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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

(Montague Siblings #1)

Mackenzi Lee (Goodreads Author),

Christian Coulson (Narrator)

4.14 · Rating details · 68,676 ratings · 13,488 reviews

A young bisexual British lord embarks on an unforgettable Grand Tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush. An 18th-century romantic adventure for the modern age written by This Monstrous Thing author Mackenzi Lee—Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets the 1700s.

Henry “Monty” Montague doesn’t care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he ...more

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Apr 23, 2017 Chaima ✨ شيماء rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, read-in-2017, favorites, young-adult, boys-love-boys, historical, lgbtqia-rep, disability-rep, poc-rep

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to go courting trouble, is all.”
“We’re not courting trouble,” I say. “Flirting with it, at most.”

I honest to god wish this book would take human form and come fall in love with me.

I love this book with all my usually empty 7 hearts that just inflated 6 sizes and I think my ribs might actually crack. This book was so pure it wasn’t made for earth. This was the best thing that’s happened to humanity since sliced bread. This was better than shaking hands with ...more

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Jan 31, 2019 Rick Riordan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

YA adventure, own voices queer rep.

I loved this novel, and not even just because one of the main characters is named Percy!

Set in the 1700s, it’s the story of Henry “Monty” Montague, who is embarking on his Grand Tour of Europe -- one last teenage year of wildness and oat-sewing before he is supposed to take over as his father’s heir and get down to the deadly boring business of being an adult.

If a year traveling around Europe sounds awesome to you, think ...more

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Jan 04, 2017 Emily May rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, 2017, historical-fiction, young-adult

As we sail across the Channel toward Calais, this is what I’m thinking of—Percy and me and England sinking into the sea behind us, and also French lads and their tight breeches and, zounds, I can’t wait to get to Paris. I am also maybe a tiny bit drunk.

This book is wonderful! Just so so much fun. It's light, it's silly, and I just couldn't stop giggling to myself from start to finish. It reminds me of My Lady Jane, but with lots of gay love and drunken shenanigans.

Henry Montague, or "Monty" to those close to him, is about to set out on a Grand Tour of Europe with his sister and best friend, Percy. From Paris, through Marseilles, Barcelona, and Venice, to finally arrive on the beautiful island of Santorini. I'm jealous just thinking about it. He had initially planned a trip full of drink, love affairs, and merriment, but his father is trying to ruin his plans by sending Mr Lockwood to watch over him and put a stop to any scandalous behaviour. So, of course, Monty being Monty, the trip is full of drink, love affairs, and merriment. Only, he gets way more than he bargained for.

Pirates and highwaymen make appearances on the journey, and they all seem out to ruin Monty's good time. And if that wasn't enough, Monty's not-so-platonic feelings for his good friend Percy just won't go away.

The great tragic love story of Percy and me is neither great nor truly a love story, and is tragic only for its single-sidedness. It is also not an epic monolith that has plagued me since boyhood, as might be expected. Rather, it is simply the tale of how two people can be important to each other their whole lives, and then, one morning, quite without meaning to, one of them wakes to find that importance has been magnified into a sudden and intense desire to put his tongue in the other’s mouth.

Humour is highly subjective, but I found it hilarious. There's just something so delightful about watching British high society men being buffoons. Monty's narration is immature and silly, often sarcastic, and yet he is so damn lovable. Of course, his ridiculous actions land the group in trouble again and again, but it is very entertaining to watch.

I really enjoyed this historical romantic comedy. The whirlwind of European tourism served as an exciting backdrop for the rest of the action and romance. Monty and Percy have the perfect amount of sexual tension/love angst and I ship them so hard. And the ending made me smile so freaking much.

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Apr 21, 2016 Mackenzi marked it as to-read · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

IDK sounds kinda dumb.

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Dec 14, 2016 C.G. Drews rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star, best-of-2017, historical-fiction, young-adult, audio-books, magical-fantasy, read-2017, ya-male-narrators, reread, read-2018

I haven't even the words to summarise how much I ABSOLUTELY FREAKING ADORE THIS BOOK. I can't even stop gushing about it!! Everything was beyond perfect and I. am. in. love. It was sassy and hilarious and fast moving (like how did I read 500+ pages in a day?!) and so adorable I cannot even. I just cannot. Honestly as soon as this is out I'm BUYING IT AND THEN HUGGING IT and then putting it on my Favourite Books Of Ever Shelf.

Unfortunately it doesn't come out till June. Erm, so sorry about me ...more

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Oct 23, 2017 Emma Giordano rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks

Y'ALL
THIS
DANG
BOOK

CW: child abuse, alcoholism, abelism, racism

I absolutely loved The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. It blew away all of my expectations. I went in expecting a cutesy YA m/m romance novel set in the 1700s, but it was so much more! This novel is full of action, adventure, feminism, a sassy narrator, high stakes, (AND a cutest m/m romance).

I loved all the main characters - they are a terrific trio. Monty is particularly interesting to me because his addictions and ...more

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Jun 14, 2017 Elise (TheBookishActress) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: i-buddyread-this, books-released-2017, favorite-relationships, 5-star, i-read-arcs, favorite-characters, that-lgbtq-rep-tho, i-m-proud-of-this-review, genre-contemporary, ze-faves-of-2017

“Are you going to give me the fornication without the intention of procreation is of the devil and a crime lecture? I believe I could recite it from memory by now.”
“Monty-”
“Perhaps I am trying to procreate with all these lads and I’m just very misinformed about the whole process. If only Eton hadn’t thrown me out.”

Wow, so I expected cute and amusing, but I did not expect to find both the funniest thing I've ever read, and also one of the most unfortunately-personally-relevant-to-me things I ...more

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Jul 25, 2017 Hailey (Hailey in Bookland) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned, historical-fiction

4.5*
This was so fun and cute! So much love!!!

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Mar 30, 2018 Maria rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

4.6/5 Stars

“We are not broken things, neither of us. We are cracked pottery mended with laquer and flakes of gold, whole as we are, complete unto each other. Complete and worthy and so very loved.”

I underestimated this book immensely. I thought it would be a light-hearted, fluffy, cute, funny and romantic gay love story set in the 18th century England but it was so much more than that. It was deep, it was heart wrenching, it was profound, it was adventurous, it was emotional, it was so many things I never thought it would be. It contained strong, weak, flawed, clever and real characters who made mistakes who came back from them and corrected them. In addition, it touched difficult topics such as homophobia, sexism, racism, house violence which were exceptionally prominent at the time.

Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men.

But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.

Still it isn’t in Monty’s nature to give up. Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt that spans across Europe, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.

I read this book in 3 sittings which doesn't happen too often for me. The pace of this book was so quick, there was always something happening to keep me on my toes, I couldn't leave it down. I like books with quick pace that don't let me get bored by them and leave them down for another time. This was one of them.

The author also succeeded in making the protagonist feel real. Monty, a rich privileged rake, a fuck-everyone-and-everything-that-walks-on-this-earth bugger, a weak selfish and dramatic bitch who makes the worst and also the best decisions at the same time. Monty, a man in love with his best friend, Percy, a not so little wounded puppy that needs love, Monty a man who will shake up the earth to save his beloved Percy. I loved and hated at times this character with my whole being. I wanted to protect him and also slap him in the face for making bad decisions and saying the wrong shit all the time. I love characters like that. Raw characters who think vile thoughts and do selfish things like we humans do. Thank you, author, for this character.

We also got Felicity. My personal role model, a warrior of her time, a clever bitch who will fuck you up with a single stare. I abso-fucking-lutely adored her. She is a girl too smart, too mature and too independent for her time and age who is trying to overthrow stereotypes surrounding women of the time and become a doctor. I'm so glad the next book will be about her, I can't wait to read her adventures.

I also appreciated, as a Greek girl, the Santorini mentions at the end and I'm so glad they're gonna stay there! It makes me really happy when they make Greek mentions in books, television and movies, it makes my Greek heart die a little.

Last but certainly not least, the ship I shipped in this book since the first sentence, Monty and Percy. MY LITTLE SHIPPER HEART IS DYING BECAUSE OF THEM. I wanted to kill them both for making such ill-fated decisions and stepping away from each other! LIKE YOU'RE BOTH IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER JUST SAY IT OR I WILL SAY IT FOR YOU!!! This ship was a mad train from the beginning to the end and I was so glad we got to experience their relationship.

Ok, if I continue with this review I will literally pass the 16912 characters left as of now, so I will leave it here. This book was spectacular and I will definitely order the next one in the series! AND TILL THE NEXT ONE K BYE! ...more

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Sep 29, 2017 Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m-romance

”Love may be a grand thing, but goddamn if it doesn’t take up more than its fair share of space inside a man.”

This was a buddy read with my one and only precious Gem!!! <333

To say this book had me from the very first page certainly would be an understatement…
because
it actually got me right after the very first sentence! ;-P

The way Monty told his story was just too hilarious and I was barely a few pages in when I already laughed so hard that my husband gave me a raised eyebrow! *lol* (and the ...more

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Jun 12, 2018 jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

its been over a year since i read this and you would not believe how often i think about the guy on the cover. has anyone seen this episode of the office where michael falls in love with the chair model he sees in the office supply catalog? thats how i feel about this guy. except i hope hes doing a lot better than the chair model. lol.

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goodness me, that was quite the ride! i had no idea this was historical fiction, so i went into this totally expecting ‘lads ...more

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Aug 04, 2017 Claudia Ramírez rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, my-sons, cover-love, perfection, i-ship-them

Monty, Percy and Felicity are my new golden trio.

PS. Also, Felicity is GOALS. I love her and I want to be like her when I grow up. Seriously, one of my favorite female characters ever.

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Mar 24, 2018 High Lady of The Night Court rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

MYHEARTMYHEARTMYHEARTMYHEART
I absolutely LOVED this book and everything it stand for. I love the way the author created these characters and articulated their thoughts in such a marvelous way. I was in love with Felicity, Monty, and Percy before the second chapter even ended and only grew to like them more as the story progressed.

I’m not sure what I was expecting from this book but it definitely was not this. I knew I was going to love this book the second I started it and it met all my MYHEARTMYHEARTMYHEARTMYHEART
I absolutely LOVED this book and everything it stand for. I love the way the author created these characters and articulated their thoughts in such a marvelous way. I was in love with Felicity, Monty, and Percy before the second chapter even ended and only grew to like them more as the story progressed.

I’m not sure what I was expecting from this book but it definitely was not this. I knew I was going to love this book the second I started it and it met all my expectations, which were pretty high to begin with considering the amazing things I’ve heard about it. I read the blurb for this book on Goodreads and started reading it with a perspective that it was going to be this easy to get through, funny read and I did get that feel from it, but it was also so much more.
This book is tagged Historical Fiction, Romance, and LGBT, even though they are accurate, they make the book seem kind of superficial but there is actually a lot of emotional depth to this book if you look for it.

Our main characters, Monty, Percy, and Felicity make the most heartwarming trio possible. Henry Montague is an Earl’s son, yet he is the opposite of what you would consider to be a ‘lord’. He spends him time drinking, chasing after both women and men, and just about anything else that will tarnish his father’s reputation. Monty is so deeply in love with his best friend, Percy, to the point where it hurts to be around him as he is unable to tell him he’s in love with him. Through this book we get to see their relationship progress and it is so adorable because neither of them are sure if the other likes them and they are 2 very emotionally volatile people.

Putting the nature of their relationship aside, their friendship and the fact that they stand by the other’s side no matter what, really hits you in the gut. It clearly reflects the value of friendship and how much it means to every single one of us to always have a friend to laugh with, to have fun with, to lean on, to confide in, to go so crazy with to the point where anyone else would put the both of you in a mental hospital, no matter what comes your way.

The book deals with a lot of issues in the 18th century society such as racism and sexism. In the racism point of view, the author clearly shows how blacks were abused and dishonored and how they were never treated above the position of a servant. The sexism aspect we see clearly with Felicity as we see over and over again that women were not given the opportunities men were and that they considered to be inferior to the man. In such a situation, seeing Felicity’s dreams and how she will always defend and argue in favor of the position of women in society, is inspiring. Felicity is without a doubt my favorite character.

Felicity goes against the picture of what an ideal ‘lady’ would be in that time period. She’s a total bad ass. She is capable beyond measure and can take care of herself. She stands against how women are treated and embodies a true feminist. She is a bookworm, which only gave me reason to love her more. I mean come on, when we were first introduced to her, she was eating breakfast with a book standing up with the support of a jam pot with a fork wedged in it to keep it standing. How can we not love this girl?!

It’s a funny, clever, charming, delightful story and I loved it. I must say, I don’t really read much Historical Fiction but this book was amazing. All the hype surrounding this book was justified and if you are a person who enjoys reading Historical Fiction or a fun contemporary book I definitely recommend it to you. ...more

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Dec 21, 2016 emi rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: anticipated-2017-releases, disappointment, i-spent-my-money-on-this, 3-stars, lgbtq, male-protagonist, history-has-its-eyes-on-you

2.75/5 stars

“God bless the book people for their boundless knowledge absorbed from having words instead of friends.”

I thought I was the biggest disappointment in life, but I guess I’ve been proven wrong with my reading choices lately. If it wasn’t for my sister sending me videos of her hedgehog right now, I think I’d be lying in a puddle of my own tears questioning every decision I have ever made in the past two months. ~~I’ll still probably do that later though.~~

Wait, what? I'm giving this ...more

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Aug 01, 2017 destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] added it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, historical-fiction

Update — June 18th, 2019:
Please click here if you're curious why I've removed my rating and review.

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Feb 23, 2016 Wendy Darling rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtqi, france, hilarious, poc, 2017-publication, historical-fiction, 2017-favorites, made-my-heart-hurt, 1800s, male-pov

4.5 stars Boys fighting pirates and their feelings for each other in 18th century Paris and Venice! *swoon*

We hosted the official cover reveal this morning, accompanied by an early ARC giveaway and the MOST ADORABLE video by the author talking about why she wrote the book. She touches on wanting to address frustrating historical tropes and the lack of queer representation, as well as how "strong" femininity is defined. Oh, and there are pirates and villains and a swoonworthy romance, too!

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Jan 26, 2017 ✨ jamieson ✨ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure-fiction, historical-fiction, lgbtqiap, most-anticipated, young-adult, bi-mc, action, romance, 2017-reads

“If you go behind my back, I swear to God, I’ll skin you alive—”
“I won’t—”
“—murder you, then alchemically raise you from the dead so I can murder you again—”

TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR: homophobia, epilepsy, racism and racial slurs, ableism, PTSD, alcoholism, parental abuse,

BUT SPEAKING OF 2017 LIFESAVERS This book is a strong contender because it was really, really good and bought up so many important themes and issues and was also just really fun, adventurous, different from the usual and had ... ...more

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Jul 21, 2017 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: own, young-adult

This is not a book I was interested in reading, but since it came in my Owlcrate box I will give it a try. I hope I like it! The Owlcrate stuff was awesome though

I was right. It wasn't for me. There are some parts that I enjoyed but for the most part, it wasn't for me. But, I didn't pick this book to read, Owlcrate did it for me

I did like Felicity's character because she fought against being the woman they were supposed to be back then. Go Felicity!

I'm happy for the majority of people that ...more

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Dec 15, 2016 Kai rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: queer, 2017

"The world could have been a blank canvas and I still would have been exactly this livid with happiness, just to be with him."

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is a wild and vivid tale of treachery, love and friendship set against the backdrop of Europe in the 18 hundreds.

Plot:
Henry Montague loves alcohol, romantic adventures and long, sleepless nights out. His father, however, despises exactly that, and everything Henry stands for. He sends him on one last trip, a so called Grand Tour ...more

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Jun 12, 2018 rachel ☾ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star, rep-dis-nd-ci-mi, historical-fiction, own, rep-queer, rep-poc

me, sobbing in a public bathroom: you bastards told me this book was funny

Trigger warnings for (view spoiler).

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Sep 01, 2018 Sana rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: d-n-f, young-adult, boring-af, i-dont-get-the-hype, contemporary, literal-garbage, romance, cut-my-left-nut-off-instead, badass-chicks, historical-romance

I really didn’t experience what everyone else did while reading this book. The characters are cute and all, but the storyline really didn’t interest me and I was so bored while reading this. I’m extremely disappointed and deadass questioned if I had the right book because I’ve seen glowing reviews of this.

Maybe it’s just me, idk, regardless, I’m extremely disappointed and finally dnfed halfway because I can’t keep reading this boredom.

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I'M FINALLY STARTING THIS AND I'M EXCITED!!

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Jan 23, 2017 Kaylin (The Re-Read Queen) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: disability-and-chronic-illness, days-of-old-aka-historical-fiction, young-adult, lgbt, magical-realism, deserves-the-hype, couples-i-love

4.5 Stars

Re-read:

Bumping my rating up because I forgot how great the discussion of chronic illness is here. Honestly some of the best representation I've seen.

"It isn’t easy and it isn’t very enjoyable but this is what I’ve got to live with. This is who I am, and I don’t think I’m insane. I don’t think I should be locked up and I don’t think I need to be cured of it for my life to be good."

Otherwise I pretty much stand by my original review:

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4 Stars

Original Review:

“I
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Jul 27, 2017 Warda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

[EDIT: Despite the flaws this book had, when a book - or the characters in this case - pop into your head quite frequently, a book deserves 5 stars.]

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THIS BOOK! THESE CHARACTERS! IT WAS SO DELICIOUSLY GAY, PEOPLE! *heart eyes*

*chants* MERCY! MERCY!

I promised myself that I'd review this properly, but what the hell, fuck it. My heart is a wreck and so full of love! So full of Monty and Percy! I need more of them two SO DAMN BADLY!!!!!! Their story can't be over! *SOBS*

The ...more

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Jul 23, 2017 ❄️Nani❄️ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-fantasy-sci-fi, historical

4.5

The more times you read it the better it gets.

Yet another FANTASTIC re read.

Monty, my roguish booze-hound seductive charmer, oh, how I love thee!!!

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ORIGINAL REVIEW

I think I ended this book with a migraine because I was grinning and laughing like an idiot the whole way through that it slowly took its toll on my brain. ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!

WONDERFUL. Just wonderful! So delightfully heartwarming and hilarious. The Gentleman’s Guide follows our main lead Monty ...more

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Jul 18, 2017 Larry H rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Just when you think that no one is writing anything original, along comes a book that is so different in many ways that you wonder how the author came up with the idea in the first place, and how they were able to sell it to a publisher. Mackenzi Lee's The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is one of those books. What a sensational story, with characters I won't soon forget!

In 18th century England, Henry "Monty" Montague has grown up a son of privilege. His father is a lord with a sizable ...more

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Sep 25, 2017 April (Aprilius Maximus) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, favourites, to-reread-and-annotate, 2017

1.) The Gentlemen's Guide To Vice and Virtue
*.) The Gentlemen's Guide To Getting Lucky
2.) The Lady's Guide To Petticoats and Piracy

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Update: still a delight.

Well, that was a fucking delight and a half. ...more

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Aug 01, 2017 Lily ☁️ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, lgbtqiap-rep, romance, diverse, tolino, young-adult, reviewed

3 1/2 stars

You can find my review on my blog!

I already spent over half an hour marveling at artwork of Monty & Percy, so this book had better live up to all the praises and accolades it has received.

(*)

“We’re not courting trouble,” I say. “Flirting with it, at most.”

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Feb 25, 2019 megs_bookrack rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own-to-read, ya-contemporary-to-read

**4.5-stars**

A wicked and witty romp through 18th-Century Europe!

Henry 'Monty' Montague has a bit of a reputation among high society Britain, a constant source of contention with his father.

Recently graduated, Monty is due to set off on his Grand Tour of Europe, with his best friend, Percy, and little sister, Felicity, in tow.

He cannot wait to be out from under his father's eye, channeling constant disapproval and supervision, for an entire year.

Once on the road, Monty continues his playboyish ...more

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Sep 18, 2018 Nick marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Everybody loves this book. I feel left out for not reading it yet.

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Jan 21, 2018 Lola rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbt

Percy should have been the narrator of this book.

What does Henry have to give? Silliness and cluelessness. He eventually does gain *some* maturity, but never enough to deserve a newfound respect and admiration from me.

The key to loving this book is loving its humour. If that element works for you, and you don’t mind that Henry would rather drink all day and frolic all night, you’re the right reader for this story.

I did not love the romance either. It never made me swoon, let alone sweep me off ...more

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Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Simmons College. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the historical fantasy novels THIS MONSTROUS THING, THE GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE, which won a 2018 Stonewall Honor Award and the New England Book Award, and its sequel, THE LADY'S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY, which debuted at #3 ...more