The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks audiobook

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The Montague siblings and their perilous conquests can always be counted upon as my unfaltering source of entertainment. The banter in this trilogy is top tier, and the addition of a finally grown-up Adrian ensured that this finale was no exception, featuring a near-perfect balance of humour and heart. Despite my enduring love for Monty and Felicity, The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks sent Adrian crashing into my heart …to the extent that he can very nearly be called my favourite Montague. The mental health representation expressed through his narrative was some of the best executed I’ve ever read in a YA novel. Mackenzi Lee’s portrayal of Adrian’s anxiety felt painfully real; his racing thoughts and crippling fears were articulated in a way that made me feel like I was drowning alongside him. My heart warmed at Monty and Felicity helping Adrian realize his mental illness isn’t something to be ‘fixed’ about him, but rather accepted and coped with. Sibling love for the win!! (the amount of hugs doled out was everything

”... the feeling that you’re not so much living your life as just trying to push through it won’t last forever. Someday you’ll be able to breathe”.Si me conocen, saben que batallé muchísimo con el segundo libro de los hermanos Montague porque Felicity me cayó fatal y eso hizo que retrasara muchísimo la lectura de The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks. ¡Y me arrepiento de haberlo pospuesto tanto! Vaya, esta historia de Adrian, el pequeño de los Montague, me encantó a niveles que no lo esperaba. En este libro nos centramos en Adrian, quien ha crecido, tiene una prometida, ha superado poco a poco la muerte de su padre y, en sus momentos libres, escribe panfletos que luchan contra el canon bajo un pseudónimo. A punto de heredar la propiedad de su padre, Adrian camina en la cuerda floja por su “doble vida” y, sobre todo, porque sufre de un tipo de ansiedad social bastante incapacitante. Sin embargo, cuando su padre le entrega un artefacto que su madre le envió justo antes de morir en un naufragio, la vida de Adrian cambia y él decide que tiene que investigar sobre ese accidente, pues algo no le cuadra mucho. La cosa es que no se esperaba que, en medio de su búsqueda, se toparía con Monty y Felicity, personas que él ni siquiera sabía que eran sus hermanos, pues después de todo lo que sucedió en sus libros, su padre los borró de la herencia y pretendió que no existían. La verdad es que, además de que amé con todo mi ser volver a encontrarme con Percy y Monty, verlos hacer el tondo juntos y quererse muchísimo, este libro de Adrian me sorprendió infinitamente porque nunca me había encontrado con un personaje que retratara de una forma tan fiel lo que es vivir con ansiedad, las espirales de pensamientos en las que se cae, los escenarios catastróficos que te imaginas ante la menor dificultad, etc. Leer todo el libro desde la cabeza de Adrian fue, a pesar de la diferencia de épocas, como estar leyendo cómo funciona mi cerebro el 80% del tiempo y… joder. A veces me daban muchas ganas de llorar porque, por idiota que suene, sentí que no estaba sola. En fin, que el trabajo que hizo Mackenzi Lee retratando lo que es un desorden de ansiedad generalizado fue impresionante. Creo que, por eso, podría decir que Adrian es uno de los personajes que más me ha gustado leer en toda mi vida lectora. Pero, bueno, dejando eso de lado, en esta tercera entrega de la saga volvimos a las aventuras emocionantes, a los viajes a diferentes países, al descifrar pistas y misterios del pasado, a hacer tratos con personas de dudosa reputación y a poner a los pobres personajes en mucho peligro. ¡Y me encantó! Una vez que Adrian conoce a Monty y este último baja las defensas, los dos hacen un equipo divertidísimo de leer.No puedo decirles mucho más sin spoilers, pero el final de este libro vale todo lo aburrida que es la historia de Felicity (sorry not sorry). Este final me dejó tan feliz y son una sonrisa tan idiota en la cara que podría releerlo mil veces. ¿Fue fan service? Definitivamente. Pero ¿es hermoso? Es hermoso y nos da todo lo que los que amamos a Percy y a Monty queríamos leer desde el primer libro.

Star Rating: —> 5 StarsBAHHH— THIS WAS SO FANTASTIC!The LGBTQIA+ rep! The mental health rep (TRULY EXCEPTIONAL—it was so absolutely close, if not exactly what I experience with GAD, panic disorder, & OCD; I am SO grateful for it!), & OH GODDD the family dynamics! Can't stop crying rn. MAYBE RTC_________________W.T.F. How did i not know about this?!?!?!?I am FLIPPING MY SHIT!YESYESYESYESYESYESYESSSSS

i am an open wound. RTCi foresee this one living on my bedside table for quite a while.that being said, this book warranted a full content warning page and i highly recommend looking it up for yourself xWAIT, THAT'S THE GOBLIN ON THE COVER OMG(I hadn't read the synopsis just in case there was a spoiler lol)

Things that are getting me through this semester:1) coffee2) more coffee3) the thought of this book4) occasional flirting with sleep

“Walking into hell is always the easiest part. It’s coming back that takes work.”We read books to escape. We read to go on adventures and to find new realities and to witness truths that seem more real when they are captured within pages. We read to live a thousand lives and experience a thousand wonders. We read to be seen and understood. We read to see and understand ourselves in new ways. That is why it is crucial to see realistic depictions of mental health in fiction: reading these depictions allows us to face ourselves."There is life after you survive."The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee is a prime example of a story that handles mental health in a way that reflects the truth of chronic anxiety and compulsive disorders. Each passage that dealt with anxiety was written respectfully and truthfully, and though these descriptions were often so close to reality to be triggering, they were balanced with enough light not to make the overall story feel overly dark.“I want to stop picking at life like it's a meal I don't want to eat, because I want to. I want to taste it all. I want life to be a feast, even if I have to eat it raw and bloody and burned some days. I will pick bones from my teeth. I will let the juice drip down my chin.”Following Adrian Montague, a lordling who discovers he has two older siblings after the tragic death of his mother, The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks features poignant mental health discoveries, family relationships, pirates, politics, and enough humor to fill a stand-up comedy routine. The novel centers around a hunt for a mysterious spyglass owned by Adrian's dead mother, which eventually leads him to his long-lost brother Monty. Though this is technically the third and final novel in the Montague Siblings Trilogy, the books can be read out of order, though it is easier to start with A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue.“The feeling that you’re not so much living your life as just trying to push through it won’t last forever. Someday you’ll be able to breathe.”In the suto-historical 18th century, the political climate of London was paired well with slices of the rest of the world, from Amsterdam to Rabat. Though this novel is technically not historical fiction (it deviates strongly from actual historical occurrences), the setting and the story still read like an early adventure book. The witty dialogue and easy writing allowed The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks to sail by, with hundreds of pages disappearing in a matter of hours.“It is so much easier to give into them than to try and fight them off. It’s a relief, like letting go the lead of a dog that’s been wrenching your shoulder with the force of its pulling. But now I have a dog to chase, and I’m running in circles after every catastrophic scenario, struggling to breathe.”Beyond the excellent writing, the portrayal of family relationships and anxiety really set this book apart. Adrian suffers from a severe form of chronic anxiety paired with obsessive compulsive disorder, though the modern terms for these challenges are not used until the author’s note at the end of the book. The author did a fantastic job of creating a character with traits other than mental health disorders while building relationships around Adrian that supported him. While other books unsuccessfully deal with this issue by ignoring it, there was never a moment where Adrian mysteriously overcame his anxiety, nor did it ever stop being important because the plot dictated that it was trivial. “But she found a way. We always do, don’t we?”The sibling relationships between Monty, Felicity, and Adrian were a delight to read about. Each sibling had more than their fair share of issues, but they found ways to understand and support one another despite it. Monty and Adrian had an exceptional bond that jumped off the page, and though they had almost two decades between them, their relationship was vibrant and alive. All the characters in The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks had defined personalities, each with complex backstories and relationships. Overall, I could not have asked for a better end to this trilogy or a better book to deal with chronic anxiety. The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks is not a novel that is easy to forget, nor one that dissolves into blurred letters once the final chapter is done. 6/29/21AHHHH! THE RELEASE DATE KEEPS GETTING PUSHED BACK!

Ok. I’m certain that as the books went on, they got less and less interesting - or wait, that’s not true. They got more and more flat. I think they were amazing, don’t get me wrong. I loved this one, it just didn’t have the awesomeness of the first one and I was a little disappointed. But no matter. This was still a great conclusion. For the record, the titles are so awesome and I can’t get over them. I also loved how we got to see Adrian’s perspective of both his siblings after he quite literally met them for the first time in QUITE some time. The continuation of Monty and Felicity as siblings and best friends were perfect and I love love loved how they were traveling all over. Was simply delightful to read.

Overall Rating : B+"Just keep breathing."Just as funny, heartbreaking, heartfelt, and inspirational as the first two books. But I do so love family bonding! (If only Monty could stop being such a drama queen!😆)

... there is life after you survive. TW: Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, etc. I enjoyed this final entry to the Montague Siblings trilogy and i've come to love these characters and it's so funny to see the first book get 2 more sequels when it was never supposed to be a series but i'm glad it did. Plot: Adrian is the youngest Montague sibling and who this story centres around and his dynamics with his older siblings. This story also has mental health rep as well as the LGBTQ+ rep that this series has done so well in. Adrian has grown up very differently to his two siblings and it really shows with how different his life up until this point truly is and with him not growing up with Monty and Felicity he really never got to know them so it was like he was meeting them for the first time and he was. Seeing Adrian describe Monty and Felicity through his eyes was an interesting experience as up until this point you only really got to see the dynamic between the other two. The Adventure's with the Montague siblings begins with the journey to find the spyglass and also look for their sister who's been missing for some time and the two not really knowing each other it would make for a great trip right? well interesting that's for sure. Monty is definitely hostile towards Adrian in the beginning but seeing there relationship change and shift during the course of the book and especially when they find Felicity just warmed my heart a lot. I think having the three go on this really big adventure is something that was great thing to bring the siblings closer and be stronger than ever. I loved all the cameos from all the characters of the series, Monty, Percy, Felicity, George and so many others it was like reuniting with old friends and getting a glimpse into their lives once again.I really loved the wedding at the end of the book for Percy and Monty it was such a beautiful ending and loved that it was included because it really showed how far Monty has come from the first book till now it was sweet. I'm happy with how this series was wrapped up and have no complaints whatsoever i think Mackenzi did a great job. I am completely satisfied with how all loose ends were tied up and how each character got their ending they deserved.