A review by jordanramirezpuckett
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

lighthearted medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I enjoyed reading this book after watching the Netflix show, although it's hard not to compare the two and think about how much better the show is. For one thing, Daphne and Simon were the least interesting part of the show to me and that is literally all this first book is.  For those who don't know, this first book is Daphne's story and the subsequent books are dedicated to each Bridgerton sibling, in alphabetical order.  Also the controversial scene is much worse in the book, in my opinion.  Being inside of Daphne's thought process really does make what she does so much work, because the book doesn't know how to handle it in an appropriately nuanced way.  All in all, I'm glad I read it, but I don't know that I'll go on to read the sequels, especially because the next book is about Anthony.
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