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itsdelladarling's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
I found the writing style of all three books within Volume 1 to be quite well written. The story sucks the reader in, and defin tely held my attention throughout reading. I will say that, while this is a period romance that was written some time ago, the couples all seem to be verying degrees from a little to very toxic.
I love the way the author shifts slightly the way characters speak, and their mannerisms. It helps clearly define each character as an individual, even while within the series.
Absolutely LOVE how kind, and loving the Bridgerton family is with one another! It's refreshing and warm and generally lovely to read of a large family that truly cares for one another.
I would recommend not reading the second epilogues until you've read the full series, if you don't want any spoilers.
My detractors:
Daphneforcing Simon to ejaculate inside her, knowing he didn't want a kid, is rape. Full stop. She didn't have consent. Whatever he lied about or omitted didn't make that okay.
Antonyforcing a kiss on Kate? hard pass. And also when he stands on her hand & kicks her in the stomach? Absolutely not. Then the final straw for him is when Kate asked for some reprieve before they had sex for the first time and he said no. .
Benedict & Sophie seemed to be an oddly violent couple. Also, it made my skin crawl when hestraight up blackmailed and kidnapped her after asking her to be his mistress While I understand that for the period it was written, it would have potentially been extremely dangerous for her to just be a single woman alone, honestly, that doesn't excuse it.
I love the way the author shifts slightly the way characters speak, and their mannerisms. It helps clearly define each character as an individual, even while within the series.
Absolutely LOVE how kind, and loving the Bridgerton family is with one another! It's refreshing and warm and generally lovely to read of a large family that truly cares for one another.
I would recommend not reading the second epilogues until you've read the full series, if you don't want any spoilers.
My detractors:
Daphne
Antony
Benedict & Sophie seemed to be an oddly violent couple. Also, it made my skin crawl when he
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Excrement, and Alcohol
Content warnings without spoilers: I believe there's at least *a* punch thrown in each of the three books, and periodic mention of wanting to "shake" or "duel" another character. There is a carriage accident at some point in "The Viscount Who Loved Me", as well as more than one panic attack as told from the character's POV. There is mention of a stopped-before-anything-happened SA in An Offer From A Gentleman, and some light blackmailannelihghh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence
helliepad's review against another edition
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Very different from the show and I am of mixed opinion for both. This is a regency romance story written by a white woman published in the early 2000s, so I expected the casual sexism, misogyny, fatphobia, and occassional tone deafness of the text because leading men in romance novels back then was Just Like That. And nobody reads romance for historical accuracies or treatises on social justice, right? Well it's too bad because I didn't stop reading throughout the years and I can say I've been spoiled by romance books that DID incorporate relevant social issues as part of the text— now all the red flags in this text stand out so severely to me. Which sucks because clearly the intent for deeper characterization is there, it's just not explored because it really isn't part of the story Ms. Quinn wanted to tell.
I get the charm of romantic historical fiction. But sometimes it's just not. Good. You know? I'll read the rest of the series still but the only good book in this story was The Viscount Who Loved Me and even then the leading man was an ass.
I get the charm of romantic historical fiction. But sometimes it's just not. Good. You know? I'll read the rest of the series still but the only good book in this story was The Viscount Who Loved Me and even then the leading man was an ass.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Death of parent, and Classism