Review by nere - The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks

nere 's review for:

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Friday, March 18, 2022

“She purses her lips, then says directly and with no room for misinterpretation, “How often is your daily living impeded by your mental illness?”
And maybe it’s not always this bad. And maybe I’m not always convinced I’ve been poisoned and my body needs to be drained of blood. And maybe it’s not always like this, but that doesn’t mean it never is, nor that what it is instead is any easier to bear. So I tell the truth. “Every day.”

I adored the approach when aging them up.

Monty

never loses his characteristic snark, but you can tell he's dulled and exhausted. Seeing

Felicity

as a

respected physician

was splendid. Aging characters up is always a little tricky, it’s difficult to strike that balance between years of experience and age has changed them and this is still fundamentally the same person, but I think Lee does it extraordinarily well. I believed

Monty

was older the second he made his appearance, I felt it. I'm a WEE bit disappointed we didn’t get to spend more time with

Louisa and Edward

, though considering it's the last book I understand the decision to do so. And the plot this time around unfortunately didn’t quite click for me. I think I would’ve preferred it if

there had really been no ship

. I think that would’ve landed the message more heavily, but that’s my onion. Regardless I loved spending time with these characters one last time and I cried at the end.

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