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The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky

(Montague Siblings #1.5)

Mackenzi Lee (Goodreads Author)

4.12 · Rating details · 12,893 ratings · 2,312 reviews

In this funny and frothy novella that picks up where the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue leaves off, freshly minted couple Monty and Percy fumble through their first time together.

Monty’s epic grand tour may be over, but now that he and Percy are finally a couple, he realizes there is something more nerve-wracking than being chased acros ...more

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Oct 16, 2018 chai ♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2018, lgbtq-bi, young-adult, poc-rep, ya-historical, trope-friends-to-lovers, trope-it-s-about-the-yearning, trope-opposites-attract, lgbtq-rep, fiction

Reading this novella is all fun and games until it makes you achingly aware of the lack of cuddling you're experiencing in your life.

So without further ado, here's a list of iconic and memorable moments in this book!

• First of all, nothing will ever come close to touching the humor and perfect execution of the question “do you mean to tell me that you have not actually fornicated yet?” being met with the incredulous and hugely indignant response “dear God, Felicity”
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Feb 01, 2019 Claudia Ramírez rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019, i-ship-them, my-sons

I’M CRYING IN A CORNER BECAUSE THEY ARE SO CUTE.

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Oct 05, 2018 chan ☆ added it

Shelves: 2018, ya-contemporary

don't agree with my old review so she gone lol ...more

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Aug 03, 2018 Virginia Ronan ♥ Herondale ♥ marked it as to-read

WAIT!
What!? O_o
Hold a second!

When did this become a thing and why the freaking hell didn't I know about it?!

I need more Monty and Percy in my life!!
I'm soo going to savour this!!
Well, as soon as I get my own copy of course! ;-P

Mackenzi you make me very happy! XD
I hope you know that. *lol* ...more

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Oct 05, 2018 C.G. Drews rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, historical-fiction, novella, read-2018

This was entirely adorable and so utterly awkward it was hilarious! I actually could read an infinitely long series about Percy and Monty, juuuust saying in case the bookish gods want to grant that request. It is pretty much 50pgs of Monty and Percy trying to have sex and everything of ever going wrong. 😂It made me laugh out loud though. I love their banter and Monty's panic meltdowns and the fact that the worst thing in the world that's ever happened to him is getting his hair wet in the ocean. ...more

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Dec 16, 2019 Larry H rated it really liked it

4.5 stars.

The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky is a sweet, sexy, short romp about love and sex and planning a future together.

I absolutely LOVED Mackenzi Lee’s Montague Siblings Series, particularly The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue . It was so unique, so fun, so romantic, and so poignant. Monty and Percy are easily one of my favorite literary couples in recent years.

This novella is an amuse-bouche of sorts, coming in at slightly over 100 pages. Here Monty, Percy, Felicity, and t 4.5 stars.

The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky is a sweet, sexy, short romp about love and sex and planning a future together.

I absolutely LOVED Mackenzi Lee’s Montague Siblings Series, particularly The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue . It was so unique, so fun, so romantic, and so poignant. Monty and Percy are easily one of my favorite literary couples in recent years.

This novella is an amuse-bouche of sorts, coming in at slightly over 100 pages. Here Monty, Percy, Felicity, and the crew of the Eleftheria are enjoying some R&R on the island of Santorini, and all are plotting their next move. While Monty and Percy’s feelings about one another are now out in the open, Monty finds himself nervous for the first time about the next steps in their relationship. Why does the idea of intimacy with Percy scare him when he’s always been a bit of a rogue? Why is he so frightened of Percy's wanting to plan a future together?

"I have never in all my born days been this clumsy about getting tangled up with someone. Perhaps it’s because it’s Percy, the first person with whom I’ve ever made it this far that mattered. Or perhaps it's because in the shadowy corners of my heart, I know I'm the sort of person you romp with for one wild night and then you climb out the window before I wake. The sort of person no one wants to be around unless there's some kind of reward involved, preferably of a sexual nature. Not the sort you bet all your chips on a life with. How long before he realizes that? And how much longer before he regrets wasting his first time on me?"

This is such a sweet, sexy story, complete with the ribald silliness that is a hallmark of these books. The craziness goes on a tiny bit too long, but ultimately, it’s just too darned short!! It’s certainly whetted my appetite for Lee’s next book in the series, which is due out in August 2020.

If you’re a fan of these characters and this terrifically fun, creative series, make sure you get your fix with this book!

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Aug 03, 2018 Hayley ☾ (TheVillainousReader) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reread-worthy, romance, favorites, boys-who-love-boys, young-adult, novella

WE HATE RICHARD PEELE!

Ugh, this was ridiculously cute and hilarious and I can die happy now. My heart is so full and my stomach hurts from laughing.

If you didn’t already know, I fucking adore Monty and Percy. I love them and The Gentleman’s Guide so much that I’m still, after six months and reading it three times, unable to write a review because I don’t think I can write down just how much I love everything about these characters and these books and how important I think they are. I could seri WE HATE RICHARD PEELE!

Ugh, this was ridiculously cute and hilarious and I can die happy now. My heart is so full and my stomach hurts from laughing.

If you didn’t already know, I fucking adore Monty and Percy. I love them and The Gentleman’s Guide so much that I’m still, after six months and reading it three times, unable to write a review because I don’t think I can write down just how much I love everything about these characters and these books and how important I think they are. I could seriously pick it up right this moment, like I want to, and delight in it just as much as I did the first time. I LURVE it.

Anyways, the novella. Really it’s more of a short story because it’s really very short, 50 pages, but omg it was sooo fucking cute and such a perfect morsel of love, happiness and humor and I’m just SO HAPPY ABOUT IT. I love the small references that Mackenzi made back to Gent’s Guide, it made me feel like I was sharing an inside joke with friends. There was a lot of talking going on between Monty and Percy, which I was so happy about because they are extremely bad at talking about their feelings, and I loved seeing them starting to create the foundation for a strong, honest, and communicative relationship. Monty and Percy were so sweet and in love, and I couldn't stop swooning and laughing at the situations they were putting themselves in. There were multiple times when I whispered aloud "oh dear God Monty!".

This is YA, and although I had a small hope, I knew I wasn’t going to get the detailed scenes that I do in my adult MM but that being said.. This was pretty freaking good, and I just want to applaud Mackenzi for not only bringing such an amazing couple to YA, but also being like “Yep, I’m going to write a whole novella about them trying to have sex with each other, for teens to read, and it’s going to be sweet and full of funny moments and loving words, and there *mostly* won’t be any fade to black because THIS IS OKAY!!”.

This review is getting long for a 50 page novella so short answer I FUCKING LOVED THIS! Monty, Percy, Felicity and their pirate companions are hilarious and I love hanging out with them. I want a million more stories about them because I would seriously read about them watching paint dry. While we’re on the topic of Felicity I will say that I was mostly excited for her book to get more glimpses of Monty and Percy, hopefully making out in the background and sticking their hands down each other’s trousers, but this made me love her so much more than I did in the first book, where she was very much a secondary character, and I’m really excited for her book and the shenanigans her and her girl gang get into!

"You don't owe me sex. You don't owe me anything. I'm with you because I want to be. And if we're together, it'll be because we want to be. And we are going to London together because we want to. And it's going to be a disaster. But that's all right, because we'll have each other. We'll be disastrous together."
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Nov 13, 2018 ✨ jamieson ✨ added it

Shelves: 2018-reads, romance, historical-fiction, series, fave-couple, m-m, bi-mc, young-adult, novella

WHEN will a man as sweet and tall as Percy Newton come into my life? I relate to bi disaster Monty so much but where's MY sweet bf/gf who kill give me soft kisses all the time :/ anyway this was cute & funny thats all I have to say on that ...more

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Oct 03, 2018 April (Aprilius Maximus) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018

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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omfg i love them so much it hurts ...more

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Sep 15, 2019 Irina rated it really liked it

this was so cute and fun to read. i love Monty and Percy with all my heart

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Nov 11, 2020 Tamar overwhelmed by work, but forging on.... rated it it was amazing

I LOVED this, it was so darn sweet and sexy. This is a short YA novella in the saga of the Felicity and Monty Montague siblings - an inbetweener coming after A Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue and before The Ladies Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (the titles are just soooo cool, who could resist them?). I’ve only read this inbetweener but I’m definitely going to read the AGGVV and TLGPP. A new book in the series is due out next year – I’ve already tried begging at the doors of NG and EW, but ...more

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Oct 02, 2018 Lauren Lanz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-stars, hilarious, almost-favourites, reread, i-own, novellas, historical-fiction

How does one express their love for Monty and Percy in a short little review? They don't. ...more

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Oct 27, 2018 lily ☁️ rated it really liked it

Shelves: tolino, lgbtqiap-rep, historical, book-series, young-adult

I fell in love with Monty & Percy all over again, smiled so much that my cheeks are still a bit sore, and basically, this is the perfect novella, and I can’t wait to read Felicity’s book.

“I would teach my body to regrow my heart each time I gave it to him, over and over and over again. Heart after heart after heart—every one of them his.”

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Jan 29, 2020 Angelica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, read-2020, release-2019

This book was everything I didn't know I needed. Monty is a disaster in the most entertaining yet heartbreaking way possible. Percy is, of course, the sweetest most wonderful person to ever grace the earth. Felicity, though, is the real MVP for trying to hook them up.

This is a story where everything that could go wrong does in fact, go wrong. But, of course, things don't just go wrong, because no, that would be far too boring. Too mundane and commonplace for one such as Monty. In this book, ever ...more

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Oct 02, 2018 Connie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, lgbtq-fiction

my skin is clear, my crops are thriving, the sun is shining, monty is a Bisexual Disaster, and percy and monty are idiots in love. bless mackenzi lee for restoring peace to the universe.

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Jul 08, 2018 Melissa rated it it was amazing

The gang is back in this short, but sweet novella. It's abso-bloody-lutely FANTASTIC! Fans of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue will not be disappointed. Mackenzi had me laughing, shrieking, and as usual sighing "Oh, Monty."

Also, if you've listened to the audio book and fell in love with Christian Coulson's voice like I have, he might sneak in narrating as you read.

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Don't sleep on this people! Go pre-order your copy of The Lady's Guide to Vice and Virtue today wherever ...more

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Nov 14, 2018 Kaylin (The Re-Read Queen) rated it really liked it

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

Monty is such a disaster bi

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Dec 09, 2018 Caidyn (he/him/his) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: queer-reads, shorties, historical-fiction, young-adult-fiction

Omg it was so fluffy and wonderful and I nearly laughed many times while I was supposed to be paying attention to my professors in class. I adored it. I sincerely hope that this series is more than a duology, or that there's going to be something separate to follow Felicity's adventures. Wonderful. ...more

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Oct 02, 2018 kelly ♥ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lgbt-content

I raise my head, and he turns to me. "I love you," I say quietly. "You know that?"
"And I you, my darling boy."

excuse me for a moment while i sit and cry ...more

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Oct 17, 2018 TheYALibrarian marked it as to-read

Umm excuse me how did I not hear about this and why can't I get it on Amazon???!!!! Someone help I need this in my life!!!

Update 10/18/18

Well now I'm a little irked that I found out only people who pre-ordered TLGTPAP and sent an email to Lee got a copy of this ebook. So I guess all of us who had no idea just miss out?! Great... ...more

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Dec 05, 2018 Meli rated it it was amazing

"We are tough and stupid together and we are going to be tough and stupid together for the rest of our lives" ♥ Los amo, bye.

Update: no dejo de sonreír como boba desde que terminé esto. Monty tiene esa capacidad de hacerme hiper feliz con su estupidez y profundidad no intencionada (:P) que me puede. ...more

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Sep 04, 2020 Mariah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: tbr-2019-releases, own-hardcover, miami-library, read-in-2020, mm

MACKENZI LEE YOU ABSOLUTE TEASE
*opens up AO3”

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Jan 03, 2020 Norah Una Sumner rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-star-read, contemporary, humor, 2020, lgbtqa-plus, romance, short-story

honestly if my significant other doesn't almost stab my eye out and end up breaking their nose while we're trying to get it on what's the point

... i can't believe i now have a 2020 shelf ...more

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Apr 23, 2020 Kat rated it really liked it

Shelves: no-kindle-version-available, library-2

Oh Monty, you have to love Monty for his good intentions and bumbling ways. This was a cute, short novella that I was glad to read as a sort of epilogue for book one and bridge between the main novels in the series. I’m always happy for more Monty, Felicity and Percy.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.

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Feb 09, 2020 Teal marked it as dnf · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, historical-fiction, lgbtqi, short-fiction, mc-bi-or-pan, dnf-in-2020, m-m, series, sff, young-adult

Well, there's 17 hours of my life I’m never getting back.

All right, it was probably only 30 minutes. It just felt longer.

DNF @ 55% ...more

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Apr 05, 2019 Warda marked it as to-read · review of another edition

I never managed to read this and now WE'RE GETTING A HARDCOVER AND I'M OVER THE BLEEDIN' MOON!! ...more

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Apr 22, 2020 Maryam🌻 rated it it was amazing

I’m so glad I read this!😭❤️
I love Percy and Monty so much and I didn’t realize how much I missed them🥺why can’t we have more? this is supposed to be so much longer😩❤️❤️❤️

”I would teach my body to regrow my heart each time I gave it to him, over and over and over again. Heart after heart after heart—every one of them his.”

UGH MY HEART I CAN’T-❤️😭❤️😭❤️😭❤️

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Nov 04, 2018 Romie rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018-releases, disabilities-mental-health, historical, poc, bi-mc, queer-books, young-adult

this both made me laugh and want to cry, well done.

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Oct 12, 2018 Sabrina rated it liked it

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue - ★★★★

This reminded me how much fun I had reading TGGTVAV.
This was funny, and although this is about this marvelous couple getting some, they didn’t in fact got some it this short story but out of it.

In some ways I feel betrayed but it was still a great read so I’ll not get to mad about that.

Now I’m ready to read the next one! ...more

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Jan 15, 2020 Drewthereader20 rated it really liked it

Shelves: new-releases, library-books, audiobook, fall-tbr, hardcover, 2020-reads, tbr-shelf, 2020-dissapoiments

Listen to this book in one sitting tonight. My seventh book of the month!(:

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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

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“I would teach my body to regrow my heart each time I gave it to him, over and over and over again. Heart after heart after heart—every one of them his.” — 30 likes

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