I have become the Grand Tour horror story - The gentleman's guide to vice and virtue
5/5 STARS ** spoiler alert ** I am so enchanted by this book. I am SO. ENCHANTED. BY THIS BOOK. I listened to the audible version of this and I recommend that you do too. The reader, Christian Coulson, added a whole other realness to the story and had a really great way of speaking the character of Henry Montague. Henry Montague is one of the best characters i've had the pleasure to come across. He is an entitled little shit who has a long journey ahead of him, both physically, because he's about to set off on his tour, and mentally/emotionally because he's got one hell of a ride ahead of him and it changes him for the better. I absolutely loved Monty. I loved his sense of humour, his voice, and more than anything I loved that he grew as a person over the arc of the book. His sister was an absolute delight too. Felicity is such a well rounded, well written character who plays the part of "little sister" perfectly, not putting up with any of Monty's nonsense and making sure to tell him off whenever needed. And don't even get me started on Percy, who must have the patience of a saint to put up with Monty half the time. He is such a pure hearted character every time Monty acted like an ass in Percy's vicinity I wanted to throw my hands up in the air and screech. The plot of the novel spans several countries and brings us into contact with a whole host of secondary characters, all of which were interesting and well written. The plot itself is never boring, from the tense interaction between Monty and his worthless father, the highway men and the hunt for a cure to all illness and the developing relationship between Percy and Monty, every moment of this novel either had me laughing, wincing or tense, in all the right ways. I'm usually not a fan of historical fiction, and I can't say how historically accurate the book was as a whole, but I CAN say that it is one of the best books I've read. I 100% recommend it.
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