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A review by bethanyangharads
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Did not finish book.
This book was further mentioned and reviewed in my YouTube video here: Tier Ranking my May Series Wrap Up
I always find it super hard to talk about books which I DNF but ultimately, for this one, I was just bored. This was a huge disappointment for me as I loved and adored The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. Ultimately, in Gentleman's Guide, Monty's sister Felicity came across as an intelligent young woman pushing the boundaries on what a woman can do. I wanted her fierce personality to come out here and shine... alas, it didn't. Felicity is meant to be this strong woman who doesn't let much stop in her way but I found her inner monologue childish at times and almost like it didn't fit her character. This, along with the slow pace of the story, had me feeling uninvested and I decided to DNF at 70 ish pages.
I always find it super hard to talk about books which I DNF but ultimately, for this one, I was just bored. This was a huge disappointment for me as I loved and adored The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. Ultimately, in Gentleman's Guide, Monty's sister Felicity came across as an intelligent young woman pushing the boundaries on what a woman can do. I wanted her fierce personality to come out here and shine... alas, it didn't. Felicity is meant to be this strong woman who doesn't let much stop in her way but I found her inner monologue childish at times and almost like it didn't fit her character. This, along with the slow pace of the story, had me feeling uninvested and I decided to DNF at 70 ish pages.