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The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

29 reviews

nabecker13's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Ableism, Alcoholism, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, and Homophobia

blue_bird31's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

This book touches on a lot of dark topics, but it remains very hopeful and lighthearted.

KITT IS DISABLED! As a cane-user it was so exciting to stumble upon this book!

Spoiler

Kit was injured on a heist a year before the book starts. We see him grapple with the loss of mobility and slowly come to terms with the change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Classism

Minor: Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Child death, Grief, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Blood

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was laugh out loud funny at parts (def recommend the audiobook for the voice acting and right delivery). MLM, Kitt’s queer awakening. Witty banter! Percy figuring out how to be a “normal” person is hilarious. Engaging plot besides the romance, a little mysterious at parts. 


4/5 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Classism

melbelle2025's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Alcoholism

water_violin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Infidelity, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexism, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, and Violence

tinkeringcheck's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I've desperately enjoyed some of Cat Sebastian's other books like Hither, Page (an all-time fave) AND I'm a history buff with a great love for this time period, so I'm not quite sure what didn't grab me about this one. 

It's a good time, the characters are great, and the plot is interesting on paper, but I think another review nailed it for me - everyone's just so NICE. Which is great, good for them, but this cast deserves to be a little more intense! To go OFF. The stakes just didn't feel high or intense enough for what's supposed to be a pretty emotionally charged heist. And, as a lover of heists, there was not enough actual planning or heisting for me :(

But all that aside, it's a fun queer historical romance romp and I really did get attached to the cast, so 3⭐️.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Grief

andirew's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism

katieanne4's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Grief, and Child death

headachesince03's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Addiction, Classism, Death, Murder, Violence, and Medical content

booksthatburn's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

 This was fun but weirdly forgettable. The story never stays tense for too long, and most of the stressful topics are handled as things that are at least partially processed or happened a while ago. Even Kitt's very tragic backstory isn't discussed fully until well into the book, and at a moment where it specifically matters to the story and isn't just tragedy for the sake of complexity.

I like that the book begins by establishing that Percy isn't going to be rich for very long, thus reducing the tension in the story. Even though Kitt doesn't learn this for a while, I was much happier knowing that the giant disparity between their stations wouldn't stay forever. 

If you want a romance that has a bit of danger but usually keeps the stress low, try this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Terminal illness