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The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
by Julia Quinn
This started out well and unravelled for me midway through the book. I felt this book had so much promise but failed to live up to the expectations. Still, it is a far better read than some of latter Bridgerton romances and is an enjoyable read overall.
Miranda has been steadfastly in love/infatuated with Turner for years, which I thought was adorable considering they hardly met in those years. Meanwhile, Turner barely gave a thought to this quiet little miss. The development of their romance was interesting and Quinn gave these two plenty of opportunities for alone time to make up for those lost years.
Miranda's best friend, Olivia, is a strange character and there is something about her that rings false, despite the many attempts to show how loyal a friend she is to Miranda. There's a lot of focus on their friendship, but I just do not get a feeling of a genuine friendship between the two.
The bit that fails the most for me is Turner's inability to verbalise his love for Miranda. I find this obsession with getting him to SAY he loves her a bit ridiculous and rather typical of what I deem "Western culture". It is so easy to lie and say you love someone than it is to show someone you truly love that you adore and cherish him/her by all the everyday little actions that Turner obviously shows.
Not to say that it is not nice to hear someone say they love you but I felt that Miranda was being a little too silly about it all. I suppose that is to be expected from such a young, idealistic girl.
All in all, it was a good romance. It was nice to see these two characters with good supportive families.
Miranda has been steadfastly in love/infatuated with Turner for years, which I thought was adorable considering they hardly met in those years. Meanwhile, Turner barely gave a thought to this quiet little miss. The development of their romance was interesting and Quinn gave these two plenty of opportunities for alone time to make up for those lost years.
Miranda's best friend, Olivia, is a strange character and there is something about her that rings false, despite the many attempts to show how loyal a friend she is to Miranda. There's a lot of focus on their friendship, but I just do not get a feeling of a genuine friendship between the two.
The bit that fails the most for me is Turner's inability to verbalise his love for Miranda. I find this obsession with getting him to SAY he loves her a bit ridiculous and rather typical of what I deem "Western culture". It is so easy to lie and say you love someone than it is to show someone you truly love that you adore and cherish him/her by all the everyday little actions that Turner obviously shows.
Not to say that it is not nice to hear someone say they love you but I felt that Miranda was being a little too silly about it all. I suppose that is to be expected from such a young, idealistic girl.
All in all, it was a good romance. It was nice to see these two characters with good supportive families.