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    The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
    The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
    The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

    Written by Mackenzi Lee

    Narrated by Christian Coulson

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A Kirkus Prize nominee with five starred reviews! A New York Times bestseller!

    2018 Audie Award® nominee for Best Male Narrator!

    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! 

    Editor's Note

    Forbes’ 30 Under 30…

    Forbes named author Mackenzi Lee one of the top 30 “young, creative and bold minds” of 2020, and Teen Vogue calls Lee’s rollicking novel, “The queer teen historical you didn’t know was missing from your life.” Sparks fly when two friends embark on an 18th-century European road trip, complete with a bisexual young lord, highwaymen, pirates, and magic.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKatherine Tegen Books
    Release dateJun 27, 2017
    ISBN9780062743114
    Author

    Mackenzi Lee

    Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Atlas Obscura, the Boston Globe, Crixeo, and the Newport Review, among others. Her debut novel, This Monstrous Thing, won the PEN New England–Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award. Her second book, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, was a New York Times bestseller and an ABA bestseller, earned five starred reviews, was a #1 Indie Next Pick, and received a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor and a New England Book Award. She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and Star Wars. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three. She currently calls Salt Lake City home.

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    • 4/5
      This was a fun book! I really enjoyed the characters, and ended up liking Monty. He definitely grew throughout the novel, and had realistic character development. I liked Felicity and her interest in medicine, and Percy was a great character as well. I enjoyed the plot, but felt it dragged at times. I listened to the audiobook, and I liked the narrator, but his voice was sometimes annoying as well.Overall, this was a fun romp, and I will definitely be reading the next book!

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    • 4/5
      Laugh out loud funny, touching and an all round good insight into family and relationships.
    • 5/5
      This was a really fantastic book. I cant wait to for the authors other books to be available here on audiobook!
    • 3/5
      There were definitely some witty bits, funny lines and awkward but cute gay romance. All in all an ok listen, the narration was good. Mediocre storyline with just enough happening to not get bored but hardly. The protagonist is often an insufferable brat. Explained by daddy issues, which feels uninspired. Having set the story in the 18th century is cool and brought up the point of inequality that people of color and women had (well, and still have).
    • 5/5
      This book was so damn c u t e. Monty was a real mess and I love him. Percy will forever be in my heart. Felicity is a proper badass and she deserved to be born in another time tbh.
    • 3/5
      A hilarious 18th century young adults adventure. The audiobook was good as something light to listen to in the background.
    • 5/5
      to those who haven't read this book yet or seem to feel intimidated by it, PLEASE GET THE AUDIOBOOK. It's so good
    • 5/5
      So funny and sweet. Really good story. Has it all
    • 4/5
      So the book itself takes a turn I didn’t enjoy all that much (though it recaptures it’s charm towards the end) however the audiobook narration is so amazing that I didn’t care all that much. By far one of the best audiobooks I’ve had the pleasure of listening to!
    • 5/5
      Henry Montague is literally THE WORST!

      And the best at the same time. But mostly the worst because although he is an adult at 18, he is still a teenaged boy who is ruled by his pride and little head. I still LOVED this and can't wait to start book 2.

      4.5 stars
    • 5/5
      This book was stunning. It was filled with unique and interesting characters, and I'm glad that Lee did a great job developing both the characters and the story. I enjoyed their interactions and their dialogues, and how exciting the story is. Most importantly, I got really emotional reading the parts about Monty and Percy, and you can really tell how much they loved and cared for each other. You should definitely read this book. You won't regret it!
    • 5/5
      BRO. THIS WAS THE BEST LISTENING EXPERIENCE EVER. I WILL NEVER GET OVER IT. I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH
    • 4/5
      Absolutely not what I was expecting, but a fun journey
    • 5/5
      Aww such a good book and wery good performed!! Highly recommend!
    • 5/5
      Fell in love with the characters and got lost in the story
    • 5/5
      It was absolutely magnificent! Full of romance, desire, joy, tragedy, and the inner works of the human mind. Kept me grinning, felt like I was right there with each of the spectacularly odd, intriguing, and utterly human characters.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic; while the subject matter is definitely YA in rating, the characters feelings and motivations read very adult like, aside from Mr. Montague's childishness.
    • 5/5
      A true adventure novel! Loved the characters, and how they react and unite as the story goes. It's got everything you want in an adventure novel it has pirates and a treasure and love all while they trapse accross the continent !!
    • 4/5
      The a fun, thrilling little love story! I loved it!
    • 5/5
      I did not expect to become so involved with this, but the absolutely perfect narration and fun adventure i has no choice in the matter. Few passages of prose are unexpected and left me stunned in my tracks. Giggled a lot, some serious chuckling too! Grounded in real history without being too jarring. NO REGRETS. =)
    • 5/5
      This was such a joy to listen to! I absolutely loved it
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book! It was fun, fast paced and quite well written. I would definitely recommend it.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book! Adventure, young love, finding oneself, danger, dysfunctional families, pirates that aren’t the average pirates, and more! Great story & writing, enjoyed the characters, & Christian Coulson’s narrating was so enjoyable. So looking forward to reading Felicity’s story next!
    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable book. The characters and the writing are funny. No dull moments in this book. I am looking forward to reading more about the characters in the book. I looove the accents, the different languages, the storyline. I read this in a day and a half. ❤️❤️❤️
    • 5/5
      What a wonderful, witty awesome book! Writing is amazing!!! Highly recommended
    • 5/5
      So beautiful and just beautiful. Charming and must read
    • 5/5
      Engaging story that was very well narrated. Extremely refreshing to experience QYAF that goes beyond the typical high-school drama and into something that borders the fantastical.
    • 5/5
      This is my first audiobook and I can definitely say it won’t be my last. Exactly what I was looking for. A lighthearted, funny read that I absolutely devoured. I loved the main trio and their relationships with each other. Perfect summer read.
    • 3/5
      Well, I'm probably being a bit too harsh on this book as it is a YA novel. As YA, it reads quite nicely, but I simply cannot look past the plethora of teenage mooning that goes on in this book! Monty and Percy, as marvellous as they are, read as a pair of the thickest, most obstinate young men of the century (well, a century anyway), and there are some real moments of reader-embarrassment as they flounder their way through Europe. As a linguist, I also struggle with the range of French, Spanish, Italian... characters who speak flawless English with our linguistically challenged protagonists and, what's worse, with each other when the plot so demands. How is the reader expected to buy that Monty, who is at first unable to produce a single coherent utterance in French, is later able to eavesdrop on the Catalan siblings or deliver witty, idiomatic insults to a potato merchant and a pair of guards in whatever language these people were in the habit of speaking in Barcelona.
    • 5/5
      Loved this story so much, I would recommend to anyone :D
      Percy and Monty have a special place in my heart. Have to read the second one ASAP.