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On the Way to the Wedding
by Julia Quinn
Gregory Bridgerton is ready to settle down and move on to the next phase of his life. All he needs is the girl. Minor detail: the one of his dreams is already attached. Luckily her friend is willing to help him... If she doesn't fall for him herself.
Of all the brothers, Gregory's really only trait seems to be--youngest? Quinn tries to do some work to establish he's fighting a younger brother syndrome where he's always had things fall in his lap and so he's unprepared for life/hasn't had to work for anything. I'm not sure the narrative here redeems this at all. All the biggest complications feel thrown in at the end and are rather quickly tied up.
The synopses I'd seen for this make it seem like the friend (Lucy) plays matchmaker or wing person for Gregory or something, which seemed like a fun concept, but it doesn't really play out like this at all. Gregory and Lucy's chemistry/banter isn't particularly interesting. There is a flurry of over-the-top scenes at the end that are about equal to the melodrama of the Benedict and Sophie book and resolved way too tidily.
I would put this in the bottom tier of the Bridgerton series, for sure.
Of all the brothers, Gregory's really only trait seems to be--youngest? Quinn tries to do some work to establish he's fighting a younger brother syndrome where he's always had things fall in his lap and so he's unprepared for life/hasn't had to work for anything. I'm not sure the narrative here redeems this at all. All the biggest complications feel thrown in at the end and are rather quickly tied up.
The synopses I'd seen for this make it seem like the friend (Lucy) plays matchmaker or wing person for Gregory or something, which seemed like a fun concept, but it doesn't really play out like this at all. Gregory and Lucy's chemistry/banter isn't particularly interesting. There is a flurry of over-the-top scenes at the end that are about equal to the melodrama of the Benedict and Sophie book and resolved way too tidily.
I would put this in the bottom tier of the Bridgerton series, for sure.