A review by st0bbit
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

silly little cheesy romance plot but it just keeps me turning the pages every time… despite how silly it truly is LOL 

at least there wasn’t any moment that gave me the ick as much as the first book did… but some issues bothered me throughout the book nonetheless

1. why is there suddenly so much less emphasis over being left alone as compared to with the first book? 

2. and knowing how strong a stance anthony took in the previous book, to the point where it was unnecessarily overprotective and obnoxious, i find it hard to believe that he wouldn’t have grappled with his conscience more…

3. repetitive plot leh..

being “forced” into a marriage bc of being caught in compromising positions. anthony was literally the one who caught his sister the last book… the fact that the thought barely even crossed his mind?? huh??? plus man with trauma who refuses to tell his wife and proceeds to get over it bc of his wife. come on… two books in a row? please

i can accept the too-coincidental-to-be-true moments that keep throwing them together, the occasional bits of dialogue that make me wince, the spicier scenes that just bore me tbh. but these 3 main points… just stuck out to me and made the story feel incongruent at times