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A review by rebekahg
An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
3.0
This was the best thing for me to have picked to start to get me out of this reading slump. So easy to engage with a world I’m already familiar with and one that’s currently in the conversation. Also, the added element that this is essentially a Cinderella story makes it so digestible.
The central characters weren’t one note, even though Araminta did feel a bit pantomime at the end. The plot isn’t anything new but I think the Bridgerton world and regency setting add an interesting dynamic within the story.
I did have some problems with the period esque behaviour and attitudes from our protagonist which was annoying and a bit of a let down. He’s not as unproblematic as I would like but with these kind of stories I think they’re either plot devices or you have to push past them.
Mostly this is a quick and casual read, it’s good at what it’s trying to do and I was pleased.
The central characters weren’t one note, even though Araminta did feel a bit pantomime at the end. The plot isn’t anything new but I think the Bridgerton world and regency setting add an interesting dynamic within the story.
I did have some problems with the period esque behaviour and attitudes from our protagonist which was annoying and a bit of a let down. He’s not as unproblematic as I would like but with these kind of stories I think they’re either plot devices or you have to push past them.
Mostly this is a quick and casual read, it’s good at what it’s trying to do and I was pleased.