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To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

12 reviews

imsuchasimp's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

🌶️🌶️/5. Loved the beauty and the beast re-telling! I personally think it was the right amount of spice for a book like this. My second favorite of the series

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whatkatyread87's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

2.75

True Review: 2.75

The One In Which Katy Actually Takes the Time To Write Words of Disgust on How Her Girl Eloise Was Done Dirty

This could’ve been so epic with the pen pal idea. But Eloise NEVER would have ran away from her family on a whim because she was jealous of Penelope? That’s silly. 

Sir Phillip needs some self-work before he finds a mother for his children. And as a feminist, or at least someone who kind of bucks the system a little as a spinster with six engagement rejections, Eloise would never choose someone who just wants to marry someone so his children with have a mother and who doesn’t see her as something more than a baby tender. 

Amanda and Oliver were desperate for attention and this book should come with trigger warnings for child abuse with the description of how that nurse was beating them.

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kasiasffrealm's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

really loved both charachter’s development!! second fave in the series so far, even if it started out dull

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britwalsh16's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Book Eloise & TV Show Eloise are very different. I have trouble imagining TV Eloise running away from home for a possible husband. But I do like Book Eloise, she has guts, & she knows what she wants. And watching her grow up throughout the book is inspiring. And stubborn Eloise becomes her mother by the end, I LOVE IT! 

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fenkje's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 3,75⭐

I liked this book, but I didn't love it. The previous Bridgerton books spoke more to me than this one did. Don't get me wrong: it wasn't bad at all, but it was just not completely what I expected. Eloise is one of my favourite Bridgerton siblings, so my expectations were a lot higher. I loved the beginning of the book, but I found it a bit boring after a while. The end made up for it in some way, but it wasn't enough for me.

Also: the s*x-scenes were so unrealistic, reading this as woman. Women don't 'explode', as described by Quinn, as easy or at all in the way the couple made love. I would have loved a more realistic representation. 

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solinel7's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing 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

3 stars because I didn't love it but it wasn't the worst book I've read. 
It was entertaining enough for me to finish it. 
Phillip is insufferable in many of the scenes. 
Eloise is neurodivergent, imo. 
The kids are some of the best parts of the book and we barely got scenes with them. 

Look for Trigger warnings ⚠️ 

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julietsdemise's review

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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isabellarob73's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.75


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cocopeia's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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elle_in_amsterdam's review against another edition

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2.0

so all of her personality just DISAPPEARED???? suddenly she needs to marry, be the nice little perfect wife and mother for a dude who's an alcoholic, completely detached from reality, and embodies the ultra patriarchal ideal of masculinity. He lures her to his house just so that he doesn't have to form a bond with his children or care for anything other than plants??? oh but he's delighted because HIS BED IS WARM?? and then he's mad at her for saying that she's not perfectly happy just being fucked and caring for HIS children?? the character development is SHIT, he doesn't change and she has no personality. the romance plot is SOO basic and the change from LUST to I LOVE YOU just not believable cuz so sudden.

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