A review by caththereader
When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ā€œI will love you. For the rest of my life. I promise you. I will lay down my life for you. I will honour and cherish you.ā€ MICHAEL STIRLING, I AM SCREAMING BECAUSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN! 

I am once again on the floor for a man from the Bridgerton universe. This book is the definition of a loveable rogue and my god is he loveable. Michael is fully obsessed and head over heels in love with Francesca Bridgerton and he is just the most seductive fictional man I have ever met. Julia Quinn really hits the sweet spot with this man and I do believe that when we get this book as a series I will be screaming into my pillow just as I have done tonight reading this.

This book is spicy in all the good ways. Like consent is sexy ladies and gents, and my god does this man make it sexy. There is a scene in his study and Francesca, I understand completely. I am once again in love with a fictional man and Iā€™m not even sorry about it.

Honourable mention for Colin Bridgerton being a crafty bastard. Seriously, the chemistry is palpable and the flirting is top notch. The epilogue made me cry in all the good ways and was a beautiful exploration of family.

Genuinely, if I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would šŸ«¶šŸ’«