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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
I liked the other two books in this series but I LOVED this one. Adrian's anxiety felt very real, even in the ways that anxiety makes someone selfish and inattentive, yet Adrian was very lovable. It was wonderful to reunite with old characters after such a large time jump. The pirate adventure and ghost ship aspects were fun as always. An excellent end to this series and I look forward to seeing what Mackenzi Lee writes next.
It’s incredibly bittersweet to write a review for the final book in a series I have loved so much. As hard as it is to say goodbye to the Montagues and their misadventures, I enjoyed every second of this book
as someone with anxiety, I found this book hard to get into, but then i did, and then i liked it. what i didn't like was not finding any thanks to Rainer Maria Rilke for the ending.
Mackenzi Lee "I will let it all happen to me, beauty and terror and love and hate and ugliness and anger and fear. I know that no feeling is final"
Rilke "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."
Similar, no?
Mackenzi Lee "I will let it all happen to me, beauty and terror and love and hate and ugliness and anger and fear. I know that no feeling is final"
Rilke "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."
Similar, no?
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
THE NOBLEMAN’s GUIDE TO SCANDAL AND SHIPWRECKS by the one and only mackenzi lee was an interesting, fitting end the the montague sibling series that had me struggling to get through it. the story, solid, the writing, as great as it always is, but the narrative voice, with how strong and intimate Lee is in her writing style, it’s hard. it was stunning, and my book is littered with marker’s signaling passages i’ll think about forever. i’m glad to be finished another series as well, and feel truly that adrian’s story was a great final note to this beautifully made song. the traveling to people we know and love was a fun and thrilling journey and seeing them truly mold together as siblings should made me genuinely teary eyed. adrian’s discovery of the truth was one heartfelt and youthful in nature, and jarring as a young woman. i commend lee’s decisions and find myself appreciating yet appalled and somehow appreciative of her speculative nature that crafts such peculiarly fun books. historical fiction will always be one of my favorite genre’s because it’s often undertaken with such intention and care that it’s always so rewarding in the end. EVERYONE!!! go READ THIS SERIESSS
A fun conclusion to a fun series! One of the rare conclusions too where I’m not yearning for more - Mackenzie Lee wraps it up well and leaves the reader satisfied.
adventurous
emotional
informative
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
The Montague siblings and their perilous conquests can always be counted upon as my unfaltering source of entertainment. The banter in this trilogy is top tier, and the addition of a finally grown-up Adrian ensured that this finale was no exception, featuring a near-perfect balance of humour and heart.
Despite my enduring love for Monty and Felicity, The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks sent Adrian crashing into my heart …to the extent that he can very nearly be called my favourite Montague. The mental health representation expressed through his narrative was some of the best executed I’ve ever read in a YA novel. Mackenzi Lee’s portrayal of Adrian’s anxiety felt painfully real; his racing thoughts and crippling fears were articulated in a way that made me feel like I was drowning alongside him. My heart warmed at Monty and Felicity helping Adrian realize his mental illness isn’t something to be ‘fixed’ about him, but rather accepted and coped with. Sibling love for the win!! (the amount of hugs doled out was everything <3)
“... the feeling that you’re not so much living your life as just trying to push through it won’t last forever. Someday you’ll be able to breathe.”
While I thoroughly enjoyed most of this book, the plot didn’t interest me nearly as much as the characters and their relationships did. The myth of the Flying Dutchman is cool enough on its own, though having it retold surrounding Adrian’s mother was largely uninteresting to me (since she was hardly mentioned in the previous books, so I didn’t necessarily care about her fate). Still, Adrian discovering that he was not in fact an only child along the way was super fun. I was so glad to see more of the original cast back for additional shenanigans. Plus, the ending was perfect!!! I think I manifested it: This was a really satisfying end to the adventures of the Montague siblings (and our beloved Percy)!
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Before reading 16/12/19
Now that the little gremlin has become a big boy™ we know a few years have passed since book two.
That being said, I expect Monty and Percy were secretly married by Felicity and remain happily together.
Despite my enduring love for Monty and Felicity, The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks sent Adrian crashing into my heart …to the extent that he can very nearly be called my favourite Montague. The mental health representation expressed through his narrative was some of the best executed I’ve ever read in a YA novel. Mackenzi Lee’s portrayal of Adrian’s anxiety felt painfully real; his racing thoughts and crippling fears were articulated in a way that made me feel like I was drowning alongside him. My heart warmed at Monty and Felicity helping Adrian realize his mental illness isn’t something to be ‘fixed’ about him, but rather accepted and coped with. Sibling love for the win!! (the amount of hugs doled out was everything <3)
“... the feeling that you’re not so much living your life as just trying to push through it won’t last forever. Someday you’ll be able to breathe.”
While I thoroughly enjoyed most of this book, the plot didn’t interest me nearly as much as the characters and their relationships did. The myth of the Flying Dutchman is cool enough on its own, though having it retold surrounding Adrian’s mother was largely uninteresting to me (since she was hardly mentioned in the previous books, so I didn’t necessarily care about her fate). Still, Adrian discovering that he was not in fact an only child along the way was super fun. I was so glad to see more of the original cast back for additional shenanigans. Plus, the ending was perfect!!! I think I manifested it:
Spoiler
we got a Monty x Percy wedding??? I think I can die peacefully now.────── {⋆★⋆} ──────
Before reading 16/12/19
Now that the little gremlin has become a big boy™ we know a few years have passed since book two.
That being said, I expect Monty and Percy were secretly married by Felicity and remain happily together.