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An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

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kb33's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Starts out as a Cinderella remake, which is fine. Then it turns into “man gets rejected and refuses to take no for an answer. Over and over and over.” Repetitive and overdramatized: every kiss is like no other kiss before, and at least three times she makes a reckless decision because “for once in her life she was going to do something wild and crazy.” Benedict goes from “be my mistress” to “you WILL be my mistress” to “I was going to ask you to marry me all along” real fast. And Sophie eats it up like a trope of a dumb romance heroine. Benedict has no compassion for Sophie’s struggle, or her desire never to become a mistress, until practically the very last page. This book was everything I hate about period romances.

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hmlongstreet's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-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

4.25

As I continue my journey to read all the main series Bridgerton books I find myself to be enjoying each book a little more than the last. I really liked this one in particular. And I know a lot of people did not.

I enjoyed the chemistry between Benedict and Sophie and the lack of "we must get married right now, as I have comprised you." Both main characters had very real and understandable fears and I found the book had a lot less talk about sexual desire (that doesn't mean there wasn't any) and more about quality time with one another which was a good break from the past two books. I was also quite surprised to learn how many ideas were taken from this book to be used for the second season of the Netflix show, which is Anthony's story. You'll see what I mean if decide to read this book and watch the show.

Again there were more questionable actions from the characters that make you go, "Ok wow that is like really not ok." But however, I think this book did a better job "making it okay" than the other two by having Sophie put up a bit more of a fight with Benedict and confronting him about his actions.

A strong opinion I still hold have briefly touched upon in my The Duke and I review is that these books are truly meant for a specific genre of people and if you are looking for a historical romance series without angsty male lead characters and timid female ones this series is really not for you.

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samchase112's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

Talk about frustrating. There's a reason the original Cinderella folk tale is max 20 pages long — it's a short story. It doesn't need to be dragged out to these ridiculous lengths by making the "prince" more despicable and the "cinderella" more oh-i-can't-tell-anyone-my-situation-because-i'm-so-unlovable. Sure, Sophie was actually a pretty nice character overall, but you can tell even Quinn didn't know how to explain away her inability to just tell Benedict who she was. Honestly, I almost put the book down over the initial magical chapters — Benedict's "oh, i just have a magical ability to know things...like my true love...even though this will never come up again" was oh my goodness so annoying. Just...ridiculous. I don't even know why I'm still reading these books. I guess they are a bit fluffy and easy, which makes them fun to fly through? But they're also largely forgettable, except for the problematic portions. So, in a word, yikes.

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eddine's review against another edition

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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

love at first sight

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lunep's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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summerslittlelibrary's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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ashleybeereads's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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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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