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An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

8 reviews

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This has been my favorite Bridgerton book so far!! And maybe that’s partially because I just LOVE fairytale retellings, especially Cinderella ones (even though Disney’s animated Cinderella is not my favorite in the least). But also cause Benedict is officially my favorite (in the books atleast), book Anthony & Colin were very lacking, I love them in the show, but their book personalities had a lot of… I guess faults, that I was not a fan of. But Benedict… I don’t know what it is…but Benedict just stole my heart! 

Especially the moment he realized he wanted to marry Sophie despite him thinking she was just a maid. He proved to be sweet & caring, and willing to say fuck society for this girl that he just couldn’t help but love!! It’s inspiring, and we all deserve a Benedict Bridgerton! 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Classism, Sexual content, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Confinement, Deportation, Body shaming, and Abandonment

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Stalking, Pregnancy, Grief, and Kidnapping

krystleclear09's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

cleotheo's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

"Sie hören sich an, wie die Heldin aus einem sehr schlechten Roman." Das war sicher von der Autorin nicht so beabsichtigt, aber es stimmt leider weitestgehend.
Ich habe dieses Buch gelesen, nachdem ich die Netflix Serie gesehen habe. Die Figur des Benedict ist nicht wiederzuerkennen. Die Dynamik der Figuren in der Familie Bridgerton ist vergleichbar: unterhaltsam. Leider hat dieses Buch aber Hauptfiguren.
Es handelt sich hier um eine Aschenputtel Geschichte. Das Machtungleichgewicht zwischen "Aschenputtel" und dem "Prinz" ist sehr prominent, allerdings wird sich nicht kritisch damit ausseinandergesetzt. Wem das in romantischen Beziehungen gefällt, wird hier sicher auf seine Kosten kommen. Andernfalls wird man wohl, wie ich, hoffen, dass "Aschenputtel" den "Prinzen" sitzen lässt und weit, weit wegrennt. Zusätzlich wären Konsequenzen für die Handlungen unseres "Prinzen" sehr willkommen. Aber das wäre wohl der Stoff für ein besseres Buch.
Am Schreibstil besonders störend fand ich die ständigen Wiederholungen, nichts wird nur angedeutet. Der Leser selbst muss keinerlei Verbindungen herstellen, man muss sich nichts merken, alles wird wiedergekäut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, Classism, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual content, Death, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Rape, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Deportation

jodiexmae's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Classism, and Confinement

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pregnancy

melaniies's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

eglizmas's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death, Bullying, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Grief

kirbylover16's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

It's cinderella for the first few chapters but this book is over years. I liked all of the characters and how it mainly focuses on newer ones vs the rest of the Bridgerton family. I like the break away from the formula.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Kidnapping

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, and Violence