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tarterburn's review against another edition
3.0
It was enjoyable, but I just didn’t connect with the characters and their story like I did with the first four.
And while I felt similar with Eloise's story in the last book, I found I liked that one more so than this one too. Francesca just wasn’t very likable and I found her to be rather annoying throughout the last 2/3 of the book.
Since she's absent in a majority of the other stories, I wished we just got a little more of her/more personality/growth with her character.
And while I felt similar with Eloise's story in the last book, I found I liked that one more so than this one too. Francesca just wasn’t very likable and I found her to be rather annoying throughout the last 2/3 of the book.
Since she's absent in a majority of the other stories, I wished we just got a little more of her/more personality/growth with her character.
iredaisy's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
i read the first 3/4 of the book in less than a week (during exams week, too) so it's safe to say i was entertained. i was expecting something cliché and a bit superficial (which i got) but i also liked it more than i imagined. I liked michael as the love interest, and how deeply in love he was...he reminded me a bit of will from the infernal devices. i enjoyed the plot and the exploration of grief, i liked thag things weren't "all about them" and that there was a somber air about this story. it was cliché in many ways but more enjoyable and layered than i thought, i really liked reading this ! i lost interest towards the end of the book and when michael has sex with francesca to convince her to marry him. i know a lot of people were enthusiastic about the sex scenes in this book, but i didn't like them much (besides from francesca's dom moments lol). maybe reading it in english would have helped idk. i know it has to be time accurate but i'm not a fan of sex being used as a mean of seduction, especially in this case to seduce a woman. it went too quickly from no sex at all to using sex as the only form of intimacy they have, at first purely based on lust. it wasn't a plot device that i approved of honestly, and neither the whole "yes we are a happy married couple, we fuck all the time and do little else", but that's just life i guess. i liked the whole pining and friends phase much better, i think that the pace could have been just a bit slower. the epilogue was really cute!
mollyjoy__'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
3.5
neems's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-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
4.0
daisypetals's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
shyannereads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
abby2503's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
carsonelainee's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5
i was expecting to like when he was wicked a lot more than i did. i feel like a lot of people hype up francesca’s story as one of the best in the bridgerton story, and while i did think it was good, i think i may have missed out on the wow factor.
a lot of the bridgerton books reuse the same tropes and situations so i loved that when he was wicked is so different from the others. it’s about francesca marrying the earl of kilmarten, having to deal with the grief of suddenly losing her husband and miscarrying their child and then falling back in love. this book delves into deeper themes and is definitely the more sad bridgerton book. it doesn’t seem like francesca can catch a break, but i loved that julia quinn was willing to put her main character through painful experiences and to then talk about the lasting impact that has on a character. francesca deals with a lot of guilt. guilt about outliving her husband, losing their child, and then eventually, falling in love with her husbands cousin. michael and francesca actually both share that guilt. they don’t feel that they are worthy of their love for each other.
it really was a sweet book and i enjoyed it. i think francesca and michael had the most intense chemistry/tension out of all the bridgerton couples with the exception of maybe kate/anthony. while i thought the chemistry was brilliant, at a certain point i got tired of all the smut scenes and started skipping some of them. i didn’t feel they added to the story and it got to a point where it was too much.
speaking of smut/sex, i wasn’t a fan of the plot line where francesca initially says no to michael’s proposal and then micheal decides that the solution is to seduce francesca so she is then trapped/guilted into marrying him.
i was expecting to like when he was wicked a lot more than i did. i feel like a lot of people hype up francesca’s story as one of the best in the bridgerton story, and while i did think it was good, i think i may have missed out on the wow factor.
a lot of the bridgerton books reuse the same tropes and situations so i loved that when he was wicked is so different from the others. it’s about francesca marrying the earl of kilmarten, having to deal with the grief of suddenly losing her husband and miscarrying their child and then falling back in love. this book delves into deeper themes and is definitely the more sad bridgerton book. it doesn’t seem like francesca can catch a break, but i loved that julia quinn was willing to put her main character through painful experiences and to then talk about the lasting impact that has on a character. francesca deals with a lot of guilt. guilt about outliving her husband, losing their child, and then eventually, falling in love with her husbands cousin. michael and francesca actually both share that guilt. they don’t feel that they are worthy of their love for each other.
it really was a sweet book and i enjoyed it. i think francesca and michael had the most intense chemistry/tension out of all the bridgerton couples with the exception of maybe kate/anthony. while i thought the chemistry was brilliant, at a certain point i got tired of all the smut scenes and started skipping some of them. i didn’t feel they added to the story and it got to a point where it was too much.
speaking of smut/sex, i wasn’t a fan of the plot line where francesca initially says no to michael’s proposal and then micheal decides that the solution is to seduce francesca so she is then trapped/guilted into marrying him.
cezbeams's review against another edition
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.0
samsterleeee's review against another edition
5.0
Okay I loved this book. No one can make me change my mind. I loved, LOVED Francesca and Michael. I loved they their turmoil was very real and understandable, and I loved when they finally came together, and I loved the 2nd epilogue. I just loved everything about this story