So when a girl at her new high school nearly succumbs to the wiles of a notorious cad, Mary starts compiling the Scoundrel Survival Guide, a rundown of literary types to be avoided at all costs. YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat perfect YA rom-com for Jane Austen nerds.Īs a devotee of classic novels, Mary Porter-Malcolm knows all about Mistakes That Have Been Made, especially by impressionable young women. I feel like if she was just toned down a bit more then I could've enjoyed the story more. Mary's actions/reactions to events began to get over-the-top for me by the first quarter of the book and by the time I was 3/4 through, I was kinda getting tired of her. felt like sometimes the author was pushing the narrative of 'old-fashioned teenager' too much. They were the absolute standout of the series. It was fun to watch Mary learn how to navigate high school and try (her best) to fit in.Īnd I enjoyed quite a few of the side characters and subplots of this book - particularly Mary's hilarious family. I love the idea of an 'old soul' having to swing it with the cool kids. I do slightly like the concept more than the actual book. This 18th century girl is shlumped in with the 21st century kids - and nothing will ever be the same. Mary's charter/experimental school at the local college is getting shut down and she couldn't be more horrified. Mary spent her entire life deep within the pages of old tomes and classic works.but then the unthinkable happens. Without a convenient rain-swept moor to flee to, Mary is forced to admit that real life doesn’t follow the same rules as fiction and that if she wants a happy ending, she’s going to have to write it herself.December Tierlist Vlog is up! Click the link to see the video review of all the books read in December! The Written Review Mary Porter-Malcolm knows two things:ġ) You can literally find any and all answers within the pages of a good book.Ģ) Any book published in the last century just isn't worth reading. But despite her best efforts, she soon finds herself unable to listen to her own good advice and falling for a supposed cad-the same one she warned her friends away from. When some new friends seem in danger of falling for the same tricks employed since the days of Austen and Tolstoy, Mary swoops in to create the Scoundrel Survival Guide, using archetypes of literature’s debonair bad boys to signal red flags.

Mary Porter-Malcolm has prepared for high school in the one way she knows how: an extensive review of classic literature to help navigate the friendships, romantic liaisons, and overall drama she has come to expect from such an esteemed institution. If You Like Amanda Sellet Books, You’ll Love…Īmanda Sellet Synopsis: By the Book by Amanda Sellet is a standalone novel.

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