A review by daiinty
An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

“‘They say that a smart person learns from her mistakes,’ she interrupted, her voice forcefully ending his protest. ‘But a truly smart person learns from other people’s mistakes.’” — Julia Quinn

once i pick up one of these bridgerton books i truly burn right through them. this was no exception. i’m a true lover of re-tellings, so as soon as i recognized the attributes of a cinderella story i got really excited. while obviously a cinderella re-telling, i thought it was done tastefully, especially how sophie and benedict’s relationship evolved throughout the book. also, after the book i am the biggest violet bridgerton stan. if violet bridgerton doesn’t have any fans, it’s because im dead. 

benedict, however, i’m less of a fan of. for nearly the entire book he manipulated, gaslit, and mansplained to poor sophie to get what he wanted from her. i really wanted to like benedict’s story based on the narrative the netflix series has built up, but this was just kind of a disappointment. i found it hard to enjoy their love story because benedict was being so slimy most of the time. the saving grace of this book for me what truly sophie’s story and her character. i really loved this different view that an MC in the working class provides to this universe.