A review by mermaidmilie22
The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

5.0

This book was absolutely fantastic. Read this is you are interested in adventures, world travel, pirates, ghost stories, history, folklore, first person perspective on mental illness experiences. Audio was phenomenal. While I highly recommend the entire trilogy, I actually feel this works as a standalone too.

I loved Adrian and could certainly relate to his anxiety. I think the book did an absolutely wonderful job portraying mental illness and neurodivergence. While Monty will always be my favorite, it was a pure delight seeing the juxtaposition and reflections on their differences and similarities.

I was beyond delighted to see a book where we visit old characters who are in their 30s-40s. It’s especially great seeing their character growth while they are venture isn’t really about them any more and watching them behave as more mature adults. Previous history and emotional growth impacting their actions and decisions and conversations while still not taking away their flaws and their very human quirks. Honestly it was just so well done I loved it. And I loved how the plot did not feel forced, everything felt very natural and consequential. I definitely cried at the end during the Authors Note lol. Sad to see this trilogy end but it was fantastic.