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The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
by Mackenzi Lee
HELL
FUCKING
YES
THIS WAS SO GOOD! In all honesty I liked it SLIGHTLY less than Gentleman’s Guide (but let’s be real, no one could ever top Monty and Percy, they’re just phenomenal characters) but it was still ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!
What I love most about this book is that there is ZERO ROMANCE! N O N E! It’s purely based on friendship and maybe a slight crush but otherwise ?? JUST THREE WOMEN LEARNING HOW TO BE BAD ASS BITCHES TOGETHER AND TAKING THEIR LIVES INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
They are SUPPORTIVE
They are LOVING
They are INTELLIGENT
They are SENSITIVE
But also STRONG. AS. HELL!!!!
I also love how much Felicity’s character got developed!! We got a little bit of her in the first book, but obviously since it wasn’t her story she wasn’t the main focus. But by the end of Lady’s Guide I feel like Felicity is fully flushed out and she’s f a n t a s t i c. I really like that Lee didn’t just make her headstrong and sure of herself; she also made her vulnerable, and emotional, and she doubted herself SO OFTEN and I just really felt like her character was SO realistic. She’s a character that every woman can relate to, regardless of time period.
I ALSO really love Johanna and the complexity of her character! The dialogue of being a woman who can enjoy both science and silks is FANTASTIC, and honestly not something I’ve personally seen too often in feminist novels. I love love love her and Felicity’s relationship and their falling out; how they both saw each other as less of a woman in the past because of how the other behaved, but then worked it out and learned from each other throughout the course of the book. I love that Felicity, who from the very beginning of Gentleman’s Guide is seen as this super progressive feminist, which she is, but her relationship with Johanna proved that no matter how progressive you see yourself as, we all have room to grow and I think that’s a really important thing to talk about. It’s ok to be wrong in your views, as long as you’re willing to learn and listen when someone calls you out.
One last thing: G. A. Y.
I love all things queer and this was AMAZING in my opinion! I so rarely see Aro Ace representation, ESPECIALLY as the main character. And not only that, but the other character who I won’t name because of spoilers, turning out to be probably LGBTQ+ as well, which was completely unexpected and I’m so here for this. Give me all the LGBTQ+ women! I LOVE NORMALIZED QUEERNESS IN POPULAR MEDIA IM SO HAPPY!
READ THIS BOOK!!!!
FUCKING
YES
THIS WAS SO GOOD! In all honesty I liked it SLIGHTLY less than Gentleman’s Guide (but let’s be real, no one could ever top Monty and Percy, they’re just phenomenal characters) but it was still ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!
What I love most about this book is that there is ZERO ROMANCE! N O N E! It’s purely based on friendship and maybe a slight crush but otherwise ?? JUST THREE WOMEN LEARNING HOW TO BE BAD ASS BITCHES TOGETHER AND TAKING THEIR LIVES INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
They are SUPPORTIVE
They are LOVING
They are INTELLIGENT
They are SENSITIVE
But also STRONG. AS. HELL!!!!
I also love how much Felicity’s character got developed!! We got a little bit of her in the first book, but obviously since it wasn’t her story she wasn’t the main focus. But by the end of Lady’s Guide I feel like Felicity is fully flushed out and she’s f a n t a s t i c. I really like that Lee didn’t just make her headstrong and sure of herself; she also made her vulnerable, and emotional, and she doubted herself SO OFTEN and I just really felt like her character was SO realistic. She’s a character that every woman can relate to, regardless of time period.
I ALSO really love Johanna and the complexity of her character! The dialogue of being a woman who can enjoy both science and silks is FANTASTIC, and honestly not something I’ve personally seen too often in feminist novels. I love love love her and Felicity’s relationship and their falling out; how they both saw each other as less of a woman in the past because of how the other behaved, but then worked it out and learned from each other throughout the course of the book. I love that Felicity, who from the very beginning of Gentleman’s Guide is seen as this super progressive feminist, which she is, but her relationship with Johanna proved that no matter how progressive you see yourself as, we all have room to grow and I think that’s a really important thing to talk about. It’s ok to be wrong in your views, as long as you’re willing to learn and listen when someone calls you out.
One last thing: G. A. Y.
I love all things queer and this was AMAZING in my opinion! I so rarely see Aro Ace representation, ESPECIALLY as the main character. And not only that, but the other character who I won’t name because of spoilers, turning out to be probably LGBTQ+ as well, which was completely unexpected and I’m so here for this. Give me all the LGBTQ+ women! I LOVE NORMALIZED QUEERNESS IN POPULAR MEDIA IM SO HAPPY!
READ THIS BOOK!!!!