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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
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
I loved the depictions of anxiety and OCD, I loved the continuation of the Montacute family, and most of all, I loved the queer representation that just felt so natural.
Also, a family, looking out for each other? Unheard of.
Also, a family, looking out for each other? Unheard of.
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
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
adventurous
emotional
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
This book devastated me, made me go through every emotion on the planet, but also told me everything was going to be okay.
And it has Monty in it. That's always a plus.
What a great ending to the series.
And it has Monty in it. That's always a plus.
What a great ending to the series.
adventurous
emotional
funny
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:
Complicated
This book was a wonderful ending to the Montague siblings series. As someone with anxiety, I heavily identified with Adrian, the main character, and what he struggled with. I love how they brought back characters from throughout the series (these are seriously some of the best characters I’ve ever read about) and gave them happy endings. The epilogue was AMAZING. I didn’t necessarily like this book better than the first two, but I gave this book 5 stars because of how well it was written and how much I loved the series as a whole.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-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
"You are not a burden. You are a person."
The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandals and Shipwrecks - Mackenzi Lee
This is a beautifully written, emotionally complex conclusion to the Montague Siblings trilogy—a book that feels like a long exhale after holding your breath through storms both literal and internal. While this installment is probably my least favorite of the series, that’s less a criticism and more a reflection of how deeply it immersed me in grief, trauma, and the long, slow struggle toward healing. I loved it, even as it made my heart ache.
This is a beautifully written, emotionally complex conclusion to the Montague Siblings trilogy—a book that feels like a long exhale after holding your breath through storms both literal and internal. While this installment is probably my least favorite of the series, that’s less a criticism and more a reflection of how deeply it immersed me in grief, trauma, and the long, slow struggle toward healing. I loved it, even as it made my heart ache.
Adrian Montague, the youngest of the siblings, takes center stage in this novel, and his journey is raw, often painful, and unflinchingly honest. Lee handles Adrian’s mental health with compassion and clarity, portraying panic, depression, and obsessive thoughts in a way that feels deeply real but never exploitative. There’s so much darkness here (loss, abandonment, the weight of expectations) and yet there’s also light: in friendship, in family, in the resilience it takes to choose to stay.
That said, I sorely missed Percy. His absence was keenly felt, especially after the charm and banter he brought to the previous books. The emotional tone here is quieter, more solemn, less buoyed by the camaraderie and chaos that made "The Gentleman's Guide" and "The Lady’s Guide" so intoxicating. In some ways, this feels like a different kind of novel entirely—less an adventure, more an odyssey through grief.
And still, it ends in hope. The reunion we’ve all been waiting for brings a sense of healing that feels earned rather than easy. The final chapters are a balm, a gentle reminder that though scars remain, they do not define us.
If "Scandals and Shipwrecks" feels heavier than its predecessors, it’s because it carries so much: legacy, love, and the weight of what it means to survive. It may not be my favorite, but I’ll treasure it all the same.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
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
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adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was great. It was so nice seeing Monty again, and Adrian is sweet. A wonderful representation of overwhelming anxiety with a hopeful ending.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
A lovely end to this series! It's great to see and read a character with such lovely internal thoughts, even to their own fault/flaw. Overall great read, and would definitely recommend to those looking for piracy.