it! I could not put it down! It has all my favs combined in one book with history, romance, and adventure. What a great start to my reading year! Highly highly recommend!
bielss's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.75
angevba's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Me gustó el aspecto histórico y el ambiente en general en este libro, los personajes bastante promedio en mi opinión (quizás no sean los mas agradables, pero llegas a tenerles cariño), la historia de amor me gustó (pero nada más que eso) y mi personaje favorito fue Felicity, MY WOMAN (solo por este detalle can't wait to read the next one, as it is about her)
No malentiendan mi rating, este libro es bueno, solo que a mi parecer es bastante promedio en comparación a otros historical fiction y romances out there.
Me gustó el aspecto histórico y el ambiente en general en este libro, los personajes bastante promedio en mi opinión (quizás no sean los mas agradables, pero llegas a tenerles cariño), la historia de amor me gustó (pero nada más que eso) y mi personaje favorito fue Felicity, MY WOMAN (solo por este detalle can't wait to read the next one, as it is about her)
No malentiendan mi rating, este libro es bueno, solo que a mi parecer es bastante promedio en comparación a otros historical fiction y romances out there.
linsih's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
klarrja's review against another edition
3.0
Torn between 3 and 4 stars. The story was fun, but Monty as a hero was sometimes hard to root for. It makes sense later in the book and you come around to him, but the start can be tough. The main trio are a highlight, and the places visited are fun. The writing could be a bit more evocative. Still, i liked it more than Something Fabulous.
seadeepy's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable, and definitely had some of the h/c scenes I was hoping for. Hard to compete with other queer historical romances I've read recently though, like, say... the Last Binding trilogy.
ihateprozac's review against another edition
4.0
THIS IS SO FUN.
Everybody and their mum has been raving about this book, and I’m happy to say that I’m one of the flock and absolutely adored it. Gentleman’s Guide follows bisexual aristocratic brat Henry “Monty” Montague, as he embarks on a tour of Europe with his sister Felicity and best friend Percy. Monty is devilish and debaucherous and will sleep with anything that moves - but the only person he really wants is his best friend Percy. Henry’s European tour quickly goes awry, and the group find themselves caught in the middle of a complicated alchemical political plot stretching from Barcelona to France.
I listened to this on audiobook and can’t recommend it more highly - it’s narrated by Tom Riddle from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and his accent and narration are simply perfect for rogueish brat Henry Montague!
Without spoiling any of the major plot points, this was such a fun and adventurous historical fiction. I don’t tend to read historical fiction - particularly anything from the regency era - but this is what I want from the genre! Gentleman’s Guide is fun, funny, sexy, a little bit magical, and with so much unresolved sexual tension you could cut it with a knife. You might think you’ve seen unresolved sexual tension, but you haven’t seen unresolved sexual tension until you’ve read Gentleman’s Guide. I audibly gasped walking down the street in London while listening to the audiobook - that’s how good it is!
And my GOD it’s good to see some bisexual male representation within the genre. Monty is on page as sleeping with both men and women, and while he’s quite proud of his sexuality, it is contextualised in the time period quite well. There’s no delusion or idealism about it from the author - high society would not have easily accepted a bisexual male within their ranks at the time - and this is adequately portrayed in the story without getting too dark and depressing.
The only reason I haven’t rated this 5 stars is admittedly my own fault - my reading experience of this was tainted by consuming it during a reading slump.While I absolutely adored the audiobook when I did listen to it, my reading slump meant that I was reluctant to keep picking it up - stretching out what should have been a several day read out to several months. As such, it made the story feel drawn out and lacking a climax, but I think if i’d listened to it steadily over several days, I would’ve felt like I was on a whirlwind rollercoaster round Europe. Ya live and learn, I guess.
Overall: Gentleman’s Guide is a fun and sexy historical fiction tracking a bisexual bratty male protagonist as they embark on a tour of Europe. Hijinks ensue, shit goes down, and it’s just a barrel of fun! We get bisexual male representation, unresolved sexual tension, adventure, chases, and even a dash of magic. It’s just such a unique book in the YA genre right now, and deserves every bit of praise it’s receiving.
Everybody and their mum has been raving about this book, and I’m happy to say that I’m one of the flock and absolutely adored it. Gentleman’s Guide follows bisexual aristocratic brat Henry “Monty” Montague, as he embarks on a tour of Europe with his sister Felicity and best friend Percy. Monty is devilish and debaucherous and will sleep with anything that moves - but the only person he really wants is his best friend Percy. Henry’s European tour quickly goes awry, and the group find themselves caught in the middle of a complicated alchemical political plot stretching from Barcelona to France.
I listened to this on audiobook and can’t recommend it more highly - it’s narrated by Tom Riddle from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and his accent and narration are simply perfect for rogueish brat Henry Montague!
Without spoiling any of the major plot points, this was such a fun and adventurous historical fiction. I don’t tend to read historical fiction - particularly anything from the regency era - but this is what I want from the genre! Gentleman’s Guide is fun, funny, sexy, a little bit magical, and with so much unresolved sexual tension you could cut it with a knife. You might think you’ve seen unresolved sexual tension, but you haven’t seen unresolved sexual tension until you’ve read Gentleman’s Guide. I audibly gasped walking down the street in London while listening to the audiobook - that’s how good it is!
And my GOD it’s good to see some bisexual male representation within the genre. Monty is on page as sleeping with both men and women, and while he’s quite proud of his sexuality, it is contextualised in the time period quite well. There’s no delusion or idealism about it from the author - high society would not have easily accepted a bisexual male within their ranks at the time - and this is adequately portrayed in the story without getting too dark and depressing.
The only reason I haven’t rated this 5 stars is admittedly my own fault - my reading experience of this was tainted by consuming it during a reading slump.While I absolutely adored the audiobook when I did listen to it, my reading slump meant that I was reluctant to keep picking it up - stretching out what should have been a several day read out to several months. As such, it made the story feel drawn out and lacking a climax, but I think if i’d listened to it steadily over several days, I would’ve felt like I was on a whirlwind rollercoaster round Europe. Ya live and learn, I guess.
Overall: Gentleman’s Guide is a fun and sexy historical fiction tracking a bisexual bratty male protagonist as they embark on a tour of Europe. Hijinks ensue, shit goes down, and it’s just a barrel of fun! We get bisexual male representation, unresolved sexual tension, adventure, chases, and even a dash of magic. It’s just such a unique book in the YA genre right now, and deserves every bit of praise it’s receiving.