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A review by caththereader
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book is more of a 3.5 than a 3.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it and thought that parts of it were lovely. I enjoyed immensely when the Bridgerton Brothers turned up and the chemistry between the family and Sir Phillip was by far the best part of the book. Any excuse for more Benedict Bridgerton and I will be right on board.
However, this was Eloise’s book, so why was the best part with the family and not the in the romance? I think this is the main problem with To Sir Phillip with Love. I couldn’t help but have wanted more for Eloise. Her relationship with Phillip is not as fleshed out as the other books and I don’t think I’m a huge fan of Phillip himself. I don’t know what it was but I just couldn’t warm up to him fully. Their relationship is nice but that’s all.
And I think that sums up the whole book, it was nice.
I don’t know if it’s because it immediately follows the whirlwind romance of Benedict and Sophie (for gods sake Netflix, give that man his Sophie) or the dizzying romantic heights of Penelope and Colin (NETFLIX DROP THE TRAILER YOU COWARDS), but this has been my least favourite of the Bridgerton book series so far.
Sadly, I think Eloise deserved more.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it and thought that parts of it were lovely. I enjoyed immensely when the Bridgerton Brothers turned up and the chemistry between the family and Sir Phillip was by far the best part of the book. Any excuse for more Benedict Bridgerton and I will be right on board.
However, this was Eloise’s book, so why was the best part with the family and not the in the romance? I think this is the main problem with To Sir Phillip with Love. I couldn’t help but have wanted more for Eloise. Her relationship with Phillip is not as fleshed out as the other books and I don’t think I’m a huge fan of Phillip himself. I don’t know what it was but I just couldn’t warm up to him fully. Their relationship is nice but that’s all.
And I think that sums up the whole book, it was nice.
I don’t know if it’s because it immediately follows the whirlwind romance of Benedict and Sophie (for gods sake Netflix, give that man his Sophie) or the dizzying romantic heights of Penelope and Colin (NETFLIX DROP THE TRAILER YOU COWARDS), but this has been my least favourite of the Bridgerton book series so far.
Sadly, I think Eloise deserved more.