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The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

jade_victoria793's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

dndeevee's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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4.0

The Viscount Who Loved Me reads like so many guilty pleasures read: romantic, sexy, a little stupid, and a little dramatic. Like others, it works and is fun for the main reason many average books work: it knows what it is. It is, admittedly, difficult to consider it without considering it in relation to the second season of Bridgerton, and while I stand firmly on the ground that TV shows and movies with literary source material ought to be treated as separate from the books themselves, I have to say that the tension in the show is an improvement from the book. Enemies to lovers is an excellent trope, but I’d personally like to them to yearn a bit more than the 40% point. Make ‘em beg! Make ‘em needy! This is especially true when the latter conflict is based on some relatively separate psychological trauma (the rainstorms) and some faulty logic on behalf of our male lead. The relative mundanity of the couple’s conflict post marriage tames the reader’s fire for the story considerably, which I note primarily because I have seen the source material ratcheted into something more tense, more desirable, and more attractive (sorry, I know that misogyny is time-period accurate, but TV Anthony being less so and then hand-over-heart declaring his love is far more attractive than the domineering book version).

srtoups's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

sapphiremarie's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

niamd's review against another edition

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

5.0

maryloofficial's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.0

raquelzc's review against another edition

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4.0

Solo los estoy leyendo por la tercera temporada, nada más que decir.

dwssme015'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
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

gloreishun's review against another edition

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

2.5

Never thought I would say this, however at the same time I am surprised it took me so long to get to such a point given the smutty books I usually read, but the sex scene ruined it all for me 😂 The book started off strong but just after that first sex scene it all went downhill for me. The whole moment was so cringe and I got the ick so many times. I hate the way that in these books it's seems to be a common thing that the women are soooo uneducated and inexperienced in sex that they always need the men to guide them and show them the ropes in anything related to sex is super unappealing to me. I understand it was kind of normal for back then, in the time period that these books are supposed to be set in but coooomeee on. The fact that the women don't even know when their own arousal is happening and that they can have an orgasm or what that even is... Yeah. No thank you, happy we are not in that era anymore. I had very high hopes for this as I actually loved the second season of Bridgerton, which is based on this book. But I guess I can only blame myself for setting myself up for disappointment in this way. I just ended up despising book Anthony at the end. Whereas, screen Anthony, even though I had a very love hate relationship with him, he still managed to somehow find himself a sweet spot in my heart throughout the series. However, it totally could have been the fact that he is played by a handsome gay actor which I secretly not so secretly pine after🤷🏻‍♀️💖