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“The first romance novel I ever touched and read. Quite memorable because a friend tricked me into reading it. (I was into historical fiction, the bloodier stuff, and she said this was full of it.) The story was sweet, the characters lovable, and the overall feel of the book promoted family. Recommended for young adults and not silly girls. ”
ChaiT wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I thought this book was very cute. ”
Amanda M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Quinn has a writing style that keeps you wanting more.”
J Lisa D wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The first in the Bridgerton series and I enjoyed it very much. Reminded me very much of a Jane Austen novel with the banter between them and that it was very very funny and frequently so. I liked it very much and hope the rest are as good as the first.”
Jenni wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The beginning of the Bridgerton series, the Duke and I is a fantastic historical romance that's going to make you want to fall in love while sipping some tea. It's charming and funny and perfectly adorable. I suggest it with no doubt that if given a chance, you will be hooked. A benefit of any of the Bridgerton books is that you get to revisit old characters while watching others grow up. ”
Genevieve F wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love historicals. Julia Quinn makes them so detailed that i feel like im right there with the characters and in ths book the characters are yummy (the guys i mean :)”
Dahab R wrote this review Wednesday, June 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it!!! :-) Delightful read. Can't wait to read the other Bridgerton novels! ”
Joan T wrote this review Tuesday, April 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very funny... highly entertaining.... fantastic!”
JoannaREM wrote this review Monday, March 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is just another one of Julia Quinn's great works. I fell in love with the leading male from the very start. Simon was just adorable, his stuttering just made you love him more. Quinn also kept the humor in her book which I always love to read. A great start to the Bridgerton Series.”
Laura K wrote this review Tuesday, March 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Everyone rejoiced when the Earl of Clyvedon was born. But no one was more elated than the baby's own father who, in his mid-forties, has waited a long time to sire an heir. But his "perfect son" was starting to show sign of idiocy when, at the age of four, he realizes that the boy couldn't talk without stuttering. After that discovery, he leaves his son in the care of his nurse and proclaims him dead. But what he never knew was that by doing so, he would turn his idiot son into a remarkable man.
Michelle wrote this review Saturday, February 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Now at the age of twenty-eight, Simon Bassett comes home from his extended travel in order to take over the title of the Duke of Hastings. With his father dead, he knows that the ton would be aware of the fortune that he has inherited. And boy was he ever wrong! As soon as he sets foot in the ballroom, ambitious mamas clamor for his attention wanting to introduce their daughters, and young married women and widows alike are blatantly propositioning him! Then he meets Daphne, sister of his best friend the Viscount of Bridgerton. Realizing the position she's currently in, and with escape the only thing in his mind, he strikes a deal with her whereby they pretend to have developed a sudden tendre for each other, leaving him "unavailable".
For a while, it seemed like the best thing for both of them. Simon is practically left alone by those ambitious ladies of the ton, while Daphne immediately becomes the Season's darling by "catching" the attention of the most eligible bachelor in London, and therefore attracting more suitors. But then the pretence gets a little too much and try as they might, they couldn't stop the connection that draws them together.
After reading WHEN HE WAS WICKED, I was eager to read the other books in the Bridgerton series and bought the first book THE DUKE AND I. I absolutely loved Simon and Daphne's story. Theirs is an entertaining, delightful and sometimes emotional romance. Simon is such a compelling hero, trying to escape a lonely childhood, but still carrying the burden of being unwanted by his father, who was embarrassed by his speech defect. I admired the way he used his father's hatred to excel in his studies, yet at the same time I felt sympathy for the fact that he denies himself the pleasure of a happy marriage and of siring his own children, believing that letting the title pass on to a distant relative would be the ultimate revenge against his father. And this is what Daphne must help him overcome. And the way she did it was noting short of remarkable. Her determination and love for him makes her such an endearing heroine, just absolutely perfect for Simon.
THE DUKE AND I, with its witty dialogues and entertaining main and secondary characters, is a perfect start to the series. I guarantee that you will love Simon and Daphne's story and will make you want to read about the other Bridgerton siblings as well.
Next after this is Anthony's story (THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME). ”
