Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Romancing Mister Bridgerton

I was super excited for this book! & with the new season coming out of the show following them I wanted to read it beforehand & give me something to tide me over until then. There was a lot I loved, & a lot of scenes I can’t wait to play out in the show.

But I’m not going to lie & say Colin’s temper didn’t really bug me. I understand him getting angry, especially when he finds out about the Lady Whistledown secret or when she’s caught reading his journal. But what I don’t like is the physical abuse that goes along with it, & yes I know it’s nothing giant, he doesn’t hit her or anything that horrible, but the little things can be bad too. Like the scene at their engagement ball with him holding on to her to hurt her instead of letting his temper blow up to the whole room, that is not an okay reaction & I have loved Colin so much throughout the show & the books too, but reactions like that piss me off & Penelope doesn’t know that it’s not okay. What’s going to happen when they have kids & the kids make him angry, will the violence get worse through the years? It’s such a little thing, but it really gets me, & I hope they rewrote that for the show, I’d hate to lose my love for Polin in the show too!

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

no plot just vibes… and sometimes the vibes were off too! wish colin had been more developed and that we’d seen greater development of their relationship from acquaintances to true friends. additionally, some of the plot points did not feel in line with the characters’ personalities.

overall: a quick, enjoyable read that made me laugh out loud!

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emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Impatient from waiting for the new season, I picked this up and by god am I happy I did. Love, love, love these two and can’t wait to see them on screen to get more of them! Ok so the plot and writing wasn’t necessarily great sometimes, with Colin not being portrayed as the kind, sensitive man I’ve come to love from the show. Instead I got grumpy Colin, annoyed Colin, crazy angry Colin and lost Colin. It’s was a bit of a shock to the system at first but the book has loads of Penelope to make up for it. She’s a superstar.

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

Marginally better than other entries in the series as there is a pretence of a plot but still dire!

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

3.75

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