The Gentlemans Guide to Vice and Vir..., Mackenzi Lee
The Gentlemans Guide to Vice and Vir..., Mackenzi Lee
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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Author: Mackenzi Lee

Narrator: Christian Coulson

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/27/2017


Synopsis

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 BooklistA 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! 

About 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick on February 01, 2019

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue YA adventure, own voices queer rep. I loved this novel, and not even just because one of the main characters is named Percy! Set in the 1700s, it’s the story of Henry “Monty” Montague, who is embarking on his Grand Tour of Europe -- one last teenage year of wild......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on June 09, 2017

As we sail across the Channel toward Calais, this is what I’m thinking of—Percy and me and England sinking into the sea behind us, and also French lads and their tight breeches and, zounds, I can’t wait to get to Paris. I am also maybe a tiny bit drunk. This book is wonderful! Just so so much fun......more

Goodreads review by Emma on February 13, 2018

Y'ALL THIS DANG BOOK CW: child abuse, alcoholism, abelism, racism I absolutely loved The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. It blew away all of my expectations. I went in expecting a cutesy YA m/m romance novel set in the 1700s, but it was so much more! This novel is full of action, adventure, femini......more

Goodreads review by Regan on June 09, 2023

4.25 So much fun!......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on July 25, 2017

4.5* This was so fun and cute! So much love!!!......more