The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
by Mackenzie Lee
YA Historical
Katherine Tegen Books | October 2nd, 2018
About the Book:
Felicity Montague is through with pretending she prefers society parties to books about bone setting—or that she’s not smarter than most people she knows, or that she cares about anything more than her dream of becoming a doctor.
A year after an accidentally whirlwind tour of Europe, which she spent evading highwaymen and pirates with her brother Monty, Felicity has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of Callum Doyle, a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh; and enroll in medical school. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science.
But then a small window of hope opens. Doctor Alexander Platt, an eccentric physician that Felicity idolizes, is looking for research assistants, and Felicity is sure that someone as forward thinking as her hero would be willing to take her on. However, Platt is in Germany, preparing to wed Felicity’s estranged childhood friend Johanna. Not only is Felicity reluctant to opening old wounds, she also has no money to make the trip.
Luckily, a mysterious young woman is willing to pay Felicity’s way, so long as she’s allowed to travel with Felicity disguised as her maid. In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that will lead her from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.
Why I’m dying to read this:
1, did you see that cover?? I mean, gorgeous!
2, did you read The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue? It was awesome, and the set up for the sequel made me rabid!
It’s out in October, and I’m almost more excited for this than I am the birth of my child! 😀
Event originally hosted by Breaking the Spine.
Recently picked up as Can’t Wait Wednesday on Wishful Endings.
I haven’t read the first book yet, but this series sounds like so much fun!
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Oh my gosh, it was so good! You should really read it.
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I haven’t read the first book but your enthusiasm is infectious – I shall go and look it up.
Lynn 😀
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Please do! It’s great fun!
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I need to read Gentleman’s Guide, but I am already dying for this one!
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Gentleman’s Guide was soooo good. I’m positive this one will be too!
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I’ve heard good things from enough people that I know I will love it, haha!
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