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A fan
“It is a good book but as with the others she seems to streach the book longer than it should. I hate the ending it goes to far. It makes me hope the heroin stays unhappilly married to the other man and Gregory find someone else to love. The other books are the same she streaches the problems too far for couples that love each other. The story lines are allways good till the end.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-07-08. -
1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
Disappointed..se
“I couldn't help but be disappointed by this book, especially when I was so looking forward to if only because it was from the bridgerton series.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-02-28.
Unfortunately it doesn't follow through like the previous books in the series.
Gregory is weak...it almost seemed like he was in love with being in love than the heroine. And the less we talk about the heroine, the better. To say she was weak is putting it mildly. Well I am all for things and situations working out till I reveal my innermost feelings, but Lucy just about gives a new meaning to it. A little spine would have just worked wonders for her character. But alas!!
Furthermore, it seemed like the story didnt really have much to it. Something seemed to be missing from it. All in all..it was a waste of time and it hardly the word that I would have ever thought to apply to a "Julia Quinn".
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1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
Skip it
“This book was disappointing all around. The characters were very poorly developed. Unlike the other Bridgerton brothers, Gregory does absolutely nothing with his life. Anthony's a viscount, Benedict paints and draws, Colin writes (and even before he wrote, he traveled), and what does Gregory do? Absolutely nothing aside from sitting at home, twiddling his thumbs and waiting for his true love to magically appear before him. You learn virtually nothing about him aside from the fact that he can't aim and he eats a lot. Lucy was too pragmatic, too gullible. It was repeatedly stated that she was bold, but her actions didn't live up to the description. I almost agree with Hyacinth's assessment that Lucy didn't deserve Gregory.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-01-17.
Poor character development aside, the plot was flaky and rushed. All of the other Bridgerton books had a conflict, some problem that the couple had to overcome in order to be happy together. This conflict was virtually nonexistent until three-quarters into the book. The ending was a bit ridiculous, but it did end things in a tidy fashion. The dialogue was nauseating. I love yous were exchanged more often than in all of the rest of the Bridgerton books combined. I kid you not, Lucy and Gregory have entire conversations where all they say to each other is "I love you" and "I love you, too". Aside from that, we were promised a huge scandal, but the epilogue hinted that the couple didn't even have to move to the country. So Sophie and Benedict had to move to the country just because of Sophie's questionable parenting, but Gregory and Lucy could remain in London despite the fact that Lucy had her marriage annulled the day after the wedding and that Gregory stormed the church declaring his love for Lucy and had to be physically removed by three men so that the wedding could continue? That's scandalous even by today's standards! The epilogue was also rather useless. Since there was no real plot to speak of, nor any conflict for the characters to overcome, the epilogue was just sort of there.
With that being said, there were some entertaining/funny moments. The dialogue that didn't involve declarations of love (aka the first half of the book) was pretty good. But I still wouldn't pay money for this book. Borrow it from the library and only if you're really bored.” -
Ended with one of my favorites of the series!
“I just finished this book this morning and loved it. This book seemed to have me on the edge of my seat more than others, and lead me on an emotional roller-coaster ride of rooting for the couple and then getting SO MAD at our heroine for her decisions! and then, as I was coming up on the end of the book, it still wasn't panning out how I WANTED and I kept up hope that all would end well... which it did! What a action filled ending- and yet, I still ended up with a knot in my throat- for true love does seem to conquer all. =) I am now sad that I am finished with the series and feel at a loss of what to read next! Well done Ms. Quinn! I will miss the Bridgertons! ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2008-09-16. -
0 of 3 members found this review helpful.
Julia Quinn Rocks!
“I tend to find authors I like and then read everything I can get my hands on that they have written. I found a website that had authors recomending other authors. Julia Quinn was highly recommended by some writer. I got hooked on Julia's books. Her books are entertaining, witty, and addicting. Her characters are lovable and memorable. I really enjoy finding them again in short stories or another seiries.
An amazon user wrote this on 2007-10-01.
This book in particular I loved because it was about the last un-married Bridgerton. If you read the Bridgerton series in order you get to watch Gregory grow up. After reading the negative post I went back and re-read the book. I still love it. Gregory is wonderful and flawed and sweet and warm. Julia knows how to create characters who come alive.
Julia ROCKS and I can't wait for whatever she gives us next.
An avid reader,
L.A.M. ”
