The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

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I'm not going to write too long of a review but the first half of this book was delightful and then the second half just crumbles into weak writing and weak plot.
Some examples:
1. Percy is incredibly protective of his violin case and keeps it with him, glued to his side the entire journey and YET the minute it's important to the plot when Monty asks if he took it with him his response is “it's just a violin...” ummm what? The entire book you've been cuddling that thing like it's your lifeline and now for Reasons it's “just” a violin... made me cringe it was so corny.

2. I never got the sense that Monty idolized his father or cared what his father thought. In fact, he spends the majority of the time doing the complete opposite. And hates him. But suddenly, because plot, we find out in the last like 50 pages that his father was no role model. That whole set up was just weak. Left a bad taste.

3. Finally, the whole monty mutilation at the end was just so trite. Perfect Monty had to be “ugly” to learn his lesson. His good looks had to be taken away for him to be put in his place and accept that Percy is forever sick, and that he had no life back at home... By this point in the story I was just done with it all.

I really enjoyed the first half. So it's a shame by the end I just wanted it over.