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I have to start by saying that I loved the previous book and was so excited for this one because Felicity was such a fun part of the Gentleman's Guide and I couldn't wait to see more of her and follow her on her journey. But unfortunately, this one just didn't have the same amount of of excitement and charm as the first.

The biggest problem, it seemed to me, was Felicity herself and her inner monologue. It was just so repetitive. She wants to be a doctor. And she's a woman living in a man's world. We get it. So much of it just seemed to be hitting us over the head with her situation. We know. We live in this world too and don't need to be reminded over and over again that men are in charge and determine what we're allowed to do. I was hoping for more of an empowering character rather than someone whining all the time. But I do understand how frustrating her world is so there is that, I guess. But overall, I wanted her to take charge and so much of this book just seemed to be her either running from something or following someone else. She didn't ever really seem to be the one leading. And I was a little sad about that.

We also seemed to lose some of her sass from the first book with being in her head so much. It still came out quite a bit when Monty and Percy were around, so those turned out to be some of the best scenes. But I also really enjoyed the ones with Sim and Joanna. Sim added a nice touch of adventure and danger and recklessness while Joanna gave us both a sense of Felicity's past as well as a balance to her idea of the "modern woman". Felicity has a built in belief that women who want a traditional role in life of motherhood and care about society and how they dress, etc. are somehow less than those who don't. It was nice to see Joanna give Felicity some of her own medicine and show her that women can be both mothers and traditional and still interesting and important. Plus, I love a book with female friendships and this had both new and old.

One last thing, there isn't any romance and this book and I thougth the way Felicity explained her views on love and romance were done really well. She never does come outright and call herself asexual but those terms certainly didn't exist back then so it would be a little out of place. But she is firm in her belief that she doesn't want and doesn't need a romance or sexual relationship and I think this representation is going to be important to a lot of people. It's almost impossible to find YA books where the MC isn't involved or actively looking for a relationship so I think getting this out there in a way that explains the MCs feelings quite well is important.

Overall, I enjoyed this book for it's relationships and representation but I didn't love it nearly as much as the first. I had hoped for more from Felicity and a little less repetition from her inner monologue. I still hope to read more from Mackenzi Lee!!


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The Lady Guide to Petticoats and Piracy Mackenzi Lee Books Reviews

I haven't read a series out of order in years, but I jumped at a book about a young woman scientist much faster than I did at book one, which at the time of its release seemed merely like yet another gay YA novel written by a woman. Now I'm even more excited to read The Gentlemen's Guide, as The Lady's Guide was phenomenal. Lee's prose is extremely well-crafted, and her wonderful mixture of humor, friendship, adventure, and queerness was just the best cocktail for a good tale. Despite falling into a different genre, this felt like a feminist Lord of the Rings to me; it gave me that same delicious two-pals-on-a-quest vibe that I'm always hungry for. I was disappointed when it ended, and I already want there to be a third Montague Siblings book. Surely there's always a third sibling no one knows about? <3
I’m a huge fan of the first book in this series, and I was so excited to read this sequel that I chucked aside my current read, tore through the mail packaging of this one and started reading it immediately upon arriving home from work the day it released completely neglecting my poor husband for the rest of the day. Totally worth it.

Like the first book, this one was a lot of fun. I appreciated Felicity as our main protagonist in this one. I didn’t always love her in the first book, at times thinking she was being a bit hard on Monty, and I have to say that sometimes I didn’t like her here either but…Felicity is kind of like a porcupine. She’s a bit prickly and she doesn’t always think before acting, but this does lead her into some interesting territory on occasion. Plus, seeing everything from her point of view really gave me new perspective on her. I’m much better able to understand the relationship between her and her brother, how much she cares for him even when she’s exasperated, disappointed, or resentful toward him.

Felicity, unlike her brother Monty, is extremely hard working. She knows that she’s going to be passed up for the work she wants to do, becoming a doctor, so she has to work two or three times as hard just to try and get her foot into the door. It’s natural that she would feel some resentment toward her brother, who she feels has squandered so much opportunity in life, opportunity she would love to have but doesn’t just because of her sex. I love Felicity’s tenacity in going after her dream, although at times it does feel like she’s making some rash decisions in order to achieve her goal, not thinking about the cost of those decisions. Just like her brother, Felicity definitely has some flaws, and these aspects of her character hinder her at times. This provides a great opportunity for us to see some character growth, something this author excels at.

Throughout the story we’re introduced to some new characters. First we meet Sim, a young woman pirate who has taken up with the crew of their former pirate friends from the first book. She’s a bit mysterious at first and it takes Felicity, and us as readers, a little while to find out more about her. Once I did get to know her better, I couldn’t help but love her. She’s also a woman in a man’s world, so there’s a lot of common ground between her and Felicity, despite all their differences. We also meet Johanna, Felicity’s best friend growing up. We learn how close they used to be and eventually we learn what drove them apart. Mackenzi Lee is great at writing characters and letting them drive her stories, and as much as I loved Gentleman’s Guide, I feel like this is a huge step up. I love how we explore these characters and what they want out of life. Each of them have very specific dreams and obstacles. Without giving a lot away, I love that these characters exist as who they are. And as much as I did love Felicity, I think Johanna might actually be my favorite character of the three main protagonists, because of some of the things she says to Felicity when explaining how their friendship fell apart.

The pacing of the story was great and the prose was strong. I rarely find myself wanting to tag quotes in books but there are definitely passages where I was like ‘man, that’s deep, I should probably quote that in my review’.

“I don’t want to spend the rest of my life smelling sugar. I don’t want pastry beneath my fingernails and a man content with the hand life has dealt him and my heart a hungry, wild creature savaging me from the inside out.”

Well dang, Felicity. Tell me how you really feel. ❤

Honestly, I don’t really have much negative to say about this book. The fantasy element was more of a plot device, similar to the first book, but I feel like it was incorporated a little bit better into the story this time around. But really that’s negligible to the story as a whole.

I really loved this one, it definitely lived up to my expectations. 5/5 stars.
I waited for this book for months. The Gentleman's Guide was my absolute favorite, and Felicity's quick wit and relatable awkwardness were central to my love for that book. I was worried that The Lady's Guide wouldn't be as good, but thus far, I am extremely pleased. In many classes today I was told by teachers to stop reading under my desk. I couldn't put it down! So happy to be seeing women in historical settings standing up for themselves rather than let themselves be pushed around because that's "all they know". Mackenzie Lee is a magnificent author.
I have to start by saying that I loved the previous book and was so excited for this one because Felicity was such a fun part of the Gentleman's Guide and I couldn't wait to see more of her and follow her on her journey. But unfortunately, this one just didn't have the same amount of of excitement and charm as the first.

The biggest problem, it seemed to me, was Felicity herself and her inner monologue. It was just so repetitive. She wants to be a doctor. And she's a woman living in a man's world. We get it. So much of it just seemed to be hitting us over the head with her situation. We know. We live in this world too and don't need to be reminded over and over again that men are in charge and determine what we're allowed to do. I was hoping for more of an empowering character rather than someone whining all the time. But I do understand how frustrating her world is so there is that, I guess. But overall, I wanted her to take charge and so much of this book just seemed to be her either running from something or following someone else. She didn't ever really seem to be the one leading. And I was a little sad about that.

We also seemed to lose some of her sass from the first book with being in her head so much. It still came out quite a bit when Monty and Percy were around, so those turned out to be some of the best scenes. But I also really enjoyed the ones with Sim and Joanna. Sim added a nice touch of adventure and danger and recklessness while Joanna gave us both a sense of Felicity's past as well as a balance to her idea of the "modern woman". Felicity has a built in belief that women who want a traditional role in life of motherhood and care about society and how they dress, etc. are somehow less than those who don't. It was nice to see Joanna give Felicity some of her own medicine and show her that women can be both mothers and traditional and still interesting and important. Plus, I love a book with female friendships and this had both new and old.

One last thing, there isn't any romance and this book and I thougth the way Felicity explained her views on love and romance were done really well. She never does come outright and call herself asexual but those terms certainly didn't exist back then so it would be a little out of place. But she is firm in her belief that she doesn't want and doesn't need a romance or sexual relationship and I think this representation is going to be important to a lot of people. It's almost impossible to find YA books where the MC isn't involved or actively looking for a relationship so I think getting this out there in a way that explains the MCs feelings quite well is important.

Overall, I enjoyed this book for it's relationships and representation but I didn't love it nearly as much as the first. I had hoped for more from Felicity and a little less repetition from her inner monologue. I still hope to read more from Mackenzi Lee!!