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To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

9 reviews

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

elisabeth888's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

Eloise is my favorite character in the Bridgerton television series and it bothered me to see her end up with Sir Philip rather than a man who could match her progressive views and intellectual mind. In Sir Philip I found major misogynistic, sexist, and even, at times, predatory tones within his perspecitve. And while this sexist reality might not be uncommon for the Regency era, it was not enjoyable to read about in the modern day, especially in regards to Philip seeming to connect with Eloise on every level of what a romantic relationship is, except on a mental, emotional level.

Overall, this was the first Bridgerton book I have read and I found Julia Quinn's style to be humorous and nicely lighthearted. I like how Eloise is described and how she grows as a character. I just can't help but feel like Sir Philip doesn't deserve her. Obviously Sir Philip's backstory explains his ways, but in no way does this excuse them. I hope Eloise finds a love interest who is better matched for her in the Netflix series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

ghostmomxoxo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Classism

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

catorureads's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and War

erikalv97's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

I really didn’t like the romance in this book, nor did I like the love interest Sir Phillip, the only reason I’m giving this book 3 stars is because of the rest of the Bridgertons made a brief appearance, also, I really liked Oliver and Amanda 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lunep's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and War

kirbylover16's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-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

2.0

Really don't like how the book frames Marina or Eloise. Eloise is an outgoing almost modern girl and her story is don't push your husband, Stop talking. Sir Phillip has so much baggage and both Elosie and Philip tell themselves that he owns Elosie now. Also since there's no lady whistledown anymore they use Elosie's letters which could have worked if they were more focused. Like I don't care about one sentence from Elosie from years ago talking about her sisters' relationships. I was more interested in the letters between Elosie and sir Philip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism and Alcohol