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Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

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ara25_'s review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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3.5

Acho que, até ao momento, este é o volume de que mais gostei. Tal deve-se, indiscutivelmente, ao facto de ter considerado Penelope e Colin, bem como a sua dinâmica, menos problemáticos do que a maioria das duplas anteriores. Também o facto de Colin, enquanto personagem masculina, apresentar menos comportamentos marcadamente irritantes e uma maior consciência das falhas que possuí do que os anteriores irmãos Bridgerton, conduziu a que o próprio não se tornasse tão enervante. Não obstante, as fúrias inexplicáveis que foi apresentando, em alguns momentos, têm muito que se lhes diga...

Além das questões referentes ao casal, também as cenas que incluíram outras personagens foram mais frequentes e relevantes para o enredo, tanto o livro, como da coleção. A este nível, gostei particularmente de todas as cenas que incluíram Eloise e Hyacinth, na medida em que ambas são bastante incisivas e divertidas, na forma como se relacionam com os outros. Também a relação de Penelope com a sua irmã mais nova, Felicity, e a amizade que vai travando, no início da história, com Lady Danbury foram muito agradáveis de ler, sendo evidentes o carinho e apoio mútuos.

Por fim, a revelação da identidade de Lady Whistledown, ainda que não muito surpreendente, acrescentou um pouco mais de magnitude ao enredo e originou um sentimento de alguma antecipação, que não esteve presente em nenhum dos volumes anteriores.

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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vreyna20_2004's review

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Despite this book being about Lady Whistledown and her reveal it wasn’t that extravagant or shocking. I would’ve loved to see it be more dramatic but despite that it wasn’t horrible. I enjoyed reading the snarky comments of Penelope Featherington and seeing how mischievous her and Colin became when they started to spend time together more often. Despite him breaking her heart with the declaration of never marrying her, she never stopped seeing him and I applaud her for that. However, I would’ve loved for Colin to grovel for Penelope’s attention. The tiktoks I’ve seen made it seem like it was going to be the “I’ll teach you about love while falling for you” trope when it wasn’t like that. It was two people who were friends become more and I didn’t hate it. I also LOVED seeing how obsessed Colin was with Pen even deciding on the carriage ride to marry her only for him to have sex with her and having to speed up the wedding date so the ton don’t get suspicious if she was with child. It may not be dramatic like the rest of the series but it was such a palate cleanser I didn’t like the trope of them getting caught and having to marry or with Benedict’s story were he tried to make Sophie his mistress. The reveal of Lady Whistledown was both a let down and adorable because I wanted it to be grand but I loved reading how the Bridgertons all got Penelope’s back despite them being in her papers it was a sweet gesture seeing that they care so much for her.

TikTok does lie a bit cause I expected the mirror scene to be major like the carriage but it was just a line that Colin said of him wanting to do it in front of a mirror not them actually doing it in front of a mirror. Still that carriage scene was spicy despite them not actually doing it.

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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intensej's review against another edition

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3.0

2024 reread: (Changed my rating to 2 stars) I reread this book in preparation for season 3 of Bridgerton. The audiobook was good, but I found the love story and romance in this book to be lacking. Colin just seems like a total bore who is mad that Penelope doesn't fall at his feet the second he decides that he is interested in her. More time was devoted to the Lady Whistledown angle than to the actual relationship of Penelope and Colin.

2021 review: (3 stars) Colin Bridgerton returns home from his travels and starts to think about getting married. Penelope Featherington has been in love with Colin for the past twelve years. As Colin spends more time with Penelope, he realizes that she is funny, charming, and confident around him. Penelope encourages Colin to publish his travel memoirs, and Colin discovers Penelope's secret (she is Lady Whistledown!). I enjoyed seeing the close friendship between Colin and Penelope develop into a loving marriage. This definitely seemed like a more realistic romance since the main characters don't just meet and instantly fall in love. I wish that the wedding scene in the book wasn't so rushed. I felt like I blinked and missed it. Lady Danbury shined in all of her scenes. It was also fun to see characters from the Smythe-Smith series by Julia Quinn in this book. For fans of Mary Balogh and historical romance books following large families.

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

easy read and entertaining. very romcom-ish, which i love! cheesy but in a princess bride kinda way. i would definitely recommend.

colin ain’t my fav. not bad, but not great either, but penelope is great.

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