The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee I almost gave up on this book because our narrator, Henry Montague, borders on being Just Too Much. He’s sarcastic and pretty darn hilarious, if he does say so himself, but he’s also so insecure and self-destructive that I had to push through a few exasperated sighs and outbursts on my part before actually getting to why he acted that way. But eventually I did end up rooting for him. . . Beyond that, this book has it all: a few noble English teenagers on a tour of Europe who encounter highwaymen, stolen artifacts, alchemy, pirates, and lot of lies and intrigue - not to mention an outspoken & intelligent young lady (which could arguably be the most problematic of that list given the time the story is set in). And all that is mixed in with enough bravado and romance to somehow tie it all together. In certain hands, all of this in one novel would easily spin out of control, but Lee does a beautiful job keeping it from ove
