Reading Rainbow discussion

Starting in January and ending in March 2020, the group will be reading Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. Comment in this thread and let me know if you'll be joining! :D

Great choice! I love how the author took historical accuracy into account. Personally, I enjoyed the girl power in Felicity's story for the second book. And there's apparently going to be a third book for the goblin. :)

Taarna wrote: "Great choice! I love how the author took historical accuracy into account. Personally, I enjoyed the girl power in Felicity's story for the second book. And there's apparently going to be a third b..."

I didn't know this, I'll have to find them! :D

I've requested this on on Borrow Direct so hopefully I can start next week :)

Danada wrote: "I've requested this on on Borrow Direct so hopefully I can start next week :)"

Yea!! :D I'm enjoying the humor in this book. Pretty good for a laugh or two. :P

Just stopping by to say I'm joining this group read. I'm really starting to get into these LGBTQ+ historicals. Bring these fuckers on. ;P

Danada wrote: "I've requested this on on Borrow Direct so hopefully I can start next week :)"

Hope you enjoy it!

BookishCrab wrote: "Just stopping by to say I'm joining this group read. I'm really starting to get into these LGBTQ+ historicals. Bring these fuckers on. ;P"

LOL, I love you're so psyched about these historicals. ;P

@BookishCrab & Bookishnymph

waiting impatiently for it to arrive! Was hoping today!

It arrived!!

Danada wrote: "It arrived!!"

Yeaaa!!

Danada wrote: "It arrived!!"

I just started it--hope you enjoy it!

BookishCrab wrote: "I just started it--hope you enjoy it!"

I haven't had a chance to really read much/get into it, but even in the first few pages you really get a sense of the characters. I have to say even though we haven't seen much of her yet I really like Felicity. Also, I'm learning things :D I've never heard of the Amatory Novel genre - it sound like great fun (if a bit risqué).

The dad is an absolute beast though! threatening to break glasses and not allowing reading at the breakfast table!? I mean, really!! an absolute BEAST!

Danada wrote: "BookishCrab wrote: "The dad is an absolute beast though! "

Ahhhh! I was very triggered by the dad . . . such an a$$h#le

:nods emphatically:

Danada wrote: ":nods emphatically:"

I wish we could like comments here, so . . . . "like" ;P

yes! I miss the like/love/funny/interesting/etc! It would be so nice :D

Next month is March and I wanted to know if anyone had a LGBTQ+ book they wanted to put on a poll to vote on for our next read? :D

I recently finished The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. I know I'm super late, but I originally didn't want to join the group read at all, because I typically don't enjoy reading romances.
I found The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue to be a quite unique book. Mackenzi Lee did an impressive job at including queer people and people of color in a historical novel. I loved how she wrote Monty as a bi/pan man, who is very clear and self assured of his sexuality, in a time that had no words for queer identities. (I find this impressive, because so many writers of contemporary literature don't get this right.) And also the book is less clear about that, I would totally read Felicity as asexual. I loved this, because asexual characters are so rare in fiction.
One thing that I did not like about the book was Monty's character. I just couldn't get myself to like him. His drinking and his unreasonableness (especially in the first half of the book) were so annoying.

Will there be another group read?