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hayley519's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
megreadsbooks_'s review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
WOW! I absolutely loved this book!! It's instantly one of my favorites (after Romancing Mr. Bridgerton of course). I loved that it wasn't just a romance, but an adventure and mystery story as well. I wasn't expecting to fall so in love with another one of these books, especially with how I detested the previous one, but here we are! And aside from just the story, I absolutely adore Hyacinth as a character. She is so interesting, unique, strong-willed, and just a beautiful, beautiful character. The ending of the epilogue though... I'm pulling my hair out at this very moment in (joyful) frustration
marissaloiacono's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
3.75
bunny_herondale's review against another edition
4.0
Un poco distinto de los demás libros de la saga pero bastante entretenido y adictivo.
gemini_tea's review against another edition
3.0
All the Bridgerton books are the same. Boy and girl meet, boy compromises said girl, boy and girl fall in love but don’t realize it yet, boy marries girl to save reputation, boy and girl argue over something, both realize they love each other the end! I somehow really liked these two together, probably because Gareth felt a little less toxic than the rest of the men love interest throughout these books.
mairiela's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
ash_reads_horror's review against another edition
5.0
Probably my favorite in the series! Hyacinthis officially my favorite bridgerton.
jennyormrod's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
kristinamj's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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? No
4.5
gavvains's review against another edition
3.0
First rated it 4 stars but after some time to think about it, it's a - 3
The moments between Hyacinth and her mother Violet were heartfelt, she's the only child who never met their father Edmund and was brought up by her mum and siblings. I really liked Hyacinth, she's a funny and refreshing character, and I'll probably will always be her fan - if I'd like her in real life, idk. She'd probably find me boring as hell.
Gareth ... I didn't like as much. He had his heartfelt moments, mostly with Hycinth, too. But the character didn't really grew on me. (Plus he has a mullet, case closed. How good can he be? joke)
He and Hyacinth had quite a dynamic, and I can understand his motives a little bit but still they're stupid as hell. Why force someone into marriage if you love them either way and why be mad about them, when it was you who did something wrong?
Before I started reading I was very excited for Hyacinth's story - a man needs to find diamonds and the only one who can help him is a headstrong girl? Hello? Yes. But the search for the diamonds wasn't what I had expected. Sometimes it was more, sometimes less, sometimes exciting and sometimes yeah ... dragged for a bit. Also without the second epilogue one will never know what happened to them. Isn't it dissapointing? Ok, the key to the treasure is the treasure or to quote the best poet H.P. Baxxter: "The chase is better than the catch." It doesn't matter who finds the diamonds, because the friends we made a long are the true diamonds. :)
And yet it is a bit dissapointing to read a story, which hypes up a treasure chase, only to not find the treasure.
One thing that also bothered me a bit. Weirdly I never really noticed it - or rather it didn't annoy me as much - before but why do all female protagonists lose bits of their characters when they're kissed or having sex? Their first times - doesn't matter which action - read like their personality left their bodies for the moment. I don't get it. (Also don't understand how you can feel nipples under all these layers + corset or stays.)
However, in the end I did enjoy it but sadly not as much as I thought I would. There were phases where I liked the story a lot and then some where, well ... I did not so much.
The moments between Hyacinth and her mother Violet were heartfelt, she's the only child who never met their father Edmund and was brought up by her mum and siblings. I really liked Hyacinth, she's a funny and refreshing character, and I'll probably will always be her fan - if I'd like her in real life, idk. She'd probably find me boring as hell.
Gareth ... I didn't like as much. He had his heartfelt moments, mostly with Hycinth, too. But the character didn't really grew on me. (Plus he has a mullet, case closed. How good can he be? joke)
He and Hyacinth had quite a dynamic, and I can understand his motives a little bit but still they're stupid as hell. Why force someone into marriage if you love them either way and why be mad about them, when it was you who did something wrong?
Before I started reading I was very excited for Hyacinth's story - a man needs to find diamonds and the only one who can help him is a headstrong girl? Hello? Yes. But the search for the diamonds wasn't what I had expected. Sometimes it was more, sometimes less, sometimes exciting and sometimes yeah ... dragged for a bit. Also without the second epilogue one will never know what happened to them. Isn't it dissapointing? Ok, the key to the treasure is the treasure or to quote the best poet H.P. Baxxter: "The chase is better than the catch." It doesn't matter who finds the diamonds, because the friends we made a long are the true diamonds. :)
And yet it is a bit dissapointing to read a story, which hypes up a treasure chase, only to not find the treasure.
One thing that also bothered me a bit. Weirdly I never really noticed it - or rather it didn't annoy me as much - before but why do all female protagonists lose bits of their characters when they're kissed or having sex? Their first times - doesn't matter which action - read like their personality left their bodies for the moment. I don't get it. (Also don't understand how you can feel nipples under all these layers + corset or stays.)
However, in the end I did enjoy it but sadly not as much as I thought I would. There were phases where I liked the story a lot and then some where, well ... I did not so much.