The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that leads them from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.Ī Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy was one of my most anticipated books of 2018. 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. Felicity believes if she could meet this man he could change her future, but she has no money of her own to make the trip. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science.īut then a window of opportunity opens-a doctor she idolizes is marrying an old friend of hers in Germany. Genre: historical fiction, adventure, young adult, LGBT+Ī year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind-avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enrol in medical school.

Trigger Warnings: sexism, racism, references to domestic violence, mentions of epileptic seizures, homophobia, use of ableist language, references to alcohol and drug abuse The copy arrived after I had finished the book so I can promise you that receiving a copy in no way impacted my thoughts, feelings or rating of this book.ĭates Read: October 6th 2018 to October 10th 2018

Thank you so much to Harper Collins Australia for sending me a review copy of A Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee.

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee