A review by emmirosereads
The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm so glad I was finally able to get to the third and last book in the Montague sibling series. This was everything I wanted it to be and more. It's been a long time since I read the first two books but I remember loving them and it was so good to see some familiar faces again. Especially getting so much of Monty. This was equal parts hilarious and heartwarming and heart wrenching all at the same time. 

Obviously everyone experiences anxiety and mental health in different ways but for me this was the most raw, and real anxiety representation I have ever read in a work of fiction. It hits even harder since this is a first person narrative. We get every thought Adrian has and sometimes it just hit me in the gut how much I related to it. I saw so many similarities to Adrian and me in 2019 when I was first getting diagnosed with GAD and the years before when there was something so clearly wrong but I had no idea the words to even describe it. I feel like it's so easy to push aside anxiety disorders and not realize just how debilitating they are unless you have one yourself and it was so refreshing to read a book where it was so clear on how and why an anxiety disorder is so debilitating. 

I just absolutely loved the journey Adrian goes on both mentally and literally. The relationship he forms with his long lost siblings and just everything else. The audiobook was also very good for this! I most definitely want to pick up and read the the first two books again.