A review by justinlife
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was fine. I blame myself more than the book. I think if I were in highschool, I'd love it. A queer historical fiction in the vein of The Count of Monte Cristo that's a swashbuckling adventure? Yeah, sign me up. I think I didn't realize the characters were so young when I went in and because of that, I was annoyed. I was also annoyed with the narrator and how he's just a rake. Like why would anyone want to hang out with him, he sounds exhausting. 

Overall though, it's a well written queer adventure novel and we don't have too many of those.