Questions About The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1)

by Mackenzi Lee (Goodreads Author)

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Is Percy a boy or a girl? It sounds like a girl or a boys name

Amphitrite Neither. He's a gentleman.…moreNeither. He's a gentleman.(less)

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Is this a duology or more? Is the second book a direct sequel or is it a companion book?

Mackenzi It's a bit of both! GGTVAV was meant to be a standalone, so it can definitely be read like that. The second book is both sequel and companion--it foll…moreIt's a bit of both! GGTVAV was meant to be a standalone, so it can definitely be read like that. The second book is both sequel and companion--it follows the same characters about a year after TGGTVAV, but it's narrated by Felicity! (less)

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Does anyone else wonder why Monty is the name of the main character of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue when it was already the name of the main character of (the musical) Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder? Their releases are only a couple of years apart, and with the similar titles and the same main character names, it just seems to be too much for just coincidence.

Mackenzi As the author, I can answer this :) The book is named after The Gentleman's Guide to His Tour Through Italy, a guide book from the 1700s that I read a…moreAs the author, I can answer this :) The book is named after The Gentleman's Guide to His Tour Through Italy, a guide book from the 1700s that I read as research for the book. But it didn't have a title for a long time--Monty was named looooong before the bookwas. However, I had seen the musical Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder when it first opened on broadway--long before I was working on this book, but I fell in love with the name Monty and thought I wanted to someday name a character Monty. And then I did.....and then also happened to share half a title with the musical in which I first heard that name. By the time we landed on the title, I was too attached to the name and couldn't bear to change it! (less)

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This question contains spoilers... (view spoiler)

Mackenzi Nope! I don't think I'm the right person to write a book from the point of view of a queer chronically ill POC, but I hope someone better suited write…moreNope! I don't think I'm the right person to write a book from the point of view of a queer chronically ill POC, but I hope someone better suited writes from a similar point of view in historical fiction! (less)

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I loved this book! Does anyone have any recommendations to books like it? I loved the romance between Percy and Monty!

Mackenzi Hi there! I have a few read alikes for you (books that inspired me when I was working on this one!)

If you want more rollicking 18th century fun, try …moreHi there! I have a few read alikes for you (books that inspired me when I was working on this one!)

If you want more rollicking 18th century fun, try Palace of Spies by Sarah Zettle, Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson, Bloody Jack by LA Meyer, Drift and Dagger by Kendall Kulper, or The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman (one plotline in this book involves two queer men, but it's not quite as happy or romantic as M+P).

If you want more cute queer kids with happy endings, try Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertali, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz, True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan, Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, and Proxy by Alex London.

Hope that helps! (less)

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