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Queen Charlotte
by Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn
This love story follows King George III and Queen Charlotte and their marriage, starting at meeting on their wedding day and all of the complexities that come with royal marriage and mental illness (especially difficult in the 1700’s!)
Oooo I loved this one! I read all of the Bridgerton series over the past couple of years and found I only really enjoyed Benedict’s story amongst them all, so I was unsure how I would find this book in comparison but it did not let me down! The series was my favourite of the adaptions so far and I was pleased to say the book lived up to my expectations too.
I loved Charlotte’s character, to say she was 17 years old, her maturity was really well explored and shown to develop throughout the novel as she stepped into her new role as queen, as well as supporting George and his struggles whilst carrying their first child AND uniting the ton. Their relationship was so realistic to me, the struggles they had and the way in which they managed these throughout the first few months of their marriage until they eventually came back together was so lovely to read.
I felt the way George’s mental illness was written was so clever, as it was explored from both his point of view and from an outside perspective of what they were witnessing in a very realistic way that made you feel a deep empathy for George and what he was experiencing, and for Charlotte learning to cope and manage his struggles.
I adored Brimsley in the series and his character in the book was just as well loved! I enjoyed the development of his relationship with Reynolds and the fact that it was explored further than in the series as it added another level I didn’t know I needed but I’m so glad I got! I also adored Agatha, the strength that woman was showing throughout the novel is a strength that I doubt any of us could have. To show that much resilience through the difficulties of her marriage at a young age and being raised to be a wife for a man in his 30’s- to be able to come back from that and become a better mother and friend was really lovely to see!
I loved this one
Oooo I loved this one! I read all of the Bridgerton series over the past couple of years and found I only really enjoyed Benedict’s story amongst them all, so I was unsure how I would find this book in comparison but it did not let me down! The series was my favourite of the adaptions so far and I was pleased to say the book lived up to my expectations too.
I loved Charlotte’s character, to say she was 17 years old, her maturity was really well explored and shown to develop throughout the novel as she stepped into her new role as queen, as well as supporting George and his struggles whilst carrying their first child AND uniting the ton. Their relationship was so realistic to me, the struggles they had and the way in which they managed these throughout the first few months of their marriage until they eventually came back together was so lovely to read.
I felt the way George’s mental illness was written was so clever, as it was explored from both his point of view and from an outside perspective of what they were witnessing in a very realistic way that made you feel a deep empathy for George and what he was experiencing, and for Charlotte learning to cope and manage his struggles.
I adored Brimsley in the series and his character in the book was just as well loved! I enjoyed the development of his relationship with Reynolds and the fact that it was explored further than in the series as it added another level I didn’t know I needed but I’m so glad I got! I also adored Agatha, the strength that woman was showing throughout the novel is a strength that I doubt any of us could have. To show that much resilience through the difficulties of her marriage at a young age and being raised to be a wife for a man in his 30’s- to be able to come back from that and become a better mother and friend was really lovely to see!
I loved this one