#the gentlemen’s guide to vice and virtue

[fortunatefires]

[yellowraincoat]

I love when I recommend a book to my sister that’s close to my heart and has a protagonist WHO STARES INTO MY SOUL and then she’ll read it and be like, yah it was pretty good, some things I would change tho. 4 stars

[sentient-dream-forest]

I recently finished Nobleman's Guide, and the wedding was so THEM, and I'm not okay. So I'm going to live vicariously through memes

[felt-squirrels]

The main character on my book just referred to his coats as macaroni? What the hell Monty?

[sliebman10]

Henry "Moron" Montague for the character opinion bingo :3

Oook - Monty

[the-dust-jacket]

Heyer but gayer!

In honor of KJ Charles' new books The Duke At Hazard, a twist on one of Georgette Heyer's most delightfully ridiculous novels, The Foundling, we present to the tonne a selection of queer romance sorted by a few favorites from the queen of Regency Romance.

(Mostly Regency, a few earlier, and occasionally creeping all the way up to Victorian, and please note that most of these are steamy enough to make a Heyer heroine collapse on the fainting couch clutching her vinagraitte!)

Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle:

Band Sinister

Wanted, a Gentleman

Something Fabulous

Infamous

The Masqueraders:

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting

The Perks of Loving a Wallflower

Frederica:

It Takes Two to Tumble

Unmasked by the Marquess

Her Lady to Love

Cotillion:

Infamous

Venetia

Band Sinister

The Ruin of a Rake

Faro's Daughter

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting

The Hellion's Waltz

The Society of Gentlemen series

Beauvallet:

Valiant Ladies

Brethren

These Old Shades

The Society of Gentlemen series

Unmasked by the Marquess

Devil's Cub:

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Her Morning Star

The Corinthian:

The Perks of Loving a Wallflower

Wanted, a Gentleman

A Civil Contract

A Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows

The Society of Gentlemen series

Friday's Child

Band Sinister

The Talisman Ring:

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

A Thief In the Night

Something Fabulous

The Reluctant Widow:

Trouble

The Lawrence Browne Affair

The Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

Arabella:

Unmasked by the Marquess

An Island Princess Starts a Scandal

Her Lady to Love

The Unknown Ajax:

The Secret Lives of Country Gentleman and The Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

What are your favorites?

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Dynamic Duos Chaos Rounds

VS

Dynamic Duos here are two characters that have a notable relationship, be it familial, platonic, or romantic. Normally there will be character qualifications and propaganda, but we’re not doing that for the chaos rounds. Submissions for the main showdown are still open here, as well as submissions at our other disabled characters showdown here.

Check out the other Dynamic Duos here.

[zoueriemandzijnopmars]

(Note: I own those first few books I mentioned and I am planning on getting to adwd so I will read whichever of these options wins, I cannot guarantee I will find another book if it gets mentioned)

[whumpily-ever-after]

Dude, do I have a whumpy book for you Just finished it today It’s called The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue It’s a historical adventure with romance (except alchemy also works?) Spoiler warning for the whole story Basically this rakish eighteen year old son of an earl is going on The Grand Tour as rich Europeans did back then with his best friend, who he is in love with and pines for for a majority of the book, and his sister who they initially intend to drop off at a finishing school This all goes to hell when an impulsive decision leads to him stealing a macguffin from a duke that leads to a massive manhunt for him and his companions So this of course leads to all the whump that comes with being on the run, there’s a part where someone puts belladonna in his system which makes him almost death-like and his friends are extremely worried for him They stowaway on a ship that gets taken over by pirates and are taken hostage until they actually get on good terms with the pirates when they help the French navy from arresting them THEN the duke catches the main character when he doesn’t have the macguffin on him and the duke sets up an exchange for it with the mc as a hostage - gun on the temple style In some ensuing chaos later in this scene he gets his ear partially shot off! He’s in shock and it’s all great as his friend is trying to get his unmoving self out of an underwater catacomb that’s collapsing on them (oh yeah, they’re in underwater catacombs) His whole ear has to get cut off Now there is some stuff that could make someone uncomfy rather than the usual hurt/comfort we usually enjoy such as a scene that really goes into the physical abuse the mc suffered at the hands of his father, the friend character’s family planning on putting him in an asylum because of his epilepsy and the racism this friend experiences because he is dark skinned But yeah, I didn’t pick this up intending to find lots of whump but rather happily stumbled upon it

You definitely sold the whump for this book anon! I have read this one before but I honestly forgot about all the whump. Thanks for the recommendation! You should check this out if you’re looking for some new whumpy books.

[yesimtrashforit]

Happy Pride Month!

Hey all! Happy June!!. As a member of the community myself, I'm so excited to celebrate. The LGBTQ+ community has come a long way, especially with representation. I feel like it's more important than ever to highlight stories with great representation. So in honor of pride month, here is a list of media with LGBTQ+ representation & stories.

Disclaimer: I have not seen/listened to all of these medias and am unsure if some of these are actually good representation. Please do let me know if any of these are offensive or have bad representation.

• All of Us Strangers (2023)

• American Fiction (2023)

• Angels In America (2003)

• Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

• As Good As It Gets (1997)

• Bent (1997)

• Bottoms (2023)

• Bound (1996)

• Boy Erased (2018)

• Boys Don't Cry (1999)

• Brokeback Mountain (2005)

• But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

• Carol (2015)

• Close (2022)

• Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

• Disclosure (2022)

• Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

• Fear Street trilogy (2021)

• Handsome Devil (2016)

• Happiest Season (2019)

• Happy Together (1997)

• I Saw The TV Glow (2024)

• Jennifer's Body (2009)

• Kill Your Darlings (2013)

• Knock At The Cabin (2023)

• Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

• Love, Simon (2018)

• Maurice (1987)

• Milk (2008)

• Moonlight (2016)

• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

• Nimona (2023)

• Philadelphia (1993)

• Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

• Saving Face (2004)

• Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)

• Shiva Baby (2020)

• Tár (2022)

• The Children's Hour (1961)

• The Favourite (2018)

• The Handmaiden (2016)

• The Kids Are All Right (2010)

• The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

• The Opposite of Sex (1998)

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

• To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

TV shows

• Atypical

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine

• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

• Glee

• Good Omens

• Heartstopper

• I Am Not Okay With This

• Julie & The Phantoms

• Never Have I Ever

• Orange Is The New Black

• Our Flag Means Death

• Pose

• Stranger Things

• The Owl House

• The Politician

• The Umbrella Academy

• Young Royals

Books

• Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

• History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

• I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

• Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

• Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

• The Falling In Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

• The Gentlemen's Guide To Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

• The Secret History by Donna Tartt

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

• The Simon Snow trilogy by Rainbow Rowell

• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

• They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

• What If It's Us by Adam Silvera & Becky Albertalli

Podcasts

• Alice Isn't Dead

• Hello From The Hallowoods

• Kaleidotrope

• Love and Luck

• Spirit Phone

• The Bright Sessions

• The Magnus Archives

• The Magnus Protocol (listen only AFTER TMA)

• The Penumbra Podcast

• The Two Princes

• Welcome To Night Vale

• Woe.begone

[amylauren13]

I know this is probably incredibly niche but I’m doing my semi-annual reread of Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue and holy shit Bordy is almost exactly Monty and now I can’t unsee it.

[deadandphilgames]

Oh follow-up, queer book recs:

Casey Mcquistons other two books - One Last Stop and I Kissed Sahra Wheeler are both incredible!! OLS is a slightly scifi romance, but its still set in like modern day. IKSW is a YA queer romance about a girl who goes missing and leaves clues to three people so that they can find her. Those three people are connected because they all kissed her the day before she disappeared. (Also a rivalry enemies to lovers thing). Both books are wlw.

The Charm Offensive is another amazing book. It is about a Bachelor type dating show, except the contestant falls for one of the crew members rather than the girls on the show😳 It also discusses neurodivergency and the asexual spectrum.

A gentlemans guide to Vice and Virtue is an mlm romance set in the 1700s. Its about a guy from a high class family who suddenly finds himself on the run with his best friend and sister. There are also pirates. I also recommend the sequels which are also very gay and just as good.

They Both Die at The End is a very good YA romance that will make you cry your eyes out. No further information needed.

Boyfriend material is about a guy whos the son of a rockstar who gets into a fake relationship with a fancy lawyer to maintain his public image, so that he can keep his job. Also very good.

My policeman is a really good book, the film was good too, but the book is truly a masterpiece. It will also make you cry your eyes out.

Those are what I have on the top of my head.

thank you!! i have read one last stop, boyfriend material and gentlemen’s guide. I’ll check the others out!

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Mid year book freak out tag:

Best book you’ve read so far in 2022?

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I made both my mother and sister read this book, that’s how much I loved it. I love a morally grey bisexual disaster and I adore TJR’s writing! It was one of the first dual POV books I’ve read where the voices were very distinct, which is telling of great writing.

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2022:

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman. The Paris Trip is still my favourite part of Heartstopper and I’m looking forward to the day that mess of a trip will be displayed on screen!

New release you haven’t read yet, but want to:

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong. It’s a poetry collection and it’s gay and I want to get my hands on a copy soon. It’s also my only 2022 release on my tbr 😭.

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year:

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I’m 🤏🏻 close to preordering a copy. Also the reviews that have been coming through of people who’ve already read the book are giving high praise so that’s getting me more excited.

Biggest disappointment:

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman. But also I knew the premise (boy bands and fans) wasn’t something I really enjoy so it wasn’t a surprise I didn’t love this book. Also I read this right after A Little Life so Alice Oseman had no chance sorry.

Biggest surprise:

The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. I put off reading this book for years after buying it on a whim in Canada and it was genuinely great! Also I started it in 2021 and couldn’t get into it but once I pushed past chapter 2 and the adventure begun it was very interesting. It also went in a different direction to what I expected which was a nice surprise. Also I hadn’t heard a lot about the book, but in the end I gave it 4.5 stars.

Favourite new author (debut or new to you):

Brit Bennet - I LOVED The Vanishing Half and I want to read more of her books! So far this year I’ve mostly read from authors I’ve read before this year.

Newest fictional crush:

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I’m experiencing so much joy rereading this fic and I’ve forgotten that reading can make me so happy.

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I will be in the US so soon!!!!!!!!

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I have officially finished Uni 😅🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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[starfiisshh]

we've read a gentlemen's guide to vice and virtue before but i'm reading it and i'm literally in love this is amazing

[sliebman10]

⭐️ Director's Cut for the Next Move? 😊

Hello lovely, thank you for the ask!

When I wrote The Next Move, I was thinking about what happened to Monty and Percy in the aftermath of Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue because we leave them in Greece but (teeny tiny spoiler) when we meet back up with them again in A Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (the sequel), they're back in London.

So...how did they get there? What did they do in the mean time? How did Monty adjust to not being rich and titled anymore?

That's how I came to imagine the scene in The Next Move...it's a short fic, but it shows the struggles they had when they returned...and that they're willing to endure them for each other.

Send me asks!