A hilarious and swashbuckling stand-alone teen historical fiction novel, named one of summer's 20 must-read books by Enternatinment Weekly! 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.
3.5/5 I don't agree with the hype around this book because it was good but not THAT good, I had so much fun reading it though, Monty is a funny character, I was laughing out loud with every one of his silly comments xD. I loved Percy too! And I wanted to hit Monty everytime he didn't understand Percy situation and feelings. Felicity is also a great character, she is a girl who doesn't want to be what society expects of her, she loves science and wants to be a doctor but her fathers is sending her to a finishing school. I loved when she tells Monty that she uses covers of romance novels to hide that she is actually reading science text books xDDD. Anyway, despite the fact it was a bit predictable, I still had some surprises, I definitely didn't expected it to have pirates or that the nice Grand Tour Monty and his friends were expecting turned out in a mainly dangerous adventure.
