Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

Ghid de vicii și virtuți pentru gentlemeni by Mackenzi Lee, Carmen Ion

57 reviews

stayontrackbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Biphobia and Violence

not_another_ana's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I've always been of the mind that subtlety is a waste of time. Fortune favors the flirtatious.

Henry “Monty” Montague is a rake and a disappointment to his family. He drinks, he gambles, he shirks his responsabilities, and is promiscuos with partners of all sexes. His father gives him an ultimatum right before he goes on his Grand Tour of Europe: conform to the norms or be disinherited from the family fortune. Knowing this is the last time he'll be able to let loose, Monty heads off to Europe with his younger sister and Percy, his best friend and hopeless crush. But the Tour doesn't turn out quite the way he hoped after a reckless decision turns everything upside down.

This is the kind of book that either charms you and drags you into it's own quirky internal logic or completely loses you, sadly I happen to be in the second camp. The plot isn't heavy in the historical accuracy, it's more of a fantasy or a Bridgertonesque alternate universe and I could have looked past that if the characters had grabbed my attention or if the plot was good. Monty is the narrator of this book and I just never liked him. He never got over himself or showed any signs of positive growth nor was he, at least, interesting. Coupled with that is the mess that was the plot. I like to think about this as everything AND the kitchen sink. This book had everything (derogatory). It had aristocrats, robbery, multiple countries, a conspiracy, alchemy, PIRATES, you name it you have it. There was never any space to breathe, to connect with the characters and their actions.

The author should have focused more on the romance. I never cared for Monty and Percy together, in fact I don't think they're good for each other. Too much of their story happened before the book, and what I saw in the plot wasn't romantic. It also rested heavily on the miscommunication trope which is one of my most hated tropes.

For me the moment that made me go yeah no was when Monty basically told biracial Percy to go act like the slaves at Versailles and how that was never really adressed. Like YIKES, that's the love interest??? In general the way race and racism was handled, or not handled tbh, in this book was questionable.

Felicity was fine as a character, even if she came across as a 21st century feminist and not an actual girl in that time period, however I have zero interest in continuing with this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Alcohol, and Classism

ekfaltesek's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Enjoyable story of love and friendship 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed these characters and the historical depiction of both race issues and lgbtqia issues. It was less jarring to hear some of the arguments against being gay out of historical mouths than when you see them in modern social media posts. You can forgive their ignorance here, at a time when sexuality wasn’t really a thing and it was perceived as a sinful Choice instead of a piece of who you are. 

The characters are lovable and evolve nicely through the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

froggydanny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Medical content

kaz_brekker1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Biphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Vomit

pax_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

friends-to-lovers is all i needed. romantic angst is the cherry on top. part of the plot wasn't my favorite but like i said, friends-to-lovers with romantic angst!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Death of parent

water_violin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Colonisation

ashtont's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Alcohol