Awards

• Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2018

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""[A] rip-roaring, genre-trampling, beautifully affirmative novel...A raucous, funny, and devastatingly moving tale of defiant originality, self-acceptance, and love in all its wonderful and unpredictable forms. A read to be savored from beginning to end."" -- ""RT Book Reviews (41/2 stars, Top Pick!)"" ""A gloriously swashbuckling affair."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""A grand tour all its own. Hilarious and romantic, adventurous and scandalous, Monty's adventures are just as delightful as Monty himself. I adored this book!"" -- ""Rachel Hawkins, author of the Rebel Belle series"" ""An over-the-top romantic adventure complete with cliff-hanging chapter endings and sometimes outrageous narration. Monty is a licentious, flawed, and engaging eighteenth-century hero."" -- ""Shelf Awareness (starred review)"" ""Austen, Wilde, and Indiana Jones converge in this deliciously anachronistic bonbon."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"" ""Don't read this book unless you like adventure, hijinks, and forbidden romance, and if you do, then read it twice."" -- ""Stacey Lee, author of The Secret of a Heart Not"" ""Fair warning--it'll be hard to press pause once narrator Christian Coulson begins sweeping you along on this breathless historical adventure...Coulson flawlessly gives voice to Monty's decadent rakishness, Percy's steady companionship, and Felicity's sharp intelligence...Coulson conveys longing, frustration, and fear as their fortunes take one turn after another...It's all grandly, swooningly romantic, and Lee's smart writing satisfies on every level. An absolute delight of a listen. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""From fete to fiasco...A dizzying, dazzling, and roguishly romantic romp."" -- ""Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl from Everywhere"" ""The queer teen historical you didn't know was missing from your life."" -- ""Teen Vogue"" ""This is a witty, romantic, and exceedingly smart look at discovering one's place in the world. A stunning powerhouse of a story for every collection."" -- ""School Library Journal (starred review)"" ""Tongue-in-cheek, wildly entertaining, and anachronistic in only the most delightful ways, this is a gleeful romp through history. Monty is a hero worthy of Oscar Wilde."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)""

Author Information

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. Christian Coulson is an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator and an actor best known for his role as Tom Marvolo Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Other film credits include Take Me Back, I Am Nasrine, and Amateurs.

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