Title: The
Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Publisher: Katherine
Tegan Books (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
On-Sale
Date: June 27, 2017
Length: 501 pages
Format: ARC
paperback
Lord Henry
Montague has one year left before he’s forced to grow up. His father thinks
it’s high time eighteen year-old Monty take over the family estate and learn
something about business. But before Monty throws his life away he’s going to
enjoy it. So, he goes on Tour with his best-friend-turned-major-crush, Percy,
and his much-too-sarcastic, knowledgeable little sister, Felicity. Monty only has one year to drink all the booze
in Europe and bed all the boys he wants, but he only wants Percy, and their
chaperone’s not letting Monty anywhere near alcohol. Unfortunately, that’s the
least of their worries when Monty sees too much, and gets them into a world of
trouble.
If you want to read one book this year this should be it.
This book was so well put together, and so well written. It contained some of the most beautiful
passages I'd ever read—including the middle paragraph on page 30. The words
painted a picture of a world I could never have imagined.
Gentleman’s Guide was really
action-packed, and allowed you just enough time to just get your bearings
before something else happened. It was also really funny, and I laughed so hard
at the situations that Monty got himself (and others) into.
Monty was sarcastic and, in my opinion, hilarious. Excuse my language,
but he was a little sh*t, and I loved him for his pompous attitude. However, Monty
needed to go through all the trials and turmoil in Gentleman’s Guide to admit to his shortcomings and to grow. Monty had
his father’s voice in his head putting him down, and he had to change his way
of thinking. He had a hard time opening up to others, and being honest with
himself and those around him. When it came to his emotions Monty hid behind
sarcastic words. It wasn't until the end that I, (the reader, well, and Monty
too), realized that Monty was a very emotionally damaged character and needed
to allow himself to heal.
Gentleman's Guide became much more serious than I expected
compared to the many pure moments of hilarity in the beginning.
I loved Percy, Monty's best friend and the boy he's in love with.
He and Monty were perfect for each other, even though Monty always said the wrong thing. They cared
about each other very much and put the other first. I was so shocked that Monty
and Percy were romantic with each other very early in the novel, but that was
one moment and then there was tension hanging over them for the rest of the
novel.
Percy lived through so much unfairness because of things beyond
his control, and I was so upset on his behalf. Percy was simply one of the most
likeable, selfless, loyal characters and he was such a good friend to Monty.
I also loved how much I learned about the time period that Lee
wrote about. I would definitely not have liked to live in it. Although I very
much enjoyed this trip into another era, it reminded me how much things have
changed since then, and I'm very grateful for how they are now.
Gentleman’s Guide was and is
so much fun to talk about, and my internal voice gained a British accent, which
made me incredibly happy.
I couldn’t imagine a different ending. I thought it was perfect
and fit exactly who the three had all become.
Rating
Premise: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
Disclaimer:
I received an early review copy from Indigo Teen in exchange for honest
feedback. This did not influence my opinion in any way.
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