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fishgirl182 's review for:
The Other Miss Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my review or opinion of the book.
Normally I am a huge fan of Julia Quinn's books but something just rubbed me the wrong way with this one. Maybe it was the fact that Poppy is kidnapped and held against her will. James is a spy so he is "forced" to kidnap Poppy when she discovers his secret pirate cove but it felt like overkill, especially since her reputation would surely be ruined after their little trip. Once he realizes that Poppy is a Bridgerton and also closely related to his family, surely he realized he could trust her not to blab his secret. Instead, he secrets her away on his pirate ship and locks her in his room for a week. Poppy is suitably outraged at first but then comes to look forward to his visits (I mean who wouldn't be if they were locked alone in a cabin for a week) and then finds herself "falling" for him. It all just felt a little too Stockholm Syndrome-y for me and it made it difficult for me to get behind the relationship.
Love/hate is usually my favorite kind of romance trope but, in this case, I didn't feel that spark of chemistry that Quinn is usually a master at. Instead of falling for reach other despite their circumstances, it felt like they fell in love only because of the situation they found themselves in. Nothing about this book was very memorable to me and I'd be hard pressed to describe in detail any scenes from it (whereas I can pull up a dozen from her previous books).
If you're looking for a swashbuckling pirate romance, this isn't it. I still highly recommend Julia Quinn's books but you might want to skip this one.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my review or opinion of the book.
Normally I am a huge fan of Julia Quinn's books but something just rubbed me the wrong way with this one. Maybe it was the fact that Poppy is kidnapped and held against her will. James is a spy so he is "forced" to kidnap Poppy when she discovers his secret pirate cove but it felt like overkill, especially since her reputation would surely be ruined after their little trip. Once he realizes that Poppy is a Bridgerton and also closely related to his family, surely he realized he could trust her not to blab his secret. Instead, he secrets her away on his pirate ship and locks her in his room for a week. Poppy is suitably outraged at first but then comes to look forward to his visits (I mean who wouldn't be if they were locked alone in a cabin for a week) and then finds herself "falling" for him. It all just felt a little too Stockholm Syndrome-y for me and it made it difficult for me to get behind the relationship.
Love/hate is usually my favorite kind of romance trope but, in this case, I didn't feel that spark of chemistry that Quinn is usually a master at. Instead of falling for reach other despite their circumstances, it felt like they fell in love only because of the situation they found themselves in. Nothing about this book was very memorable to me and I'd be hard pressed to describe in detail any scenes from it (whereas I can pull up a dozen from her previous books).
If you're looking for a swashbuckling pirate romance, this isn't it. I still highly recommend Julia Quinn's books but you might want to skip this one.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my review or opinion of the book.