The Gentleman's Book of Vices by Jess Everlee

3.83 AVERAGE

lx2's review

3.75
fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
the narrator irked me! he was doing too much. the story is actually okay, with interesting stakes. the romance left me a bit underwhelmed. very afab writing cis gay men 🤷🏻‍♀️ also pacing was off—a lot of talking around and not a lot of action at some parts.

interested by Jo’s character so i might read her story.

precedent's review against another edition

4.75
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
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analenegrace's review

just kinda boring and not in the right mood

oliviah_04's review

4.75
adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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
Everything is brought together super well, it’s fun to remember back to the previous parts of the book that make sense now or are more meaningful after future events happen. 

angelsrock's review against another edition

3.75
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dreaming_ace's review against another edition

5.0
This was a fun historical LGBTQ novel that did a good job showing the complexities of being LGBTQ in the Victorian period as well as the diversity that was found within the LGBTQ community. It was nice to read a story that did not only tell a single story about the LGBTQ community but did a good job showing the many different ways that different members of the community coped and why they made the choices that they did.

abradshaw49's review against another edition

5.0
emotional funny hopeful tense 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
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adeselnaferreira's review against another edition

3.5
emotional funny 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

mackenzie32's review against another edition

3.75
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

katnortonwriter's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
4.5⭐️

If you are ever trying to catch me, just put out a Looney Tunes-style cardboard box held up by a stick, and slip a book like this under it. I will willingly fall into the trap. And I will stay there until I finish reading. The end was a bit silly, but that’s all right.