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A review by leonalikesliterature
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I wanted so badly to like this series, but honestly, the show is just better.
I don’t understand how the author wrote this book thinking that women would find it romantic. Anthony was so off-putting. Why couldn’t he compliment Kate without bringing up how everyone else thinks she’s ugly or that she’s not as hot as her sister?
I think Julia Quinn uses the genre of historical romance is used to justify perpetuating misogynist tropes and biological essentialism. “Men are inherently promiscuous and women need love to enjoy sex” was so awful. And the virgin trope is so so so trite. I am sick of virgin female protagonists getting “defiled” by rakes! Every time they fucked, Anthony was described as “experienced” and Kate was called an “innocent.” It was so gross! I love feminism in my historical romances, not basic traditionalist sexism.
The Netflix show is not perfect, but a vast improvement from the books. I am done reading this series. I will just rewatch the show again and again to fix my Bridgerton cravings.
I don’t understand how the author wrote this book thinking that women would find it romantic. Anthony was so off-putting. Why couldn’t he compliment Kate without bringing up how everyone else thinks she’s ugly or that she’s not as hot as her sister?
I think Julia Quinn uses the genre of historical romance is used to justify perpetuating misogynist tropes and biological essentialism. “Men are inherently promiscuous and women need love to enjoy sex” was so awful. And the virgin trope is so so so trite. I am sick of virgin female protagonists getting “defiled” by rakes! Every time they fucked, Anthony was described as “experienced” and Kate was called an “innocent.” It was so gross! I love feminism in my historical romances, not basic traditionalist sexism.
The Netflix show is not perfect, but a vast improvement from the books. I am done reading this series. I will just rewatch the show again and again to fix my Bridgerton cravings.