mrs_mander_reads
Written on Feb 15, 2021
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery!
Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and ample opportunity to while her time away in the fields around her home.
But now Vicky must marry—or find herself and her family destitute. Armed only with the wisdom she has gained from her beloved novels by Jane Austen, she enters society’s treacherous season.
Sadly, Miss Austen has little to say about Vicky’s exact circumstances: whether the roguish Mr. Carmichael is indeed a scoundrel, if her former best friend, Tom Sherborne, is out for her dowry or for her heart, or even how to fend off the attentions of the foppish Mr. Silby, he of the unfortunate fashion sensibility.
Most unfortunately of all, Vicky’s books are silent on the topic of the mysterious accidents cropping up around her…ones that could prevent her from surviving until her wedding day.
- ISBN10 0062857304
- ISBN13 9780062857309
- Publish Date 23 January 2020 (first published 3 December 2019)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 March 2023
- Publish Country US
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint HarperTeen
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English
Reviews
jeannamichel
Written on Dec 5, 2019
shannonmiz
Written on Nov 7, 2019
Okay let me be brutally honest for a hot second: I almost DNFed. At the start, I was pretty bored and hated Vicky a lot, so at 12% I almost threw in the towel. But you know how I am, I pushed through, so here we are.
And... I ended up really enjoying it! So if you're not loving it at first, there may be hope for you too! Vicky got a lot more likable as the book went on. I didn't mind when she made some mistakes because okay, we all do! She actually became more likable to me, more realistic too. And yes, I was wholly invested in her love life, I'll admit it! And just like Vicky didn't know who to trust, Shannon didn't know who the heck Vicky should trust either. It's fun to play along!
I loved the historical part of it, and the shady mystery part, though at times it maybe was a little tedious to keep wondering whodunit? But it was a quick read, and definitely entertaining, so all in all I am quite glad that I am garbage at DNFing and kept reading this one, because it turned out to be worth it!