In This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee, Alasdair works as an assistant to his father, who makes and repairs mechanical prosthetics for people. These clockwork people aren’t treated well in their society, though, which is why Alasdair is forced to keep his greatest innovation secret: that he’s managed to use clockwork and steam power to …
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Book Review | The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks, Adrian Montague has grown up in …
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Book Review | The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky
Following the events of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Monty, Percy, and Felicity are spending some time on a remote Greek island, exhilarated by having made it out of their adventure alive. However, with his sister and their pirate (excuse me, aspiring privateer) crew underfoot, Monty hasn’t had as much time alone with …
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Book Review | The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee picks up a few months after The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue ended. We find Felicity Montague struggling to make ends meet while she tries to get into medical school, which, as a woman, she’s barred from. Then, an unexpected proposition sends her fleeing …
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Book Review | The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
Mackenzi Lee’s novel The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue tells of Henry “Monty” Montague, a spoiled English gentleman, about to begin his Grand Tour of Europe before taking over his family’s estate. Accompanying him are his sister Felicity and his best friend Percy—whom Monty’s had a secret crush on for years. Monty is ready …
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