Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue | 2017 | MacKenzi Lee | Buy |
| 2 | The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky | 2019 | MacKenzi Lee | Buy |
| 3 | The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy | 2018 | MacKenzi Lee | Buy |
| 4 | The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks | 2020 | MacKenzi Lee | Buy |
| 5 | This Monstrous Thing | 2015 | MacKenzi Lee | Buy |
| 6 | Ruthless Elites | 2022 | MacKenzi Lee | Buy |
The Montague Siblings series is MacKenzi Lee’s flagship work and one of the most popular queer YA series of the past decade. It starts with The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (2017), which follows Monty Montague on a Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe that goes spectacularly off the rails. Monty is bisexual, reckless, and hopelessly in love with his best friend Percy, and the book balances a genuinely exciting adventure plot with a romance that feels both funny and real.
The sequels shift focus to other Montague siblings while keeping the same mix of historical detail, action, and heart. The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy follows Monty’s sister Felicity, who is asexual and determined to become a doctor in a world that has no interest in letting her do so. The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks rounds out the core trilogy. Companion novellas and a graphic novel adaptation expand the world further. The series has earned devoted fans for good reason: it proves that historical fiction can be inclusive, adventurous, and genuinely fun all at once.