Mackenzi Lee

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

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A Kirkus Prize nominee and Stonewall Honor winner with 5 starred reviews! A New York Times bestseller!
Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the New York Public Library!
«The queer teen historical you didn’t know was missing from your life.”—Teen Vogue
“A stunning powerhouse of a story.”—School Library Journal
“A gleeful romp through history.”ALA Booklist
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 was born to be. But as Monty embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for pleasure and vice are 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.
So Monty 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, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.
Witty, dazzling, and intriguing at every turn, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is an irresistible romp that explores the undeniably fine lines between friendship and love.
Don't miss Felicity's adventures in The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, the highly anticipated sequel!
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385 printed pages
Publication year
2017
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  • Sebastianshared an impression4 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    🙈Lost On Me

    I have no doubt it was a good book and I have plans to read it's sequel. Any historical LGBT romance is right up my street but this was a long book with a dense plot. I felt myself getting a bit tired of it half way through and felt like it was dragging.

    But it is beautifully wrote and if you are looking for a modern book write in an older style this is A+ and it has a range of vocab. It's not a bad book it just wasn't 100% for me. If your a fan of Austen I might recommend it to you!

  • aaryagourkarshared an impression5 years ago
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    💞Loved Up

  • Eduardo Madridshared an impression6 years ago
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Quotes

  • Camila Hernándezhas quoted6 years ago
    Love may be a grand thing, but goddamn if it doesn’t take up more than its fair share of space inside a man.
  • Anaghahas quotedlast year
    though she also keeps sneaking up on my deaf side and scaring the shit out of me.
  • Anaghahas quotedlast year
    a strange thing, to want to die. Stranger still when you don’t feel you deserve to get away so easily.

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