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Il vero amore esiste

Julia Quinn

3.68 AVERAGE


2.25⭐️ Sorry it just didn’t do it for me. I didn’t swoon not once. Historical romances are suppose to make you swoon and connect with the characters and I didn’t experience that. It wasn’t terrible but I only enjoyed it for the first 150 pages after that it just went downhill.

Could have been plotted better
Was a bit slow for me in the middle and their oblivious state irritated me seka but generally not bad

Wow I actually finished their books it really took me forever and nearly made me stop reading for the year but I did it. I thought this book was fine not amazing writing but not my least favorite story. I am just happy they are over
adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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emotional lighthearted slow-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: Complicated

the DRAMA of this book is what kept me going. the last few chapters really were something. truly ms. julia was like what hijinks can i make gregory go through that are unlike the previous book? it was like an elevated version of the benedict drama imo.

not sure i was really invested in the romance between gregory and lucy, but i really liked lucy. there were parts of her that were deeply relatable and i appreciated that. also a favorite part of mine was the deep love gregory had for kate and when he told violet that anthony had been a good father to him... i may have shed a single tear about that.

now how the hell is the fourth son of a viscount paying for NINE children in 1840s england!! that must've been a hell of a dowry.

(now to the plot, this was almost too damn sad, julia was kind of mean for making lucy and gregory suffer in this second epilogue)
emotional 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: No
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated

This wasn't my favorite Bridgerton story but I did like Gregory's determination once he figured out his feelings. A lot of complications could have been avoided if they both had been honest and upfront but that wouldn't make for an interesting read.

A slow beginning, but a somewhat coming of age story for Gregory, learning what it is the be a man and fight for his love.