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Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn

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willbefunorelse's review against another edition

3.0

That's right, bitches! I managed to read an entire romance novel triad in the space of a YEAR. BOOM!

For the full review - including the culmination of a joke from the previous novel in the series, What Happens in London... - follow the link to That's What She Read.

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sararvsilva's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

𝘿𝙀𝙕 𝘾𝙊𝙄𝙎𝘼𝙎 𝙌𝙐𝙀 𝘼𝘿𝙊𝙍𝙊 𝙀𝙈 𝙏𝙄 𝙗𝙮 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙖 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣
𝐛𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐞 #𝟑

𝟒 ★

“𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡, 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑎𝑦.”

Vocês sabem que eu sou uma fã assumida da Julia Quinn e este foi mais um dos seus livros que adorei. Sim, a Julia tem efetivamente uma fórmula para os seus livros que é sistematicamente repetida, mas acho que é isso que mais me cativa. Eu sei que sempre que pego num livro dela o vou devorar, me vou rir e que vou acabar com o coração quentinho e, este, não fugiu a isso.

A Annabel e o Sebastian foram ótimas personagens principais que me cativaram desde o primeiro momento. Cada um com as suas peculiaridades, mas é exatamente isso que traz o humor à história. A química entre os dois é visivel desde o primeiro encontro e adorei ver a evolução de ambos, mas especialmente e de Annabel que se tornou muito destemida mais para o final.

Notei, no entanto, uma diferença deste livro para todos os anteriores. Neste livro encontramos duas situações que são um pouco mais tensas e sérias. Não é algo a que a autora nos tenha habituado, no entanto gostei de ver porque representa um pouco do que efetivamente acontecia naquela altura. O assunto podia ter sido tratado com um pouco mais de seriedade, mas ainda assim apreciei que a Julia finalmente nos mostrasse que nem tudo eram flores na época.

Foi um livro que me cativou desde a primeira página, tanto que o li em apenas um dia. Emociona-nos, faz-nos rir e deixa-nos felizes.

daisy_lily's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

mayalevy4's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

4.25

lisab1991's review against another edition

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3.0

Het derde en laatste deel in de Bevelstoke serie, dit keer over Sebastian Grey (de neef van Harry uit deel 2) en Annabel Winslow. Haar familie wil echter dat ze met Sebastian’s rijke oom trouwt, zodat ze in één keer van hun geldproblemen af zijn.

Ik val in herhaling, maar ook dit deel is in Nederland uitsluitend uitgegeven as kasteelromannetje:

Het is een oppervlakkig maar toch vermakelijk verhaal dat prima wegleest, hoewel ik deel 2 tocheen stuk spannender vond. Het heeft heus potentie, maar sommige interessante onderdelen blijven te onderbelicht om ook daadwerkelijk iets toe te voegen. Zo lijdt Sebastian duidelijk PTSD als gevolg van zijn betrokkenheid in de oorlog, maar hier wordt verder niet echt op ingegaan. De hitsige oom en zijn overtuiging dat Annabel behoorlijk vruchtbaar moest zijn was eerder irritant dan dat het echt iets toevoegde, en bepaalde dialogen leken me ook niet bepaald passend voor de tijd van toen.

Enkele personages uit deel 2 maken weer hun opwachting, maar verder geen bekenden uit de familie Bridgerton. Wat wel terugkeert, is Miss Buttersworth and the Mad Baron. In dit boek komen we er eindelijk achter wie de schrijfster nou echt is, wat op zichzelf weer een mooie knipoog is naar Hyacinth’s verhaal uit de Bridgerton-serie.

audryt's review against another edition

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This is one of those romance novels that is deliberately silly, so the silliness is entertaining rather than tedious. The "Ten Things" was an annoying gimmick, but thankfully barely used. I liked the characters, primarily for their sense of humor. I am still wondering where the virgin's undergarments went in the scene by the lake -- I think it must have spontaneously combusted. There were bits that felt rushed and sentences that were unclear, characters who were there strictly for plot convenience, and the plot itself was freckled with an abundance of romance novel cliches, but this book still makes for a light, enjoyable afternoon's read.