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Eloise by Julia Quinn

156 reviews

the852cothreads's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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yicell's review against another edition

2.75

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read the 3 books before this one (skipped number 1) and I don't know why the author decided to write the most pivotal scenes only from the MMC perspective.

I thought the other books had quite a good balance at least, so you could get that sometimes they reassured each other without words, but it's so strange seeing Eloise take the passanger seat for her own book.

Especially when Phillip keeps saying he can't control himself and forces a lot of situations, if I knew for sure she really wanted him to do that and read her thought about it, I think I would've felt less uncomfortable.

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sirpandacat's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emiii8's review against another edition

3.25

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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naomi_k's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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freemakd's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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kates_22's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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ineedrhythm's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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willowlywillow's review against another edition

2.0

emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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yazmin_ali's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"I had to do something," she said. "I couldn't just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer."

I'm going to start this review with the caveat that should be applied to all the books in this series; I read it in the context and time that it was written it. It's with this caveat that I've been able to enjoy the Bridgerton series so far - that being said, this is the book I've liked the least.

Sir Phillip Crane, like all the Bridgerton leading males so far, is deeply flawed. He's also incredibly traumatised, given the fact that he

watched his first wife attempt to commit suicide.

He is also a horrendous father, one who can't seem to bring himself to be bothered to spend any time with his children until he's forced to come face to face with the realities of his negligence.

Eloise, who I adored as a side character in her sibling's books (as seems to be the running theme), was the more likeable of the pair. We got to see snippets of her intellect and wit. She was bold, brash and at times talked far too much. I truly think she deserved a lot better than Phillip.

As for the romance - it felt incredibly lacklustre and forced at times. The relationship, which I could see as a friendship at most, began with a courtship - as unconventional as it was - through letters and I would have expected letter writing to play a bigger part. Or perhaps for the letters we did read to be more moving, rather than being ... boring. When it finally came time for the big "I love you" I doubted they even truly meant it; the relationship had little to no spark, and even less of a connection.

The best parts of this book, by far, were the interactions with the rest of the Bridgerton siblings.

Especially with the four Bridgerton brothers rushing in to save Eloise's reputation and walloping Phillip in the process - something I wanted to do more than once throughout.

Maybe the best part of this entire series is the love the Bridgerton family have for one another? Maybe that's why I'm giving this a 1.5 rather than a 0.5?

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