If a book has a quippy, irreverent guy who uses his jokes and poor impulse control to mask his insecurities and secret self-loathing… sign me the heck up. Most impressive about it, though, is the titular gentleman Monty, who is a riot. It’s a queer historical romance settled into a swashbuckling adventure story and sandwiched into a bildungsroman with some magical realism thrown in for good measure. It has a little bit of everything going on. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue is a singularly charming book. *beat only by Six of Crows, which has kept the coveted ‘Audra’s current favorite book’ title for going on four years now, which is an impressive streak. It ended up being my second favorite book from that year,* which is particularly notable since I read it in January, meaning that it made a strong positive impression on me and then held onto it for twelve months (and 2018 was a great reading year for me that was the year I discovered Leigh Bardugo, Adam Silvera, Madeline Miller, and Taylor Jenkins Reid, who have all become favorites). It often takes me a bit to get into my favorite books, and I had seen rave reviews from people whose opinions I nearly always agreed with, so I figured it was worth the shot despite my not-so-hot first reaction to the cover and first three pages. I specifically remember picking the book up, reading the first few pages, thinking this doesn’t seem like my thing, and then buying it anyway. Several years ago, spurred on by a multitude of positive reviews by book bloggers, I took a chance on The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtueby Mackenzi Lee.
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