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

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Wow. Not what I was expecting but in a good way.

I'm not normally a historical fiction enthusiast, but this was so good. I even had this on my potential unhaul list, but I was pleasantly surprised. Although a smidge predictable, I had such a great time reading this. Pirates, highwaymen, running naked in Versailles. For a 500-page book, I was never bored.

All three main characters were great. My fave has to be Monty, our bisexual dumbass. The book was in his POV and the narration was funny af. There were too many moments where I laughed out loud. Percy was just a lil bean, the sweet and gentle one of the 3. Felicity was a mood (not as much as Monty tho) and I'm excited to see more of her in book 2.

"Felicity," my mother hisses down to her. "Perhaps you should remove you spectacles at the table."
"I need them for reading," Felicity says, eyes still fixed upon her smut.

The romance was so cute. This is what I mean when I say I want a slow burn. If you like unrequited pining, friends to lovers, forced to share a bed, tension (and so much more), this is for you. And the ending, oh my god. I just loved all of it.

"I love you, but I don't know how to help you. I still don't! I'm an emotional delinquent and I say wrong things all the time, but I want to be better for you. I promise that. It doesn't matter to me that you're ill and it doesn't matter if I have to give up everything, because you're worth it. You're worth it all because you are magnificent, you are. Magnificent and gorgeous and brilliant and kind and good and I just... love you, Percy. I love you so damn much." I almost cried. 
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