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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Quickest I've ever read a book, I was hanging onto each word
You can definitely tell that Quinn got some help in this one. This was much funnier than the other books which was nice, and I liked that there were things going on other than the romance. I think the thing that I disliked about it is everything they added about race, NOT FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT BEN SHAPERIO WOULD DISLIKE IT. I think that the way that the show has handled race up to this point was good, having it be color blind but incorporating some other cultures as well like with the second season. When you start to actually analyze race there are implications to that. It is already hard to root for the Queen of England already knowing the horrors of colonialism, but the implications of having an openly Black queen if a nation whose wealth is built on slavery and subjugation of people that look like her and have her not think about that at all is weird, it felt kind of jarring. I think that if the rest of the world was more fleshed out, the history of having non white people in the ton at all, having some sort of history would help us understand the context of this world and how it differs from actual history. Without that we assume that the history is the same as in our world. I also was confused by the premise of the book? I am unsure as to why the ton needed to be integrated in the first place? Why would they choose Charlotte when they were racist? They would definitely care much more about having an ‘impure bloodline’. Just wish that there was more internal consistency. Maybe I missed something, but overall it's hard to stop questioning and thinking about the actual history of England when you open the can.
Genuinely enraged by reading the line “She had spoken truth to power”, because Julia Quinn, notorious racist, has stolen this line and stripped it of its meaning. What happened to “I don’t write books with black or homosexual characters because I only write happy endings”? I hope to god they used a ghostwriter and actually paid this one (another established author was offered a measly four figure sum to ghostwrite, and obviously refused), because if Julia Quinn actually wrote this without apologizing for her previous comments, I have a serious problem will all involved parties.
Merged review:
Genuinely enraged by reading the line “She had spoken truth to power”, because Julia Quinn, notorious racist, has stolen this line and stripped it of its meaning. What happened to “I don’t write books with black or homosexual characters because I only write happy endings”? I hope to god they used a ghostwriter and actually paid this one (another established author was offered a measly four figure sum to ghostwrite, and obviously refused), because if Julia Quinn actually wrote this without apologizing for her previous comments, I have a serious problem will all involved parties.
Merged review:
Genuinely enraged by reading the line “She had spoken truth to power”, because Julia Quinn, notorious racist, has stolen this line and stripped it of its meaning. What happened to “I don’t write books with black or homosexual characters because I only write happy endings”? I hope to god they used a ghostwriter and actually paid this one (another established author was offered a measly four figure sum to ghostwrite, and obviously refused), because if Julia Quinn actually wrote this without apologizing for her previous comments, I have a serious problem will all involved parties.
Merged review:
Genuinely enraged by reading the line “She had spoken truth to power”, because Julia Quinn, notorious racist, has stolen this line and stripped it of its meaning. What happened to “I don’t write books with black or homosexual characters because I only write happy endings”? I hope to god they used a ghostwriter and actually paid this one (another established author was offered a measly four figure sum to ghostwrite, and obviously refused), because if Julia Quinn actually wrote this without apologizing for her previous comments, I have a serious problem will all involved parties.
Merged review:
Genuinely enraged by reading the line “She had spoken truth to power”, because Julia Quinn, notorious racist, has stolen this line and stripped it of its meaning. What happened to “I don’t write books with black or homosexual characters because I only write happy endings”? I hope to god they used a ghostwriter and actually paid this one (another established author was offered a measly four figure sum to ghostwrite, and obviously refused), because if Julia Quinn actually wrote this without apologizing for her previous comments, I have a serious problem will all involved parties.
I don’t think I could ever get over how this book was obviously written by Americans who kept making nonsense about British things. It was a fine story but nothing explained well enough
This was my first bridgerton book, and I adored it. It was heartbreaking and tender, but also lighthearted and sweet.
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The show was excellent, the book feels like something is missing.
emotional
Beautifully written. I would have loved it even if I didn't watch the show first (twice). Now I'm off to watch the show again.
I liked it, but it was exactly the same as the show... almost like reading a script in novel form. There wasn't really any extra insight or inner emotion added. I wonder if I would have gotten more into it if I had read this book first and watched the show after, instead of reading it directly after watching the show. It's a lovely story though, and I enjoyed reading it. I was just hoping for a little more... something.