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The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

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k_l_smith's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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llorona's review against another edition

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fast-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? No

3.25

My perspective as a lesbian: as far as romance novels go, this is pretty okay! I enjoyed my time giggling and kicking my fit. A handful of misogynistic moments, as much as you might expect in a novel set in the 19th century with all British people. There was a few too many times where the male protagonist weird behaviors were excused or never addressed. Insulting words or gaslighting in the middle of arguments were never resolved and mostly never apologized for which was kind of annoying. I guess the inner monologue at the time was supposed to let us know he didn’t really mean them I guess? He also got angry so fast! He was kinda toxic not gonna lie and they tried to soften him up throughout the entire book. And he was wayyyyyyy too horny like all the time. And personally it teetered the line of “oh this isn’t right…” more than once.

I did enjoy both main characters backstories and the overarching theme of overcoming your demons and accepting that which you cannot control. Read it after watching the Netflix season and can’t say if one is a better story than the other but if I pieced bits from both I’d create something much better. Though, the diversity in the show made for a much richer story and they cut out a lot of the terrible bits of the main male lead.

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jmelauren's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

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jowestendorf's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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rafacolog's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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mbate479's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.5

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filipacmiranda's review against another edition

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3.0

Se, tal como o livro anterior, o segundo volume da série Bridgerton segue os padrões habituais de um romance e culmina numa união com base no amor, o desenrolar da história foi completamente diferente.

Anthony e Kate são personagens cuja dinâmica é mais interessante do que a dos seus predecessores. O enredo ao estilo enemies to lovers permite mais situações cómicas e uma maior sensação de desenvolvimento, ao nível da relação do casal, por esta não ser de amor à primeira vista.

Mesmo assim, há coisas que nem este tipo de enredo consegue justificar e a agressividade excessiva da personagem principal masculina é uma delas. Acredito piamente que não havia necessidade para tantos "torço-lhe o pescoço". Além disso, fazer de Anthony um homem que muda completamente de postura a partir do momento em que se apaixona por Kate (perante a vida matrimonial e, em particular, perante a própria Kate), apenas contribui para perpetuar a ideia de que as mulheres servem para "emendar" os seus companheiros.

Por outro lado, é feita um pouco mais de reflexão sobre a identidade de Lady Whistledown e as interações familiares estiveram bastante mais presentes. Foram estes pequenos aspetos que fizeram de Peripécias do Coração um pouco mais interessante e envolvente do que o volume anterior.

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