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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

Written by Mackenzi Lee

Narrated by Moira Quirk

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of Mackenzi Lee’s extraordinary and Stonewall Honor-winning novel.

A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science.

But then a window of opportunity opens—a doctor she idolizes is marrying an old friend of hers in Germany. Felicity believes if she could meet this man he could change her future, but she has no money of her own to make the trip. Luckily, a mysterious young woman is willing to pay Felicity’s way, so long as she’s allowed to travel with Felicity disguised as her maid.

In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that leads them from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 2, 2018
ISBN9780062855947
Author

Mackenzi Lee

Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Atlas Obscura, the Boston Globe, Crixeo, and the Newport Review, among others. Her debut novel, This Monstrous Thing, won the PEN New England–Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award. Her second book, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, was a New York Times bestseller and an ABA bestseller, earned five starred reviews, was a #1 Indie Next Pick, and received a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor and a New England Book Award. She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and Star Wars. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three. She currently calls Salt Lake City home.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This action packed young adult feminist tale deals with the 'not like other girls' problematic in a great way by giving us a protagonist who already knows that she is no less than a man when the novel begins but grows to understand the problems of her perceived superiority over other women.
    Over the course of the novel, Felicity gets to meet Johanna and Sim, both very different and very amazing, while being at sea and traveling to far off destinations. She learns to respect women who enjoy their femininity, are interested in romance, and do not care for male validation, realizing that not only are women not less than men but also not less than each other.

    "Everyone has heard stories of women like us. Cautionary tales. Morality plays. Warnings of what will befall you if you are a girl too wild for the world. A girl who asks too many questions or wants too much. If you set off into the world alone. Everyone has heard stories of women like us. And now, we will make more of them."

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed book 2 in the Montague siblings series quite a bit! It was nice getting to know Felicity better, and I'm very pleased to see that she wasn't pushed into any unwanted romances. Much like the first book I was caught a little off guard by the plot device/twist near the middle-end- but I think I'm used to this sort of progression by now and ready for book 3. =)
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I've not really much to say about this except that it's a real women-against-the-patriarchy type adventure and I loved every minute of it. It was a fast paced, fun, and entertaining novel by Mackenzi Lee, as always.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great sequel, wonderful narration! I highly enjoyed this book,
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I listened to chapter 19 but can't forced myself to finish it. My apologies but I hatw everything. I've never read/listen to a book this annoying. All the problems caused by the stupidity of the characters.
    Ego, ignorance, marrying someone because being threatened. I love my dog but I won't marry someone I hate for her.
    I'd fight the guy instead.
    This is the wrong way to create strong female characters.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I wanted to love this book but it’s just not good
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So Felicity is Ace?

    Either asexual or aromantic. This story is definitely not what I expected but I liked it all the same.

    4 stars
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    After reading The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, I didn’t think this book could top it. I was so attached to Percy and Monty as well as the LGBTQ+ representation as someone who is part of that community. But as I moved onto this book I loved Felicity with all my heart, beginning to end as I listened to her grow and change in values and make realizations. The book is spectacularly diverse and each character learns to appreciate themselves and others for the unique souls they are. My favorite part of this book is the theme of true feminism. As Felicity faces the trials of pursuing medicine in a man’s world she learns not only to appreciate herself for the woman she is rather than trying to mimic the men in the field, but also learns to appreciate other women for their unique interests and brilliant minds. The book is full of adventure, courage, wit, and solidarity amongst women.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great feminist piece of fiction with an aromantic and asexual MC and great and lovable strong female characters.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Brilliant, wonderful and complex characters and plot. Witty and smart and definitely a contender for my favourite book
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Moira Quirk is an excellent narrator, and really helped bring this book to life. If you're struggling to read the novel as I was, give this a listen.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was a refreshing change from my usual choice of historical romance. It’s actually a YA book but I was looking for humor and originality and this book delivers!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I absolutely love felicity’s story, I would love to know what will happen to her and the rest after this book!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This sequel could not have been bettered. It is an extremely satisfying adventure.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    What a scrumptious book with delightful language and a fantastic story.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I needed more Monty, hope the sequel can engage more on them two
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Last year The gentleman guide to vice and virtue made it to my favorite books of 2017 so you can imagine how excited I was to read this story related to his sister Felicity. I was so hyped so I´m not sure if that´s to blame but I was kind of disappointed by it. I felt the book was too long but with no reason since the story had a single point of view and it was not as interesting as the first one.
    I would say that the medical history and timeline was super interesting and felt supper accurate for the year the book was happening in but I wanted to see so much more from Felicity, Joanna and Sim! As this is a LGBT+ book I would have expected a heavier character development and more feelings that the ones I got from the book. I wanted to know more about Felicity not only the fact she wanted to be a doctor in a world ruled by mens, and I wanted to see her standing more for what she believed and not just agreeing to what the end of the book gave us. I do think the end was kind of rush and more focused on Joanna´s future than on hers.
    Overall I did enjoy the story and I would recommend you reading it is an Ok book that did not blew me away.
    In regards to the audiobook I think the narrator did a good job on doing different voices for the characters but I do think there was lack of emotion on it, and it felt a little bit flat for me. I would prefer this one in written format than the audio one.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really liked this! I thought it had a lot of great things to say about internalized misogyny, which is something we definitely don't get enough of in YA titles! Would certainly recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the first installment in the series, but I also don't think you HAVE to read that one to enjoy this. If you're looking for a powerful, fun cast of ladies and some great conversations about what it means to be a woman, or what it means to find your path in life, check this out!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Absolutely amazing. The characters are loveable, flawed, strong, and so real. It's a great story well thought out, no bumps or edges one might stumble upon. It's YA, but even older Adults will enjoy it immensely. Highly recommended for anyone.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great audiobook production,and a wonderful sequel. I liked ut Even more than The gentlemans guide to vice and virtue. Felicity is a fantastic MC, ant this was a crazy crazy laugh out loud, suspenceful exciting and empowering ride!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This books was a bit better than the first. I found the story and characters more enjoyable. There were some twists I didn't expect, and the plot captured my attention moreso in this novel than the last.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Hugely entertaining high adventures in the 18th century. I enjoyed the first book; I liked this even better. The prickly and stubborn main character is an delight to my heart. Her constant impatience with romance is refreshing, and all of the women’s struggles with ambition vs expectations reads as deeply authentic. Pirates, cleverness, Muslim characters, same sex attractions, a really drooly dog, and all in a fast paced, historically grounded book. What more can you want? It’s excellent.

    Advanced Readers Copy provided by Edelweiss.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I'm sure some of the allusion to the previous novel will make more sense once I read it, this is a story with lots of feminism, lots of non-traditional sexuality in the story, many people who have been missing from a lot of stories. It also features a character who is mostly asexual and who really wants to be a doctor but no matter how many hoops she jumps through she just can't do it. The medical establishment of the time just don't want her to study with them. Her temptation is to marry the man who asked, but she doesn't really love him.Then one of the gatekeepers gives her an option, go to Germany where a former friend is marrying a man who might allow her to help with an expedition he has planned.But nothing is as it seems and Felicity has to find a place in the world where her original plans aren't going to happen but what will happen might just be better.It was a fun read with interesting characters I really wanted to succeed and who wanted the best for each other, it also explored different ways of being female and that you can like frills and be not interested in other things. The characters are varied and the author seems to be having a blast with them.And here there be dragons.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The Montague Siblings always manage to find the action. Felicity is out to become a doctor, despite England's refusal to let women go to school or practice medicine. So, she invites herself to a friend's wedding to meet her hero. Well, that leads her and her brother into all sorts of trouble, including dragons and pirates, not to mention bad men.Highly entertaining.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I was really interested in this book after finishing The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue because Felicity was my favorite character from that book, so I was surprised to find that while I liked this book focused on her adventures, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as its precursor. Felicity manages to traverse much of Europe and more as she starts a journey at first to pursue further medical education, but she gets waylaid by other, more fantastical matters. Overall, it's fun reading, I enjoyed seeing Monty and Percy again, and, of course, I was happy to see Felicity have an adventure of her own.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Mostly fun, with a bit of a defensive afterword (the author insists her characters are in keeping with historical behaviour, so long as you look at the incredibly rare exception to the norms, which is fine). I have more of a problem with most of the characters having incredibly modern, PC attitudes (and I'm gay myself!) and the vocabulary that goes with it (e.g. phrases like "Alexander could be a gender-neutral name,"). I get that it's a fantasy, but it takes me right out of my willing suspension of disbelief.

    This one, and the first in the series, are indeed ostensibly fantasies. I liked how the first one gradually revealed a fantastic element, and in this case the same thing happens, rather more abruptly, and I don't think it works as well. It's easier to accept alchemy than sea dragons, essentially.

    And I liked Felicity more in the last book (she seemed sensible) than here (she seems angry, sullen, bitter, and prickly), but at least the author acknowledges her character's faults (so often authors seem enamored of their perfectly dreadful protagonists and blind to their failings).

    Still wondering what the next book will hold, but might not rush to read it.

    (Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An amazing follow-up to The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, the Lady's Guide follows Felicity Montague in the aftermath of her brother's absconding to London with his boyfriend.

    Felicity is, rightfully, irritated with a lot of the world for demanding that women not work. Anywhere. She meets two more women during her adventure who tend to share the same views, and she meets men who claim to, but do not.

    There is a lot to read in the pages of this story, but it was utterly fantastic.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    4.5 stars/5 stars
    As spectacularly delightful as the first Montague Siblings book. Keeping my fingers crossed that Mackenzi Lee has more books to share with Felicity and/or Monty involved!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I had trouble with some of the anachronisms. I feel super pedantic but the one that I simply could not suspend disbelief for was the “grapefruit-colored house”. Grapefruits weren’t called grapefruits until the nineteenth century and the pink ones didn’t exist until the twentieth! I did not actually subtract stars for that because I’m the worst for even caring about something that minor. In any case, the actual fantastical elements also threw me off a bit but I didn’t mind them so much.

    I actually liked this better than the previous book! I did like that one (enough to read the sequel, even!) but this is a more nuanced plot with more complex characters, in my opinion. Good stuff!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Felicity wants to be a doctor in a world that won't let women be doctors. In her quest to make that happen, she befriends Simm and Johanna and together they adventure and also explore what it means to be a woman and what it means to be a friend. This novel embraces all the ways that women can be and individuals can be and what it means to accept someone for who they are.