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A review by cielosiluminado
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
the 2nd epilogues were sweet and funny, well, most of them. one gave me major anxiety for a second but then it became heartwarming.
my favorite one has got to be francesca and michael’s second epilogue. i just love them both so much and seeing them even more happier was so special.
daphne and simon’s was okayish, but unmemorable as i forgot about it shortly after; kate and anthony’s was hilarious because of all the bridgertons pall mall shenanigans; benedict and sophie’s was cute and funny; penelope and colin deserved a better second epilogue like theirs was so uninteresting like i wanted something different but i can’t complain completely because i love pen and eloise’s friendship, which is what it focused on more; eloise and phillip’s made me like phillip a tiny bit more compared to when i read their book; hyacinth and gareth’s was funny; and lastly, lucy and gregory’s was traumatizing but heartwarming in the end.
violet’s novella wasn’t what i was expecting. i wanted… more? seeing her and edmund as children was so fucking cute and the early days of their courtship marriage was serene. but knowing they don’t have a happily ever after together guts me. like i know, violet found contentment in being a mother and grandmother, but i honestly think it would’ve been so much more meaningful if she found someone else to love and be loved. violet knew what love was and how much it meant because she had it previously so she refused to settle for less if it came to a second time, but i am of the opinion that she deserved more. the loneliness must’ve been hard, especially in her later years. it truly would’ve been so impactful for her to be loved again.
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my favorite one has got to be francesca and michael’s second epilogue. i just love them both so much and seeing them even more happier was so special.
daphne and simon’s was okayish, but unmemorable as i forgot about it shortly after; kate and anthony’s was hilarious because of all the bridgertons pall mall shenanigans; benedict and sophie’s was cute and funny; penelope and colin deserved a better second epilogue like theirs was so uninteresting like i wanted something different but i can’t complain completely because i love pen and eloise’s friendship, which is what it focused on more; eloise and phillip’s made me like phillip a tiny bit more compared to when i read their book; hyacinth and gareth’s was funny; and lastly, lucy and gregory’s was traumatizing but heartwarming in the end.
violet’s novella wasn’t what i was expecting. i wanted… more? seeing her and edmund as children was so fucking cute and the early days of their courtship marriage was serene. but knowing they don’t have a happily ever after together guts me. like i know, violet found contentment in being a mother and grandmother, but i honestly think it would’ve been so much more meaningful if she found someone else to love and be loved. violet knew what love was and how much it meant because she had it previously so she refused to settle for less if it came to a second time, but i am of the opinion that she deserved more. the loneliness must’ve been hard, especially in her later years. it truly would’ve been so impactful for her to be loved again.
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final ratings after i read the 2nd epilogues:
♡ the duke and i (1 ★)
♡ the viscount who loved me (3.5 ★)
♡ an offer from a gentleman (2.5 ★)
♡ romancing mister bridgerton (2 ★)
♡ to sir phillip, with love (1.5 ★)
♡ when he was wicked (4 ★)
♡ it’s in his kiss (4 ★)
♡ on the way to the wedding (3.5 ★)
♡ violet in bloom: a novella (3 ★)
♡ the duke and i (1 ★)
♡ the viscount who loved me (3.5 ★)
♡ an offer from a gentleman (2.5 ★)
♡ romancing mister bridgerton (2 ★)
♡ to sir phillip, with love (1.5 ★)
♡ when he was wicked (4 ★)
♡ it’s in his kiss (4 ★)
♡ on the way to the wedding (3.5 ★)
♡ violet in bloom: a novella (3 ★)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and War