Reviews

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

alexmcmordie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

3.0

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

reflective 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

2.0

This got off to a good start, but gradually went downhill. I didn't like Michael's entitlement or the way he lost his temper with Francesca over small things. It felt like he seduced her into having sex with him and then coerced her into marriage, so the second half of the book was a real miss for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Chronic illness, Blood, and Pregnancy

druidslibrary's review against another edition

3.0

Honestly one of the better books of the series and my favorite love interest so far (but the bar is low since the men in these books all kinda suck)

escurezza's review against another edition

4.0

crying and giggling and crying again

mysticforestcrafts's review against another edition

4.0

Pros:

I appreciate that this story showed some of the pain and difficulty that comes both with grief and fertility issues. So often historical romances avoid both.

I love that as a friends to lovers this never was about stealing from or disrespecting Frannie’s first husband, he wasn’t the bad guy and he was never disrespected.

Cons:

I can’t specifically place anything bad about this book or that it is missing but it still isn’t a visceral immediate five star.

marye's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

3.0

juliied96's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

katieeejm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

thebookconfessions's review against another edition

3.0

It was just fine.
I wasn't really interested in this story and didn't felt connected to this love story but it was okay.