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Propozycja dżentelmena by Julia Quinn

62 reviews

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

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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

3.0

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meganpbennett's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Have you read or seen an adaptation of Cinderella? Yes? You know how this plays out. Sophie is the "ward" of the Count, though no one ever mentions that she's clearly his byblow. He marries an evil woman with two daughters, and promptly dies. And Sophie becomes the unpaid house slave. Sound familiar? It should. It's Cinderella. This adaptation includes a masked ball, as well, where our Sophie meets Benedict Bridgerton, though she doesn't recognize him. He likes how she likes him for him, not for being Bridgerton No 2. The talk, dance, and kiss, and at the stroke of midnight, Sophie runs, as she has to be back to the house before her evil stepmother. 

Not realizing the situation, Benedict visits the house, holding the glove Sophie left behind. The stepmother figures out that the woman Benedict was looking for wasn't one of her daughters, but Sophie and kicks her out of the house. And we skip 2 years, when Benedict finds Sophie being harassed by several drunk lords and rescues her, only to fall ill. 

An Offer From A Gentleman is Cinderella, which by any other name would smell as sweet. There's some misunderstandings, some very Regency-era personalities, and an arrest. But, as expected, it ends well. 
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book_banter's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Benedict was nice enough until he didn’t get his way. 
I don’t know why I find these books so readable. 
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kirbylover16's review against another edition

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emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

It's cinderella for the first few chapters but this book is over years. I liked all of the characters and how it mainly focuses on newer ones vs the rest of the Bridgerton family. I like the break away from the formula.  
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the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

2.75

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quasinaut's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Yikes, Benedict, yikes. I was thoroughly unimpressed by his "offer" but I'm still enjoying this series overall because of the Bridgerton sibling banter, the Regency antics, and of course Lady Whistledown's gossip. I do get so frustrated when characters refuse to simply communicate with each other, though! 
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starrynight's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

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writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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marionlundqvist's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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beatriks's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The beginning of the book is really quite a Cinderella-story, that I didn’t blow me away. The rest of the story makes up for it and makes it a pleasant read. All in all, it’s more a quick treat than a luxurious indulgence. 
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