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To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

201 reviews

tessamcevan's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Ugh. I so wanted to like it because I like Eloise in the Bridgerton Series.

Sir Philip is the last man whom Eloise would ever marry.

A man who constantly talks about needing someone to have sex with and to mother his children. Really?!

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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I usually read a book before bed, but I am usually pretty particular about my selection for this time of day. It has to be cozy and lighthearted, otherwise the story will seep into my brain and disrupt my sleep. This book was the perfect choice for me then for my bed time read! It was engaging and I was so happy to finally read Eloise’s story, who’s a hoot! Whenever I look at Bridgerton books ranked lists, this one is always rated pretty low, but I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to continuing the series.

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barbiedreamlibrary's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wish that Eloise had a happier ending, I wasn’t fond of Phillip. She has such a dynamic personality, I wish Phillip wasn’t such a boar of a man. He came across as a chauvinistic sex fiend. I felt horrible for his poor children and Marina. I think that Violet and the 2nd epilogue were the best parts of the book. I’m giving this two stars because it was nice to see the other characters in the Bridgerton universe. Hopefully the rest of the series picks up because this was a total flop for me.

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annahamburger's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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prashiie's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

“Eloise blinked with surprise when she realized that she had reached the end of her page. She didn't recall a single sentence, and in fact wondered if perhaps her eyes had only slid along the words without actually reading the letters.”

Been there, done that…

Now we finally get to know why Eloise was acting so strange in the previous book. Society thought Eloise would end up a spinster, but then she meets Philip. Philip is an interesting character who does not know how to handle people but knows exactly how to be a good scientist and spends too much time with his plants. Eloise on the other hand is very sociable and knows how to deal with people. Philip has two children and he finds it impossible to control them. Whilst Philip mainly wants someone to run his house and take care of his children, Eloise came to Philip looking for love. This of course causes a lot of problems that they need to overcome. To someone who has not been happy for a very long time, Philips starts to realise what a pleasant addition Eloise is to his life. On top of all the hurdles, we also have Philip’s children who have to get used to Eloise. I really liked how Eloise’s relationship with the children grows over time!

Another thing I like is that this story is set far from London and that there are some important issues mentioned in this story. One of them is depression and perhaps even postnatal depression.

“She'd been so melancholy following their birth. Marina had always seemed fragile and overly pensive, but it was only after Oliver and Amanda had arrived that she'd sunk into her own world of sorrow and despair.”

We don’t see how Marina deals with this and the impact depression has on her but we do see it from her family’s perspective.

The other issue is child abuse. Clearly, it shows how important it is to not only hear what children have to say but to truly listen.

What I didn’t like is something that comes back in all of these Bridgerton books. Men are portrayed to have mainly two sides. They can be either angry or full of lust and that isn’t fair.

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flattrash's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

Sir Phillip Crane (30) / Marina (married 8 yrs) / Oliver, Amanda (twins, 8 y/o)
Miss Eloise Bridgerton (Marina's 4th cousin, 28)

Phillip rescues Marina from a failed suicide attempt but the hypothermia takes her anyways.
Eloise writes to Phillip sending her condolences for Marina's death.
They correspond for a year, he proposes marriage. Eloise makes an impulsive decision to go.

The twins dump a bucket of flour on Eloise. She puts a fish in Amelia’s bed.
The Bridgerton bros are here.
2 Sophie’s?? One is Anthony’s and the other is Benedict’s??
Wedding- briefly mentioned.
Phillip fires Nurse Edwards for beating the twins with a book.

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