Rating: 5 /5 stars
Read from: December 4, 2017- March 11th, 2018.
Summary from Goodreads
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.
Link to the book on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884-the-gentleman-s-guide-to-vice-and-virtue.
Personal thoughts going in
This book was so hyped, and I went in knowing this about this book. I got this book in November so I was a bit late to the game of reading this book. I love a good historical novel, as a fan of history and learning more about history. This takes a historical novel is a new take on historical fiction, and I really loved that about this book. Going in my expectations were high, and so I knew what I was in for when I got into this book.
Thoughts on the character,plot, and writing style under the cut
Characters
Henry “Monty” Montague
Percy
Felicity Montague
Dante
Helena
Plot
The plot of this novel was very well done. Going in I had read the back cover, and so I knew a bit about the plot of the book and even I was surprised by the plot. These characters are great, and they are flawed, but that is what makes them great to me! I love them, and the plot really helps you get to know these characters in a unique way. This book started as just as a way to get to know the characters that you would be reading about.
The real mystery about the Larsrus Key is not really relevant until about halfway through the book. You know that Monty, Felicity, and Percy are followed but you are not sure why you just know that Monty has taken something, but you don’t know about the significance of it. The plot of the book thickens when you meet the children of a man who was an alchemist, he is presumed dead but he is really imprisoned. This was one of the things that I loved about this book, the mystery aspect of it and the fact that you could not really tell where the book was going to go from here.
Writing
I loved the writing tile in this book! I love historical fiction, and the style of writing in this novel was just so well done. I loved the different way that each character was written; each of them had a unique personality and a unique voice to them. From the notes in the back of the book, it is clear that Mackenzi Lee did research for this, it was like as if the events could have happened even though it was a story that she was writing. The writing was one of the things that kept me reading the book until the end, and if I could have I would have read this book every day. I enjoyed the witty banter between the characters I loved every second of it.
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