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On The Way To The Wedding by Julia Quinn

3 reviews

bzliz's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I never could have predicted how absolutely batshit this book was going to be. It started out slow and stereotypically Bridgerton-y but about halfway through, things start to speed up. By the 2/3 mark, shit is absolutely popping off. We’re talking hands being thrown, blackmail, treason, gunshots, and of course a little interrupting weddings to top it off. They don’t even get peace in the epilogues!

Gregory is not even 40 and they have NINE KIDS, including two newborn twins, and Lucy damn near bleeds out after giving birth.

I kind of loved the drama of it all but I can’t forgive how completely boring Lucy and Gregory are as people. They don’t really have personalities and I wasn’t able to invest in their love like I could for most of the other Bridgerton siblings. He only gets a tiny pass for busting into a church to stop a wedding and propose to the bride himself. And I guess Lucy has some OCD tendencies too. 

Unfortunately, I don’t know who I’d recommend this final book in the series to. Spice lovers will not be satisfied at all. I think maybe self deprecating messy gays could enjoy, since they finally have a little representation. That said: I had a good time and I’m ready to say goodbye to the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Pregnancy/medical trauma in the 2nd epilogue.

Lucy is pregnant with their 8th child which turns out to be twins. While they’re celebrating the surprise, she starts feeling faint and passes out. The midwife works hard to help her but Lucy is losing a lot of blood (semi-graphic description, if you’re squicky about blood) and there’s only so much she can do. Lucy starts to recover but that’s the end of the second epilogue.

Trafficking/kidnapping:

Lucy’s uncle brokered a marriage for her like 10 years prior so they’ve been waiting for her to grow up to marry this lord. His father has been blackmailing her family and she is the final piece of payment. She’s intended to be the lord’s beard and still continue the family line even if it means the dude’s creepy dad gets her pregnant.

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense 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

3.5

On the Way to the Wedding- 3.5⭐️ 2.75🌶️

A funny thing happened ...

Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. And that is exactly what happened. Except ...

She wasn't the one. In fact, the ravishing Miss Hermione Watson is in love with another. But her best friend, the ever-practical Lady Lucinda Abernathy, wants to save Hermione from a disastrous alliance, so she offers to help Gregory win her over. But in the process, Lucy falls in love. With Gregory Except ...

Lucy is engaged. And her uncle is not inclined to let her back out of the betrothal, even once Gregory comes to his senses and realizes that it is Lucy, with her sharp wit and sunny smile, who makes his heart sing. And now, on the way to the wedding, Gregory must risk everything to ensure that when it comes time to kiss the bride, he is the only man standing at the altar ...
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✨My Opinion✨
I finished this book just in time for the Julia Quinn author event in Columbus today! 

When there are 8 books in a regency romance series, sometimes plots and tropes get reused. This book was the last in the series and set up entirely different from the rest of the series. The prologue captured my attention right away. 

The book features falling for the wrong girl first, blackmail, treason, scandal… 

Gregory didn’t have the temper issues his older brothers did. I appreciated that, but where he was decent, Lucy’s uncle made up in misogyny. 

I actually really enjoyed Lucy and her make no waves practicality. Her response to everything was so realistic and time period appropriate. 

The last half of the book was drama filled and I lived for the messiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol and Homophobia

embla_v's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted

4.25

Detta är nog den mest dramatiska delen i Brigerton serien och kanske den bästa. Ett fantastiskt avslut på serien. 

Boken handlar om Gregory, nummer sju av Brigerton syskonen, som blir förälskad i Hermine men känslorna är inte besvarade. Lucy, Hermines vän, tycker att det skulle vara ett bra parti och försöker hjälpa Gregory med Hermine. Men Lucys känslor för Gregory kanske är mer än vänskapliga men hon är (nästan) förlovad med någon annan. 

Jag tycker att hela Brigerton serien har varit väldigt underhållande och denna del levererade ett dramatiskt avslut. Rekommenderar verkligen att läsa Brigerton böckerna, helst i rätt ordning. Julia Quinn har också skrivit åtta epiloger till sina åtta Brigerton böcker om du skulle vara intresserad av att läsa dem. Jag tycker verkligen om Brigerton serien och rekommenderar till alla som vill ha en underhållande historisk romans. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content