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Waste of Time
“I found this book to be very annoying. It has a plot that has been done so many times and there wasn't really anything original to make it stand out. The plot in a nutshell: Francesca marries John, the love of her life. John cousin Michael, who is more like a brother to him, is also head over heels in love with Francesca but hides it by being a very accomplished rake. John dies young, Michael feels it is his fault because he was secretly in love with Francesca. He runs off to India, Francesca is upset with him and mourns her husband for six years. When Francesca comes out of mourning and decides she is ready to remarry, Michael happens to have come back to London. Both of them fight their attraction for each other but of course, eventually give in. They end up a happily married couple.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-04-24.
There are some very uncomfortable moments in the book where Francesca compares Michael's lovemaking skills with her deceased husbands. Of course Michael is better. I honestly feel that we all would have been better off if the author had simply given us a love story with John as the main character or simply never mentioned Francesca's story at all.” -
Absolutely thrilling!
“I honestly don't know how Julia Quinn is able to write one amazingly unique romance after another, but this one is just more proof that she can, and each book seems better than the one before. I loved the emotional roller coaster ride that this book took me on. Just like the others, from beginning to end I was addicted, putting off everything that I had to do just to try to read just one more line. Absolutely fantastic!!”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-03-10. -
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When He Was Wicked
“This book wasn't as good as a thought it would be. I've read the whole series and this book was my least fav. It was kinda boring nothing really exciting you knew what was going to happen. ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-01-13. -
Loved it! Loved it! Loved It!
“This is my favorite of the Bridgerton series. I loved Michael's character. He was just so tortured and I can imagine how difficult it was for him to control his feelings for Francesca all those years. I couldn't wait for them to kiss! The tension was positively killing me and I couldn't wait to see how it ended.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-01-04.
I adore Francesca too. I can understand how guilty she must have felt - that if she allowed herself to love Michael she would betray her first husband's memory. But even in the beginning, you can tell she cared a great deal about Michael and how close they were even when her husband was alive.
Definitely a keeper! I'll read this one again and again! ” -
Entertaining
“Spoiler warning;))
An amazon user wrote this on 2008-12-07.
The beginning of this book was quite slow. And for some time after Michael returned from India, I just couldn't see how they could possibly end up together. When Francesca run away to Scotland and he followed her, it was just too much. I didn't like it that he seduced her - even though he asked her for permission. Just stupid. And then that she didn't know what to do, whether to accept his proposal or not, all the while sleeping with him and giving him false hope... I don't know, it was just all so rushed. And one moment they are both full of guilt, the next they are both just fne with being together.
What I liked most about this book was that the usual roles were reversed: this time, the hero was the one who was secretly in love with the heroine for years without her knowing. I fuound it a bit cruel that he had to go through such an ordeal and so many feelings of guilt to finally achieve happines.
All in all, this is a typical romace book. It is quite entertaining, relaxing, and you get your happy ending, which is all that matters in these books. If you have an afternoon to spend, I would recommend this book. ”
