loved the characters and how everyine felt so unique and real, I am excited to read more about the side characters in their own stories!

An intriguing set-up for a grumpy+sunshine romance, I am looking forward to reading the rest of this!

I absolutely adored this book and, after reading this preview, I immediately went to find the full thing. And then the sequel. And I’m now awaiting the final book in the series.

Charlie is a stylish, lovable rogue. Everyone in his favourite bar loves him, every single man in the city is willing to indulge his vices and buy him a drink, but love just doesn’t seem to find its way to him. Or rather, not the right love. He’s engaged to be married and on a deadline to get rid of his vast collection of…specialist literature. Miles, on the other hand, isn’t looking for love. He’s busy writing his novels and trying to stay out of trouble, which is easier said than done for a man writing the kinds of stories that could get a man locked up in 1883. Luckily, he has a loyal audience, and at least one patron who’d buy anything he wrote. Unluckily, that patron just so happens to be getting married soon. But if Charlie can have one last thing before he has to say goodbye to his old life forever, it’s to find the man who has been providing him the escapism and release he’s been desperately clinging to. Even if that brings trouble to Miles’ door.

If you like Freya Marske’s Last Binding series (and particularly if you finished the final book and are craving a romance like Alan and Hawthorn’s) then this is the book for you. All I’m saying is if I had a penny for every gay historical novel about an erotica writer and his biggest fan falling in love I read in the first 2 months of 2024, I’d have two pennies. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice already.

No spoilers, but chapter 16 has one of the most lovely and sensual spice scenes. More aftercare in books please, and more lovely domesticity and lightness amidst the angst.

I appreciated the opportunity to read this preview. I enjoyed this preview and look forward to reading the full book.

Victorian queer love stories are always a treat. It sadly was archived before I could finish so I had a look at the audio version.
Love the narrator's voice. Also very pretty cover.

It's just a preview, but it sure does make you want to read the rest of the book! The premise is very intriguing!

Of course this was only a preview, but as far as the first five chapters go, they served as a great introduction to the witty humour, prose, and banter between characters that I hope will be present throughout the entire book.

Looking forward to finishing this soon in my own time.

I only received a preview of this book - chapters 1-5. Within the first 50 pages, I was suspecting that this book might actually be a solid five stars - the set up was intriguing, the writing was good, and I was really enjoying the main characters. Somewhere along the way, though, it sort of lost some steam - but not in the main relationship. I think I would enjoy reading to the end and would recommend for anyone looking for a quick and light historical romance.

I have to say, while period pieces are not typically my jam, this one did captivate me so. The story of a gentleman who is to marry soon, who frequents a sexual men’s club, and only desires to acquire the autograph of the person who has written his favorite smutty novel. What he finds is simply an attractive man, and while I could assume what happens, it’s really hard to say. I want to continue, I need to continue to find out how it all unfolds!

While I only had an looking of the first five chapters, I honestly think was an liked read, I engoyed it Humour plot, interesting characters and a narration really funny. So excited to read more!

Great preview, it has left me excited to read the book once it's out!
The characters are fun and engaging which drives the plot well.
I'm curious to read the rest of the book and will be purchasing it for sure!

This preview of the Gentleman’s Book of Vices is an MM (Male/Male) romance following a secretive author who writes scandalous and, for the time it was written, unheard of romance stories. These are homosexual stories written under a pen name where one of our main characters , Miles feels shame and hides behind anonymity. For his daytime job he works in a bookstore.
Charlie, our other main character is an avid erotica collector and tries to hunt down his more recent favourite, Miles. The two meet and sparks fly. Miles thinks he is being blackmailed and is threatened with exposure of his secret identity but this definitely isn’t the case. Charlie is just a massive fan boy of Miles’. The two part ways with Charlie incredibly disappointment and miles angry by the miscommunication.
During a wine tasting in preparation for his wedding (!!!), Charlie comes face-to-face with Miles once again when he comes to apologize but is mistaken for the sommelier as he was carrying wine, not to taste but as an apology gift. It’s awkward but so funny and once again the two have amazing chemistry. But there’s a few problems: Charlie is betrothed! Neither can admit to their true feeling about the same sex either. One due to it being illegal and secondly is was deemed truly shameful.
I’m excited to see how the book progresses and how Jess Everlee bridges these gaps between Miles and Charlie.

I really enjoyed The Gentleman's Book of Vices! The characters are clever, engaging, and care deeply for each other in ways that form a myriad of friendships and romances that feel very queer. The concept is fun, the stakes are real, and this story also manages to fill a rarely filled niche of queer regency BDSM romance. Very excited for the sequel!

Great preview, many thanks! Definitely see myself reading this! In fact, I've ordered it for our library, and I can't wait till it comes in! Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher!

this book has everything I love, sass, gays, fashion, tweed, top hats, scandal and great writing
While I can't give a full review since this is only the first 5 chapters, I can say that the chapters I have read are fully enjoyable and I want the others immediately

Even though this was just a preview, it made me so excited to read the rest of the story! I’ve also heard great things of the rest of the book, so I am very excited to get my hands on the full story!

"They said every copy should be rooted out and burned. Said that they should bring back hanging for sodomites and smut peddlers just for Cox alone. They said all that, and sales had boomed so spectacularly that Miles was still earning on the scandal." (loc. 343)

On the surface, Charlie and Miles don't have too much in common. The one has family wealth and shows it, with the ability to cater to his own whimsy in the weeks before his wedding. The other writes smutty novels to keep his shop afloat. But as it turns out, they share some of the same...whimsical...tastes in books—and other things—and before long things get complicated...

If anything is clear from this preview, it's that the book will be lively and entertaining, with no shortage of wit (and of course no shortage of complication). The late 1800s mean that difference can be risky, and these are characters who have, to varying extents and in various ways, decided to live with some level of risk rather than stuff themselves into the shape expectation demands. I'm very curious about the role of Alma, Charlie's fiancée, in this book, because she's been set up to perhaps have a backbone of steel under that genteel exterior.

If you find "The Gentleman's Book of Vices" to be a good fit, take heart: it's the first in a series, with book two out this year.

Thanks to the author and publisher for providing a free preview through NetGalley.

While this was only a preview of what is to come, "The Gentleman's Book of Vice's" screamed Barney Stinson's "The Bro Code," which made it an instant request download. Jess Everlee created quiet a story. I was instantly intrigued with Charlie's perspective and Everlee's prose. I enjoyed this preview.

04/16/2023 || Review for chapters 1-5 thanks to Net Galley || #TheGentlemansBookofVicesPREVIEW #NetGalley

I will be updating my review once I am able to read the entire book.
As of today, I have placed a hold to my local library~

My overall rating so far is 4 stars

I have no complaints following the story between Charlie Price and Miles Montague, except I wish the introductions to both characters were a bit more detailed. But I guess that is the price I must pay for only receiving chapters 1-5 I suppose! I am assuming more character details, stories, and interactions will follow into chapter 6 and beyond, as I was already smitten with dearest Alma (Charlie's fiance), as well as Miles and Charlie, our dual narrators. I am hopeful to learn the past of all these characters and how it affects the current story line, and I am very excited to know their futures!

We meet Charlie in a gentlemen's club of a sort. He is extremely standoffish and refuses to be involved with someone for long, only really returning to read and reread his favorite smut books written by some of his favorite authors. One book in particular is written by a Mr. Reginald Cox, a pen-name for Miles (out of safety of course), that is Charlie's favorite and he is desperate to meet Cox for his signature before he is to be wed and forced to hide away his depraved, queer book collection for all time.

In a chance encounter, the two are thrust into each other lives and that is where chapter 5 leaves off.

The writing style is glorious and easy to devour. I love the descriptions and witty banter and general warmth the beginning of this novel has.

Oh, this was super delightful! I love the voice, the concept, and these five chapters did a wonderful job setting up the spicy romance to come. I can't wait to read the rest!